Marianne Craven from the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs recognized the more than 170 higher education institutions from across the United States for having the most Fulbright U.S. Students and Scholars.
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Chronicle of Higher Education Publishes Fulbright Top Producers
The Chronicle of Higher Education featured the Fulbright Program, announcing the list of 2022-23 Top Producing Institutions of U.S. Fulbright Scholars and Students.
U.S. Department of State Announces U.S. College & University Top Producers of Fulbright Students and Scholars for 2022-2023
For 2022-2023, Fulbright welcomed 25 colleges and universities to its list of Top Producers for the first time, underscoring the program’s dedication to inclusive growth and institutional diversity.
Spotlight on Fulbright Success: SUNY Geneseo and University of North Georgia
Strong engagement with Fulbright is a pillar of many institutions’ internationalization strategy, or a mark of their focus on global citizenship. Two colleges discuss how they became Fulbright Top Producing Institutions and highlight some of their current students and scholars.
2023 Grammys: Two Fulbrighters Nominated, Renée Fleming Wins 5th Grammy
Renée Fleming, Fulbright to Germany alum and headliner of the Fulbright 75th anniversary celebration at the Kennedy Center, wins Best Classical Solo Vocal Album. Berit Gilma, 2019-20 Austrian Fulbrighter to UCLA, was nominated for her artwork on Danny Elfman’s “The Big Mess”.
Wilson Center Names Fulbright Alum Director of Latin American Program
Benjamin Gedan, Fulbright to Uruguay alum, will continue to bridge the gap between scholarship and policy action throughout the Americas at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
Beyoncé’s BeyGOOD Foundation recognizes Fulbright Alum’s organization for service
International HBCU Xchange, founded by Ashleigh Brown-Grier, Fulbrighter to Malaysia and to South Africa, was recognized as an “Organization Committed to Service” by BeyGOOD on the 2023 National Day of Service.
Fulbright Alum Appointed to Lead President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities
Tsione Wolde-Michael is the youngest and first Black individual named as Executive Director of the PCAH. Prior to her appointment, she was a 2015 U.S. Fulbright Public Policy Fellow in Ethiopia and the founding Director of the Smithsonian’s Center for Restorative Justice.
Fulbright Alum Branden Jacob-Jenkins creates the first major adaption of Octavia Butler’s Kindred.
Acclaimed playwright and Fulbright alum to Germany, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, discusses the process for adapting Octavia E. Butler’s classic Black sci-fi novel.
First Fulbright Alum Named as Prime Minister of United Kingdom
Rishi Sunak, 2005 Fulbrighter from the UK, has been appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.