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El agua es vida, al-mā’ al-hayāt, aman iman, water is life: Traditional irrigation systems as a solution to climate change

Fulbright Chronicles, Volume 3, Number 1 (2024) AuthorEmily Hayes-Rich AbstractWith the growing pressure of climate change threatening many desert ecosystems around the globe, many communities have been returning to traditional forms of technology. From 2022 to 2023, I spent my Fulbright project using remote sensing and community-based archaeological survey to study one of these traditional…

Leading the Change: Fulbright’s Role in Fostering Sustainability

Fulbright Chronicles, Volume 3, Number 1 (2024) AuthorEdward Prados and Terhi Mölsä AbstractFulbright Commissions worldwide can take a broader role in efforts to mitigate climate change. We propose reducing the carbon footprint of administrative operations, integrating sustainability into program design, and allocating strategic grant funding for sustainability research. We advocate for the global Fulbright Program…

Fulbright and Global Catalyst: Frontiers of Sustainable Technologies Conversations for Earth’s Tomorrow

Fulbright Chronicles, Volume 3, Number 1 (2024) AuthorPolat Goktas AbstractThis commentary explores the shift towards sustainability in addressing global climate change, with a focus on integrating emerging technologies. Drawing from my experiences as a Fulbright alumnus, this article examines the Fulbright Program’s ability to integrate environmental stewardship with its foundational goals of peace and global…

Fulbright Chronicles Special Issue: Sustainability

Fulbright Chronicles, Volume 3, Number 1 (2024) AuthorMelanie C. Brooks I’m writing to you today from Perth, Western Australia. For countless generations, the Noongar people, the indigenous inhabitants of this region, have been the custodians of this beautiful land. Their care has nurtured a rich cultural heritage deeply embedded in the landscapes, waterways, and resources…

A First for the Fulbright Chronicles

Fulbright Chronicles, Volume 3, Number 1 (2024) AuthorKevin F. F. Quigley and Bruce B. Svare We are very pleased to present the very first special issue of the Fulbright Chronicles. In launching this journal nearly three years ago, we sought to explore the enduring impact from the Fulbright experiences we have been privileged to have. We…

Managing Changing Environments and Changing Economies

Fulbright Chronicles, Volume 3, Number 1 (2024) AuthorAnn C. Logue Corporate Social Responsibility in the Arctic: The New Frontiers of Business, Management, and Enterprise by Gisele M. Arruda and Lara Johannsdottir. Laura Johannsdottir was a Fulbright Arctic Initiative Scholar, 2018–19. As the climate warms, Arctic ice will melt. The warmer environment will destroy some transportation routes…

The Value of the Future: An Open Conversation

Fulbright Chronicles, Volume 3, Number 1 (2024) AuthorGabriel Martino What We Owe the Future: A Million-Year View by William MacAskill, a Visiting Fulbright Scholar to Princeton in 2014. What We Owe the Future is a compelling and informed advocacy of “longtermism.” Developing the simple premise that future generations matter, the book explores arguments to show the importance…

A Dangerous Business, Indeed

Fulbright Chronicles, Volume 2, Number 4 (2024) AuthorKatherine Arnoldi A Dangerous Business by Jane Smiley who was a Fulbright Fellow to Iceland in 1976-77. When we set off on our Fulbright adventures equipped with a proposal and itinerary, we are told that what we will encounter on the ground may change not only our plans for…

Fulbright Chronicles Interviews Femi Mimiko: Former Vice Chancellor Adekunle Ajasin University

Fulbright Chronicles, Volume 2, Number 4 (2024) AuthorJohnBosco Chika Chukwuorji & Habiba Atta AbstractProfessor Femi Mimiko has served in a variety of leadership roles in Nigeria’s higher education. His Fulbright Fellowship at the US Military Academy at West Point helped shape his career. It provided him a global network and honed his sense of the…

2009-10 Fulbright-Nehru fellowship, Children’s Garden School, Chennai, India. Courtesy, Daniel A Kelin, II

Cultural Artifacts, Youth and Drama: A Creative Approach to Building Self-Efficacy

Fulbright Chronicles, Volume 2, Number 4 (2024) AuthorDaniel A. Kelin, II AbstractDuring my 2009-2010 Fulbright-Nehru fellowship in Chennai, I conducted a drama-based program in collaboration with the Sharma Center for Heritage Education. Participating students explored the mythological iconography of Mahabalipuram to increase interest in their cultural heritage. I later conducted an analogous approach at home…