A Fulbright to Venice launched the American artist’s career transforming the craft of glassblowing into immersive sculptures
Dale Chihuly
Tag: Arts & Culture
Fifteen Fulbrighters 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.
An American Idea: Historian Explains how Yellowstone Inspired National Parks Around the World
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.
Timothy Barrett
Timothy Barrett’s Fulbright in Japan helped preserve America’s founding documents for future generations.
Aaron Copland’s Music Captured America’s Spirit
125 years after his birth, the iconic composer’s work continues to exemplify America’s ethos of optimism and possibility.
Frank Martin Snowden, Jr.
HBCU Professor and American Diplomat Expressed the “Beauty and Universality of Great Literature.”
Benjamin Nathans
Dr. Nathans, PhD, is a Pulitzer Prize winning historian of Jewish and Russian History who witnessed the dissolution of the Soviet Union during his Fulbright year.
Eighteen Fulbrighters Selected as 2025 Guggenheim Fellows
Artists, researchers, and scientists who honed their craft through Fulbright—and have made exceptional contributions to their fields—have been honored by the Guggenheim Foundation.
Shaped by two Fulbrighters, Brazilian Film “I’m Still Here” Wins Oscar for Best International Feature
The film’s screenwriter Murilo Hauser earned an MFA in Writing for Film and TV from the University of Southern California through Fulbright. At USC, he was mentored by Fulbright Specialist Mary Sweeney, known for her work on “Twin Peaks,” “Mulholland Drive,” and “The Romanoffs.”
Jazz Professor’s Fulbright Sparks a Grammy-Nominated Album
Fulbright Specialist and bassist Jamie Ousley strengthens jazz education in Costa Rica leading to a Grammy-nominated cross-border collaboration.