Dr. Mildred García, President of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), has been appointed as chancellor of the California State University (CSU). She is a first generation college student and the first Latina appointed to oversee the 23-campus CSU system. She had previously served as president of CSU Fullerton and CSU Dominguez Hills.
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Fulbright Alum appointed as Greece’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
Alexandra Papadopoulou, a distinguished member of the Greek Foreign Service who was a Fulbright Foreign Student from Greece, has been appointed as the country’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. Since 2020, she has represented her country as the Ambassador of Greece to the United States, the first woman to serve in that role.
Fulbrighter Presents on Assistive Technology to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden
Fulbright-Nehru Fellow Anchal Sharma presented her research on assistive technology to improve inclusion in science and math education at the National Science Foundation, on the first day of Prime Minister Modi’s visit in Washington.
Fulbright Alum Renée Fleming Named Kennedy Center Honoree
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced that lyric soprano Renée Fleming, a former Fulbright U.S. Student to Germany, will be one of five outstanding artists to receive the Kennedy Center Honors for lifetime artistic achievements.
Fulbright Connects with Alumni and International Educators at NAFSA 2023
The Fulbright Program and Fulbright Commissions from around the world connected with the international education community as they gathered in Washington, D.C, from May 31 through June 3 at the 75th anniversary conference of NAFSA: Association of International Educators.
Fulbright Alum Featured for Breakthrough in Psychiatric Treatment
Dr. Sander Markx, a 2000 Fulbrighter from the Netherlands and current Director of Precision Psychiatry at Columbia University, was featured in the Washington Post for leading a dramatic medical discovery of a link between psychiatric illness and autoimmune disorders, which has the potential to transform care.
Fulbright Alumni Named as 2023 Guggenheim Fellows
Fourteen Fulbright Alumni — mid-career scholars, writers, artists, and scientists — were recognized for their scholarship, creative ability, and potential to make an impact in their respective field.
Fulbright Amazonia Creates an International Network to Support Conservation and Bioeconomies
Scholars will investigate the Amazon region’s most pressing challenges to inform public policy.
Fulbright Arctic Initiative Promotes Community-based Policy Solutions to Shared Arctic Challenges
The international, multi-disciplinary collaboration of scholars on Arctic research concluded its third program cycle with a series of events in Washington, D.C.
Fulbright Alum Ben Vinson III Named 18th President of Howard University
Ben Vinson III, PhD, an accomplished higher education leader; historian of the African diaspora with a focus on Blacks in Latin America; and the provost, executive vice president, and Hiram C. Haydn professor of history at Case Western Reserve University, has been named the 18th President of Howard University.