Tuskegee University global office director says “Fulbright is a vehicle to hone world-class scholars through cultural immersion and the opportunity to represent the best of U.S. culture abroad.”
Rhonda Collier
Category: Alumni
Jonathan GS Koppell
President Jonthan Koppell of Montclair State University views the Fulbright Program as supporting more students with access to international experience.
Ruth J. Simmons
HBCU Alumna and University President says Fulbright was “the most enlightening and empowering experience of my young life.”
Yoko Kamikawa
Yoko Kamiwaka credits her Fulbright experience in the United States with inspiring her career in public service and government.
Megha Rajagopalan
Megha Rajagopalan harnessed geospatial technology and old-fashioned reporting to expose the scale of the internment of Uighur Muslims in China’s Xinjiang Province. For this piece of groundbreaking journalism Rajagopalan was awarded the 2021 Pulitzer Prize in International Reporting.
Sophie V. Vandebroek
Fulbrighter and innovator has held leadership roles at multinational companies and holds 14 United States patents.
Albert Manero
Albert Manero, a 2014 U.S. Student to Germany, is also the President, CEO, and co-founder of Limbitless Solutions, a nonprofit organization that creates and donates bionic arms to children with limb differences. The organization aims to provide affordable prosthetics to families and give kids a way to express themselves.
Harrison “Jack” Schmitt
Dr. Harrison Schmitt was the first scientist on a U.S. spaceflight and is one of only 12 people to set foot on the moon. His unique career as an astronaut, geologist, and U.S. senator was built upon the cornerstone of his Fulbright experience.
Muhammad Yunus
Dr. Muhammad Yunus’ lifelong dedication to empowering the world’s poor made him one of his generation’s most celebrated economists and the recipient of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize (jointly awarded with Grameen Bank).
William Tan
For Dr. William Tan, any challenge represents an opportunity, not an obstacle. A physician, record-breaking Paralympian, author, motivational speaker, and cancer survivor, his extraordinary life is a testament to the power of perseverance and helping others.