Category: Articles

Fulbright Chronicles, Volume 2, Number 2 (2023) AuthorSteven Darian Trauma, Primitivism, and the First World War: The Making of Frank Prewett by Joy Porter, a Visiting Fulbright Scholar from the UK to Dartmouth College, 2015 This book follows the life journey of the Canadian World War I poet Frank Prewett and the life-changing effects of…

Fulbright Chronicles, Volume 2, Number 1 (2023) AuthorsMolly Hamm-Rodríguez and Megan Jeanette Myers Abstract The authors represent a Fulbright US Scholar and a recipient of the Fulbright Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) award. We initially met at a community event on the Dominican-Haitian border in 2012 and, a decade later, reconnected during our Fulbrights in…

Fulbright Chronicles, Volume 2, Number 1 (2023) AuthorRosina Claudia Krecek Abstract My first public health teacher was my mother, a nurse in underserved communities of southern Florida, US. Her captivating cases of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) filled our evenings at home. Fifty years later, I prepared my keynote address, “One Health and NTDs” as a…

Fulbright Chronicles, Volume 2, Number 1 (2023) AuthorMark E. Frank Abstract Over the past five years, I went from being a Fulbright Research Fellow in China to becoming a member of the history faculty at Fulbright University Vietnam. I reflect on the barriers facing similar US exchanges with China today, and the new opportunities for…

Fulbright Chronicles, Volume 2, Number 1 (2023) AuthorItto Outini Abstract The Fulbright program changed my life. As a blind woman who spent six years homeless, I struggled to find anyone who would invest in me. In 2017, Fulbright sent me to America to study for my Masters. In 2022, I received a ‘Fulbright in the…

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…

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…

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…

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…