Fulbright HSI Leaders
The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) established the Fulbright HSI Leaders Initiative in 2021 to recognize and commend the strong partnership between the Fulbright Program and Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs). This initiative is part of the U.S. State Department’s long-standing commitment to diversity and inclusion within the Fulbright Program and within the Bureau’s exchange programs overall.
2024 Fulbright HSI Leaders Announced
The U.S. Department of State recognizes 50 Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) as Fulbright HSI Leaders to acknowledge their noteworthy support for Fulbright exchange participants and promotion of Fulbright program opportunities on campus in the previous year. The initiative encourages administrators, faculty and students at HSIs to engage with Fulbright and highlights the strength of HSIs as destinations for international students and scholars.
HSIs serve approximately two-thirds of all Hispanic students in U.S. higher education. The Fulbright Program works closely with stakeholders, including the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU), to promote international exchange opportunities to staff, students, and faculty at HSIs. With a commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and access (DEIA), the Fulbright Program takes concerted steps to ensure that participants have successful and rewarding experiences before, during, and after their exchanges.
The following institutions were recognized according to their degree classifications at HACU’s annual conference on November 3, 2024:
Doctoral
Arizona State University
California State University, Northridge
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
City College of New York, CUNY
Florida Atlantic University
Florida International University
Graduate School and University Center, CUNY
Montclair State University
Northern Arizona University
Rutgers University-Newark
San Diego State University
Texas A & M University
Texas State University
Texas Tech University
The University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at El Paso
The University of Texas at San Antonio
University of Arizona
University of California, Irvine
University of California, Riverside
University of California, Santa Barbara
University of California, Santa Cruz
University of Central Florida
University of Connecticut
University of Houston
University of Illinois Chicago
University of New Mexico
University of North Texas
Masters
Baruch College, CUNY
College of Staten Island, CUNY
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach
Hunter College, CUNY
John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY
Lehman College, CUNY
North Park University
Queens College, CUNY
Saint Edward’s University
San Jose State University
Baccalaureate
Austin College
Georgia Gwinnett College
Huston-Tillotson University
Associates
Borough of Manhattan Community College, CUNY
Bronx Community College, CUNY
College of the Sequoias
East Los Angeles College
Lone Star College System
Miami Dade College
Northwest Vista College
Special Focus
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Congratulations to the 2024 Fulbright HSI Leaders
Scott Weinhold, Senior Bureau Official of ECA, announces the 2024 Fulbright HSI Leaders, commending their noteworthy engagement with the Fulbright Program. This initiative is part of the U.S. State Department’s long-standing commitment to build diversity and inclusion within the Fulbright Program and within the Bureau’s exchange programs overall.
Fulbright and HACU: Invaluable Partners and Life-Changing Opportunities
The U.S. Department of State and the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities have partnered for decades to encourage students, faculty, and staff from Hispanic-Serving Institutions to participate in life-changing international exchange programs such as Fulbright, and to encourage students from HACU member institutions to pursue careers in diplomacy. Meet some of the students and faculty who have taken part in Fulbright opportunities, and hear from leaders of HACU-member institutions about the impact on individuals and institutions of participating in this global network, including building long-term research partnerships and international collaborations.
At left, Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board member Carmen Estrada-Schaye announces the Fulbright Hispanic-Serving Institution Leaders at the HACU annual conference
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