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Category: Articles

John Steinbeck

Posted on October 29, 2026 (October 29, 2026) by Sharon Witherell
lack and white vintage photo of a young John Steinbeck with mustache, wearing a black collarless shirt with a light colored open jacket, sitting for portrait

Steinbeck voiced his support for the freedom of expression while on international tours to the Soviet Union, demonstrating the values that underpin great American literature.

Posted in Alumni, Alumni Profiles, ArticlesTagged Alumni, Arts & Culture, Freedom250

George Antoniou

Posted on October 26, 2026 (October 26, 2026) by Sharon Witherell
Man standing in classroom behind row of students working on laptop computers, looking at a student's work on her computer

Cybersecurity expert George Antoniou teaches students the skills and judgment needed to use new technologies and support American innovation.

Posted in Alumni, Alumni Profiles, Articles, NewsTagged Education, Innovation, Technology

Fulbright Specialists Combat Global Cyber Threats

Posted on October 16, 2026 (October 19, 2026) by Sharon Witherell
A group of 15 people in posed rows wearing business attire, standing in front of a wall inscribed with large letters with the University of Maryland motto, with blue vertical Fulbright banners at left and right of the group

Fulbright Alumni have shared American cybersecurity standards with the world, securing digital environments that protect America’s systems and institutions.

Posted in Alumni, Articles, NewsTagged Cybersecurity, STEM, Technology

How Stories of September 11 Survivors Helped Train Social Work Students

Posted on September 10, 2026 (September 10, 2026) by Sharon Witherell
Group of five diverse people at a school of social work classroom.

Dr. Joe Duffy from Northern Ireland invited September 11 survivors to the classroom to share their stories and train future social workers.

Posted in Alumni, Articles, NewsTagged Education

Dale Chihuly

Posted on August 15, 2026 (October 29, 2026) by Sharon Witherell
Man wearing red shirt and black coat looking up at large blue glass sculpture

A Fulbright to Venice launched the American artist’s career transforming the craft of glassblowing into immersive sculptures.

Posted in Alumni, Alumni Profiles, Articles, UncategorizedTagged Arts & Culture, Freedom250

Gordon Bell

Posted on August 10, 2026 (October 29, 2026) by Sharon Witherell
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The technology visionary used his Fulbright to transform mainframes into minicomputers, making America a leader in computer science.

Posted in Alumni, Alumni Profiles, Articles

Helping Farmers Safeguard Crops through Technology

Posted on July 21, 2026 (August 5, 2026) by Sharon Witherell
Young woman at Fulbright event with blue backdrop and logos.

Eya Boughanmi’s Fulbright research on biosensor diagnostics will prevent fungal infections in tomato, citrus, and olive crops in both the United States and Middle East.

Posted in Articles, NewsTagged Innovation, Science

Fifteen Fulbrighters Selected as 2026 Guggenheim Fellows

Posted on July 8, 2026 (August 4, 2026) by Sharon Witherell
Portraits of four Fulbright scholars selected as 2026 Guggenheim Fellows.

The Fulbrighters join a distinguished cohort of visionary artists, authors, and innovators across disciplines in the Guggenheim Foundation’s 101st class of fellows, selected based on outstanding career achievements and exceptional contributions in their respective fields.

Posted in Articles, NewsTagged Arts & Culture, Awards, Guggenheim, Humanities

An American Idea: Historian Explains how Yellowstone Inspired National Parks Around the World

Posted on June 25, 2026 (July 19, 2026) by Sharon Witherell
Historic black and white photo of a horse-drawn carriage passing through a stone archway.

At Boğaziçi University in Istanbul, American Faisal Husain taught about how the United States pioneered the idea of national parks and how that model of preserving wild spaces spread to Türkiye.

Posted in Articles, News, UncategorizedTagged Arts & Culture, Education, Freedom250, National Parks

Timothy Barrett

Posted on May 21, 2026 (August 11, 2026) by Sharon Witherell
Man in green button down shirt with glasses and beard standing in front or large papermaking machine, with large sheets of hand crafted and hand cut paper in front of him

Timothy Barrett’s Fulbright in Japan helped preserve America’s founding documents for future generations.

Posted in Alumni, Alumni Profiles, Articles, NewsTagged Arts & Culture, Freedom250

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