Fulbright HBCU Institutional Leaders
The Fulbright Program has recognized 20 Historically Black Colleges and Universities as Fulbright HBCU Institutional Leaders for their notable engagement with the Program during the 2024-2025 academic year.
Former U.S. Army Officer Shares Skills in International Negotiation and Criminal Justice
Fulbright Specialist Christopher Rhoades from Liberty University finds “Whether it’s in Kandahar or Kansas, whether it’s in Bogota, Boston, or Baghdad, human behavior is human behavior, and people are the same everywhere.”
Oscar Barton, Jr.
The Morgan State University dean and professor encourages more engineers to participate in the Fulbright Program so they can “learn their craft through a cultural lens.”
Frank Martin Snowden, Jr.
HBCU Professor and American Diplomat Expressed the “Beauty and Universality of Great Literature.”
Explore Fulbright Programs
The Fulbright Program awards approximately 9,000 merit-based scholarships in the United States and more than 160 countries every year to accomplished students, scholars, teachers, artists, and professionals of all backgrounds and fields. Fulbrighters study, teach, conduct research, exchange ideas, and contribute to finding solutions to complex global challenges.
Thailand to U.S., 2019
About
The Fulbright Program is the flagship international academic exchange program sponsored by the United States Government. Fulbright was founded in 1946 with an ambitious goal—to increase mutual understanding and support friendly and peaceful relations between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. Led by the U.S. Government in partnership with more than 160 countries worldwide, Fulbright offers an expansive suite of life-changing international academic and cultural exchange opportunities. Learn more about the Fulbright’s administration, funding, policies, and history.
Egypt to U.S., 2019
Fulbright certainly embodies this philosophy of doing interesting and important and impactful work, but also making sure that you share that work with other people.
U.S. to Malaysia and Ecuador, 2016
Fulbright Alumni: Lasting Legacies
More than 400,000 Fulbrighters have made an impact on their communities and the world.
