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In the News (Sat 14 Nov 09)

  
  Fulbright Scholars
“Fulbright Awards emphasize outstanding academic achievement, respect for different cultures, and a sense of adventure,” said Jo Young Switzer, vice president and dean for academic affairs.
After her Fulbright year in Germany, Burkholder hopes to provide job training and personal finance planning to underprivileged residents of Columbus, Ohio.
After her Fulbright experience, Ditmars plans to pursue graduate study in audiology in hopes that she can use her experiences to improve the lives of others.
www.manchester.edu /OCA/PR/files/News/Fulbrights2004.htm   (659 words)

  
 Rider University - Fulbright Scholars
The Fulbright Program provides grants for graduate students, scholars and professionals, and teachers and administrators from the United States and other countries.
The Fulbright Program was established in 1946 under legislation introduced by former Senator J. William Fulbright of Arkansas.
Fulbright alumni include Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners, governors and senators, ambassadors and artists, prime ministers and heads of state, professors and scientists, Supreme Court justices, and CEOs.
www.rider.edu /172_780.htm   (263 words)

  
 Fulbright Events   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Fulbright staff are planning and looking forward to the next seminar to be held again in Canberra in August 2005.
U.S. Fulbright Scholars are invited to these events, which are held at Universities or the residence of the Embassy or Consul General.
All U.S. Fulbright Scholars in Australia are invited to attend this function which provides an opportunity to meet other Scholars, Alumni and other distinguished guests.
www.fulbright.com.au /01fulbri/afc119.htm   (908 words)

  
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Fulbright Scholars serve as cultural ambassadors and should be prepared to speak about their countries, cultures and research to academic and community groups.
Fulbright Scholars enter the United States on an Exchange Visitor (J-1) visa under a Department of State program and are subject to the two-year home-country residence requirement associated with the J-1 visa.
Scholars who have studied previously in the United States should avoid seeking affiliation at their U.S. alma mater because candidates are encouraged to expand their contacts within the U.S. academic community.
www.fulbright-india.org /forms/NYUCIC.doc   (5272 words)

  
 UCLA International Institute :: Fulbright Scholars Discuss U.S. Electoral College at Opening Dinner
Visitng Fulbright Scholars from countries as diverse as Romania, China, Nigeria, Israel, Indonesia, the Czech Republic, Colombia, and Japan were joined by the Fulbright Program Advisory Board and other guests for this year's opening dinner on Monday, October 18, at the UCLA Faculty Center.
The Fulbright program, which provides support for all Fulbright recipients in the Southern California area, is sponsored nationally by the U.S. State Department and administered by the Council for International Exchange of Scholars in Washington, DC.
Fulbright scholars who spoke in the question period generally thought the American system odd and prone to bend democracy by its arbitrary weightings and inherent divergences from the actual vote of the people.
www.isop.ucla.edu /article.asp?parentid=16081   (740 words)

  
 www.cies.org
In anticipation of Hurricane Wilma, we encourage any Fulbright Scholars in need of assistance to contact their program officers using the staff directory or by calling 202.686.4017 to leave a message.
Fulbright Scholars and others may also obtain more information from the Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at http://www.exchanges.state.gov
The Fulbright Program is sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the US Department of State.
www.cies.org   (312 words)

  
 Fulbright Programs for U.S. Scholars
The Fulbright Senior Specialists Program is designed to provide short-term academic opportunities (two to six weeks) for U.S. faculty and professionals.
Awards in the Fulbright Distinguished Chairs Program are viewed as among the most prestigious appointments in the Fulbright Scholar Program.
These IEA seminars are designed to introduce participants to the society, culture and higher education systems in Germany, Japan or Korea through campus visits, meetings with foreign colleagues and government officials, attendance at cultural events and briefings on education.
www.cies.org /us_scholars   (300 words)

  
 UCLA International Institute :: UCLA Undergrads and Fulbright Scholars Learn from Each Other
As the coordinator of the Visiting Fulbright Scholar Enrichment Program in Southern California, I wanted others to be exposed to the insights and knowledge I gain from working with the scholars and decided to offer a seminar entitled, Perceptions of America Abroad, Discussions with Visiting Fulbright Scholars.
Against the backdrop of a colorful map of the world, each Wednesday afternoon a Fulbright Scholar, or sometimes more than one from the same country, spends the first half of the class speaking about her/his country, the work he or she is doing, and some specific examples of how America is thought of back home.
At the dinner when people introduce themselves, the scholars have a better chance to get to know the students and find that many of them have their own interesting ethnic backgrounds and stories to tell.
www.isop.ucla.edu /article.asp?parentid=10370   (882 words)

  
 Southampton College Press Release: Fulbright Commencement: Six Seniors Are Fulbright Scholars
Harriet Mayor Fulbright, whose late husband founded the Fulbright Scholarship Program, will receive an honorary degree at Southampton College of Long Island University in the same year an unprecedented six members of the graduating class of 268 have been named Fulbright Scholars.
Fulbright join us for graduation, and it is especially meaningful in a year when our Fulbright applicants have been so successful," said Tim Bishop, Provost of the College.
His years as an educator and contributor to scientific journals have given him the reputation as a leading scholar in the field of marine and environmental science, which is a major part of the curriculum at Southampton Graduate Campus.
www.southampton.liunet.edu /news/pressrel/pr97/Commence.htm   (843 words)

  
 East Asian Art & Archaeology - Newsletter
Individual Fulbright grants are available for scholars to conduct research, lecture, or pursue combined lecturing and research in the United States.
In many countries, particularly those with binational commissions, scholars are expected to submit evidence that they have identified a host affiliation in the United States as part of the application process, well before an actual grant is awarded.
Individual faculty, departments, and institutions are encouraged to contact scholars directly; scholars apply to CIES for reimbursement of their round-trip transportation costs.
www.umich.edu /~hartspc/NEAAA/issue64/free/grants/g_7.html   (619 words)

  
 RELEASE: Fulbright scholars form Wisconsin chapter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Wisconsin chapter is part of the national Fulbright Association, headquartered in Washington, D.C. The chapter has received a small grant from the United States Information Agency to develop enrichment activities for incoming Fulbright scholars, students and teachers.
The chapter plans activities that bring the Fulbright community together, promote participation and advocacy of the Fulbright program and advance the ideals and importance of internation education, says Robert Skloot, secretary/treasurer of the group and an associate vice chancellor for academic affairs at UW-Madison who has been a scholar to Israel, Austria and Chile.
The program maintains that the contributions of Fulbright Scholars are key to developing and strengthening international programs at colleges and universities around the world; add a global, multicultural dimension to traditional college curricula; and enhance international understanding.
www.news.wisc.edu /releases/print.php?id=3381   (344 words)

  
 Change: The Fulbright report as literary genre - At Large - Fulbright scholars   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
What concentrates the mind of a frazzled Fulbrighter is the fact that the final installment of grant stipends awaits receipt of the document in which each year approximately 6,000 American and foreign students, scholars, and professionals summarize and analyze their subsidized experiences far from home: the final report.
Fulbrighters confess to mangling Wolof in the marketplace, creatively using a bidet, and striding off to lecture in the wrong classroom on the wrong day.
Few Fulbrighters are willing to admit that they invested a semester or a year of their lives--sometimes without reliable electricity, heat, water, or human company--in a pointless project.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1254/is_3_34/ai_85465151   (1290 words)

  
 Fulbright scholars to head overseas in January to teach
Under the Fulbright program, two types of grants are available: teaching and research and both Crawford and Hess won teaching grants.
Selection of Fulbright scholars is very competitive; each year's grantees hail from approximately 500 colleges, universities and public and private agencies in 50 states.
Before moving to Bowling Green, she was a faculty member at the University of Kansas and the University of Rhode Island, and was a graduate counselor at the University of Toronto.
www.bgsu.edu /offices/pr/monitor/pastissues/11-3-97/fulbright.html   (1046 words)

  
 IDS: Scholars begin stay at IU (World, 02/13/2004)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Two of the eight Fulbright scholars in Bloomington will conduct academic research during their time in the United States, and the other six will pursue various master's degrees after first completing their pre-academic sessions at IU.
The other Fulbright scholars are spread across the United States and study at the University of Arizona, University of California at Santa Cruz and the University of Oregon.
Dalia Kaikhasraw, one of the scholars, is from Sulaimany, a city in northeastern Iraq.
www.idsnews.com /story.php?id=21328   (723 words)

  
 Two UI Education Professors Named Fulbright Scholars
Under the most recent Fulbright grant, he will work with the University of Bucharest to provide quality assurance to make sure the school's programs comply with the European Agreement's standards for higher education.
Created to complement the 55-year-old traditional Fulbright Scholar Program, the Senior Specialists Program aims at increasing the number of faculty and professionals who have the opportunity to go abroad on a Fulbright.
The main Fulbright Program was established in 1946 to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries.
www.uiowa.edu /~ournews/2004/april/042004fulbright.html   (791 words)

  
 UNM Today: UNM Hosts Three Visiting Fulbright Scholars
Fulbright grants are among the most prestigious awards available to U.S. and international scholars and teachers.
The Fulbright Program began in 1946 with the aim of increasing scholarly exchanges between the United States and the rest of the world.
The Fulbright Program has given grants to nearly 100,000 U.S. scholars and professionals to work overseas and sponsored nearly 160,000 international scholars coming to the United States to teach and conduct research.
www.unm.edu /~market/cgi-bin/archives/000163.html   (287 words)

  
 JMU oIP | Faculty and Professional Staff Opportunities - Printer-Friendly Version
The Fulbright Scholar Program offers grants for lecturing and research in more than 120 countries.
Under the leadership of an appointed Distinguished Scholar Leader, NCS Fellows engage in multidisciplinary collaboration of the highest quality on a topic of global significance and universal concern.
The AIA application process is a joint one involving both the eligible Fulbright Scholar Alum and his/her host institution partner.
www.jmu.edu /international/fac/fulbright.shtml?print   (896 words)

  
 CNN.com - Iraqi Fulbright scholars arrive in U.S. - Feb. 3, 2004
Iraqi Fulbright scholars arrive in U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell greets the Iraqi Fulbright scholars Monday in Washington.
The first Iraqi Fulbright scholars to come to the United States since 1990 were welcomed Monday by Secretary of State Colin Powell.
The Fulbright Program, named for the late Sen. William Fulbright, D-Arkansas, is the flagship international educational program of the U.S. government.
www.cnn.com /2004/EDUCATION/02/03/iraq.scholars.ap   (374 words)

  
 04-038 (Fulbright Scholars)
This year’s Fulbright recipients join approximately 82,000 U.S. and foreign scholars who have participated since the program was established in 1946 by the late Sen. J.
Recipients of Fulbright Scholar awards are selected on the basis of academic or professional achievement and the demonstration of extraordinary leadership potential in their fields.
Among the thousands of prominent alumni of the program are Milton Friedman, Nobel Laureate in economics; James Watson, co-discoverer of the structure of DNA and Nobel Laureate in medicine; Rita Dove, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet; and Craig Barrett, CEO of Intel Corporation.
www.brown.edu /Administration/News_Bureau/2004-05/04-038.html   (450 words)

  
 Florida Lawyer Named Leader Of Fulbright Scholars Board: From The Tampa Tribune   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The board selects the annual group of Fulbright scholars: U.S. students, professionals and artists who study and do research in 140 countries.
Fulbright scholars have included 33 Nobel Prize winners.
Uhlfelder, who was appointed to the Fulbright board in 2001 by President Bush, said he was honored to be named chairman.
www.tampatrib.com /News/MGA1XJET3OD.html   (189 words)

  
 Two students named Fulbright Scholars
Sarah Schoener and Christina Klein are USC’s latest Fulbright winners, bringing the total to 14 since the establishment of the Office of Fellowships and Scholar Programs in 1994.
The Fulbright Scholarship, developed in 1946 after World War II, is the oldest study abroad program.
Fulbright Grants worth between $15,000 and $36,000 are awarded to students who plan on graduate study abroad in academic fields or for professional training in the creative and performing arts.
www.sc.edu /usctimes/articles/2003/2003-04/fulbright_winners.html   (285 words)

  
 Wheaton College: News: Wheaton ranks high in number of student Fulbright Scholars
Among baccalaureate colleges, Wheaton is among the top 25 producers of Fulbright student scholars for 2004-2005, according to a special feature published in the Chronicle of Higher Education today.
Last spring, three Wheaton students won Fulbright awards to study and teach abroad this academic year, while a total of 24 have won in recent years.
Anna Kratky '04, a history major and women's studies minor from St. Louis, was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to South Korea, where she is teaching English and researching Korean women's educational opportunities and academic choices.
www.wheatonma.edu /News/pr20041022a.html   (389 words)

  
 UCR News: UC Riverside Will Host Five International Fulbright Scholars This Year
The scholars are five of approximately 800 outstanding foreign faculty and professionals the Fulbright Scholar Program will bring to the U.S. to teach and do research.
The number of Fulbright Scholars conducting their research at UC Riverside during the 2002-2003 academic year is the highest number we have hosted.
Recipients of Fulbright awards -- both U.S. and foreign -- are selected on the basis of academic or professional achievement and because they demonstrated extraordinary leadership potential in their fields.
www.newsroom.ucr.edu /cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=282&type=email   (548 words)

  
 May 99 - Fulbright Scholars   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Over 50 years ago, in 1946, Senator J. William Fulbright of Arkansas recognized the need to increase mutual understanding between citizens of the United States and those of other countries.
Fulbright introduced legislation that would encourage such understanding through the exchange of knowledge and the building of personal relationships.
The result of his legislation, widely known as the Fulbright Program, allows outstanding scholars, students and professionals from the United States to teach, do research or study in other countries and those from other countries to do so here.
www.runet.edu /rumag/backissues/1999_s/pages/Fulbright.html   (106 words)

  
 UCSB Press Release: "UCSB Chosen to Host Four Foreign Fulbright Scholars "
They are among the approximately 800 outstanding foreign faculty and professionals the Fulbright Scholar Program will bring to the U.S. to teach and conduct research.
The scholars are Fawzya Abdullah M. AbuKhalid, a sociologist from Saudi Arabia; Abderrahmene Ben Mohamed Bouraoui, a pharmacologist from Tunisia; Beatriz Lora Maroto, a chemist from Spain, and Irina Zhulamanova, an independent consultant scholar from Kazakhstan.
The Fulbright Program, America's flagship international educational exchange program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
www.instadv.ucsb.edu /pa/display.aspx?pkey=1188   (196 words)

  
 Fulbright Association Programs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Fulbright Association’s 27th Annual Conference will be held in conjunction with the Association of Fulbright Scholars in Greece's 2004 conference Oct. 7-10, 2004, in Athens, Greece.
A call for papers to be presented at the 2004 conference has been issued by the Association of Fulbright Scholars in Greece with a closing date of March 12, 2004.
Reprints of photographs from the 2003 Fulbright Prize Ceremony and Reception and the 26th Annual Banquet can be ordered from Dave Scavone, the Fulbright Association's official photographer.
www.fulbrightalumni.org /olc/pub/FBA/programs/annual_conference.html   (304 words)

  
 Connecticut College CISLA scholars win Fulbright Grants
Alexandra Fiorillo ’03 and Gregory Smith ’03, both scholars enrolled in the college´s Toor Cummings Center for International Studies and the Liberal Arts (CISLA), will spend a year working in Ecuador and Germany respectively.
Administered by the Institute of International Education, the Fulbright program operates in more than 140 countries and offers a variety of grant opportunities.
“When you describe your post-graduate project to the Fulbright Committee and you have had your internship, have had the course work and the thinking about what you want to do, it is impressive.
www.collegenews.org /x2562.xml   (453 words)

  
 UO Hosts Iraqi Fulbright Scholars
Six Fulbright scholars from Iraq enrolled at the University of Oregon this week.
It sends American scholars, graduate students and professionals abroad for study and brings international students and scholars to the United States to pursue their studies in this country.
In the last two years, the AEI had provided intensive English language instruction and pre-graduate academic preparation to 18 Fulbright students as well as to 19 Hubert H. Humphrey fellows--accomplished mid-level professionals from designated countries around the world who come to the United States for a year of study and professional experience.
darkwing.uoregon.edu /newscenter/iraqifulbright.html   (328 words)

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