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Mapping Social Vulnerability in the Aftermath of the Gorkha Earthquake: A Fulbright Specialist Journey in Nepal

Fulbright Chronicles, Volume 2, Number 1 (2023) AuthorKaren S. Barton Abstract As a Fulbright Specialist to Nepal, my goal was to help the Institute for Crisis Management Studies in Kathmandu survey and map communities affected by the 2015 Gorkha earthquake, the largest natural disaster to impact the nation in recorded history. This paper shows how…

The Art of Diplomacy: Making Foes into Friends

Fulbright Chronicles, Volume 2, Number 1 (2023) AuthorSally Shelton-Colby Abstract My Fulbright at Sciences Po in Paris enabled me to research how France and North Vietnam, which had been at war for years until France was defeated, were able to rebuild their relationship into the strategic and economic partnership it is today. The principal conclusion…

Recruiting Foreign Scholars via the Fulbright Program

Fulbright Chronicles, Volume 2, Number 1 (2023) AuthorRagupathy Kannan Abstract As a three-time Fulbrighter, I narrate my experiences of bringing students from my overseas host institutions to my home state of Arkansas, and how this has built lasting international collaborations in keeping with the Arkansas senator’s vision. KeywordsRecruiting • outreach • graduate programs • international…

My Fulbright Specialist Award in Japan: Global Exchanges for the Advancement of Plant Biology and Food Security

Fulbright Chronicles, Volume 2, Number 1 (2023) AuthorGokhan Hacisalihoglu Abstract This commentary provides an overview of my Fulbright experience in Japan, and how it changed my world view and advanced my career trajectory. The lectures were well-received, offering a good balance of STEM and STEM-learning topics. Fulbright opened new avenues for me to contribute to…

Fulbright is All About Education

Fulbright Chronicles, Volume 2, Number 1 (2023) AuthorsKevin F. F. Quigley and Bruce B. Svare Since its inception nearly 80 years ago, the purpose of the Fulbright Program has centered on education and its lasting impact on peace and prosperity. This focus has not changed in spite of challenges of access, affordability, controversies over curricula,…

Fulbright Chronicles Seeks Book Reviewers

Fulbright Chronicles, Volume 2, Number 1 (2023) If you’re interested in reviewing books for Fulbright Chronicles and have experience reviewing non-academic, general interest books, please send your contact information, details about your Fulbright award(s), academic discipline, previous publications, as well as any particular interests that will help match you with the right book to Erika J. Waters…

The Illuminating Beacon

Fulbright Chronicles, Volume 2, Number 1 (2023) AuthorHabiba I. Atta Five Scarves by Rana Dajani, winner of a Fulbright Foreign Student Scholarship in 2000 at the University of Iowa and a Scholar Research Award at Yale University in 2012. Five Scarves offers amazing insights into the life of a highly successful academic, an associate professor of biology…

The Reward Was Clarity

Fulbright Chronicles, Volume 2, Number 1 (2023) AuthorMark Tardi Crossroads by Jonathan Franzen, Fulbright Scholar to Germany in 1981. At this stage in his illustrious career, which now includes six bestselling novels and numerous collections of nonfiction, Jonathan Franzen can do pretty much whatever he feels like. Resting on his laurels, however, is clearly not on…

Governments and Journalism Battle in an Online World

Fulbright Chronicles, Volume 2, Number 1 (2023) AuthorDom Caristi How to Stand up to a Dictator by Maria Ressa, a US student Fulbrighter to the University of the Philippines in 1986. Maria Ressa is the latest in a long line of Nobel Peace Prize Laureates to publish a book providing advice to the world. Ressa’s book…

Woman Warrior

Fulbright Chronicles, Volume 2, Number 1 (2023) AuthorLogan Puck Ana Margarita Gasteazoro, Tell Mother I’m in Paradise: Memoirs of a Political Prisoner in El Salvador, edited by Judy Blankenship and Andrew Wilson. Judy Blankenship was a Fulbright Scholar to Ecuador in 2000, 2005, and 2013-14. Tell Mother I’m in Paradise: Memoirs of a Political Prisoner in El…