Fulbright Alumna and California native Kalina Silverman helps LA Fire survivors access resources through digital storytelling.
Documentarian Connects Los Angeles Fire Survivors to One Another and to Aid
Program: Fulbright U.S. Student
Fulbright 2024 Year in Review
Fulbrighters were in the spotlight this past year, becoming university presidents, Tony Award winners, government leaders, and opera composers. The Program celebrates these alumni, as well as new partnerships, innovative programs, anniversaries of Fulbright Commissions, and institutions that led in Fulbright engagement.
Moira Egan
Researcher and adviser honed self-advocacy skills through Fulbright and now encourages people with disabilities to go abroad
Fulbright Alums Named 2024 MacArthur Fellows
Two Fulbright alums, Dorothy Roberts and Martha Muñoz, are among the 2024 MacArthur Fellows.
Olivia Mae Asuncion
Fulbright architect advocates for inclusive design as a human right and “education for all.”
Sixteen Fulbright Alums Selected as 2024 Guggenheim Fellows
The selection of distinguished Fulbrighters across the humanities, arts, and sciences reflects the lasting impact of research and study programs supported by Fulbright.
Christopher Tin
Christopher Tin, two-time Grammy-winning Fulbrighter, composed a new ending to Puccini’s unfinished opera Turandot, performed at the Kennedy Center.
Fulbrighter’s Broadway Play “Appropriate” Wins Three Tony Awards
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s Appropriate was named Best Revival of a Play at the 77th Annual Tony Awards. It was the crowning achievement for the play, which Jacobs-Jenkins started writing while on his Fulbright to Germany in 2010.
Sumalee Montano
Montano’s Fulbright research on single mothers in the Philippines set her on a path of choosing film and television projects that amplify a broad range of voices.
HBCU Fulbright Program Advisers Training
Fulbright encourages HBCU participation in international exchange through resources, knowledge, and further opportunities. At a Fulbright Program Adviser workshop in February 2024, participants connected with a network of HBCU campus advisers, learned more about the role of the FPA in recruiting and advising their students and alums, and discussed how to foster a Fulbright culture on campus.