Many of you may have seen Fulbright around your town lately. Here’s a recap of where we’ve been in the past month!
Washington, D.C.:
The Fulbright Program and Gilman Program were represented at the Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s Leadership Institute by alumni and the Institute of International Education staff. This event hosts over 450 students from from public Historical Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and teaches them skills they need to be competitive in the marketplace.
Fulbright and Gilman Program alumni shared their excitement from their experiences with students interested in studying abroad at the Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s Leadership Institute.
Fulbright Student and Scholar Program Alumni hosted the Fulbright Alumni Photography Exhibit at The Atrium Gallery at the Ronald Reagan Building. Fulbright Alumni Ambassador, Kristen Erthum, presented on Nov. 8, at the gallery on her experience as an English Teaching Assistant in Egypt. Visit the gallery’s Facebook page to learn more.
Albuquerque, New Mexico:
Institute of International Education staff represented the Fulbright U.S. Student Program and the Fulbright Scholar Program at the Network of Public Policy, Affairs and Administration (NASPAA) conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico on November 5 -7. This conference hosted around 550 professors and administrators of Public Policy, Affairs and Administration programs worldwide. A panel of Fulbright Scholar Program alumni shared their experiences in India, Colombia and China, while acknowledging that Fulbright Scholars can be some of the strongest inspirations for their students to apply to Fulbright Programs.
Fulbright Scholar alumni shared their Fulbright experiences on a panel at the Network of Public Policy, Affairs and Administration (NASPAA) conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Fulbright U.S. Student Program Social Media Program Officer, Jennifer Connor, also presented at University of New Mexico, New Mexico Highlands University, New Mexico Tech and the Institute of American Indian Arts during the week of November 3 – 7. In New Mexico the Fulbright Alumni Association New Mexico Chapter and the U.S. Department of State’s Diplomat in Residence, Anne Callaghan, also helped promote U.S. Department of State Programs.
U.S. State Department Diplomat in Residence along with members of the Fulbright Alumni Association New Mexico Chapter, University of New Mexico staff and IIE staff in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Newark, Delaware:
University of Delaware Institute for Global Studies hosted the Fulbright U.S. Student Program Director from the Institute of International Education, Dan Kramer, and Fulbright Program alum, Justin Hill, on November 11.
University of Delaware Institute of Global Studies staff, along with IIE staff and Fulbright Program alumni.
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