Have questions about applying to the Fulbright Specialist Roster? Join an informal Q&A session designed for U.S. academics and professionals who are actively exploring or preparing a Roster application. This is your chance to discuss your specific questions with program staff.

This session is best suited for those who have some familiarity with program basics. If you are new to the Fulbright Specialist Program, we recommend reviewing the program website or watching a recorded information session before joining.

Register for this event here.

Join this information session for faculty, administrators, and staff in NAFSA Region VII to learn about the Fulbright U.S. Scholar and U.S. Specialist Programs. Participants will receive an overview of program opportunities, eligibility requirements, application processes, and available resources to support a successful application. Whether you are exploring international engagement opportunities for the first time or preparing to apply, this session will help you take the next step in your Fulbright journey.

Presenters:

Amirah Nelson

Senior Outreach Officer

Fulbright Specialist Program

World Learning

Aferdita Krasniqi

Outreach and Recruitment Specialist

Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Institute of International Education

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Have questions about applying to the Fulbright Specialist Roster? Join an informal Q&A session designed for U.S. academics and professionals who are actively exploring or preparing a Roster application. This is your chance to discuss your specific questions with program staff.

This session is best suited for those who have some familiarity with program basics. If you are new to the Fulbright Specialist Program, we recommend reviewing the program website or watching a recorded information session before joining.

Register for this event here.

Have questions about applying to the Fulbright Specialist Roster? Join an informal Q&A session designed for U.S. academics and professionals who are actively exploring or preparing a Roster application. This is your chance to discuss your specific questions with program staff.

This session is best suited for those who have some familiarity with program basics. If you are new to the Fulbright Specialist Program, we recommend reviewing the program website or watching a recorded information session before joining.

Register for this event here.

Have questions about applying to the Fulbright Specialist Roster? Join an informal Q&A session designed for U.S. academics and professionals who are actively exploring or preparing a Roster application. This is your chance to discuss your specific questions with program staff.

This session is best suited for those who have some familiarity with program basics. If you are new to the Fulbright Specialist Program, we recommend reviewing the program website or watching a recorded information session before joining.

Register for this event here.

Interested in applying to the Fulbright Specialist Roster? Join Fulbright Specialist Program staff for a live information session hosted in partnership with the Fulbright Association.

The session will cover eligibility requirements, grant benefits, the application process, and the program application process, and will be followed by a live Q&A with program staff. A recording will be shared with all registrants following the event.

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Join us for an in-depth look at the Fulbright Specialist Program and hear from a panel of Fulbright Specialist alumni. This online information session will include an overview of the program, including topics such as: 

• Eligibility requirements;
• Benefits for participating Specialists; and
• Application process.

Fulbright Specialist Program staff will answer attendee questions during this presentation, and you will also hear directly from two Fulbright Specialist alums whose projects focused on business and entrepreneurship, including:

Dr. Kush Jenkins is a Full Professor of Accounting and Business at Northern Virginia Community College. With over 18 years of experience in higher education, he has served in leadership positions including Interim Associate Dean and Faculty Senate member, while maintaining professional industry experience in finance and taxation. As a Fulbright Specialist at the National Autonomous University of Honduras, he enhanced entrepreneurial education by strengthening faculty expertise in cutting-edge business strategies, developing integrated theoretical and practical curricula, and providing students with comprehensive tools for business development in global markets. Dr. Jenkins holds a Doctor of Business Administration in Accounting from Indiana Wesleyan University. He received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar award to Trinidad and Tobago in 2022.

Dr. Tim Hatten is a Professor of Business Administration at Colorado Mesa University, where he has served for over 25 years and has also held various administrative positions including Department Chair and Director of International Student Exchange Programs. As a Fulbright Specialist at the National Information Technology Park in Mongolia, he established business accelerator programs for technology startups and facilitated strategic partnerships between Mongolian enterprises and prominent U.S. accelerators. Dr. Hatten is the author of the leading textbook "Small Business Management: Creating Sustainable Competitive Advantage" and has guided student teams at CMU to national recognition in competitive business case competitions. Dr. Hatten holds a PhD in Marketing Education from the University of Missouri-Columbia, and is a two-time Fulbright U.S. Scholar to Denmark (2011) and Iceland (2001).

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Join us for an in-depth look at the Fulbright Specialist Program and hear from a panel of Fulbright Specialist alumni. This online information session will include an overview of the program, including topics such as: 

• Eligibility requirements;
• Benefits for participating Specialists; and
• Application process.

Fulbright Specialist Program staff will answer attendee questions during this presentation, and you will also hear directly from two Fulbright Specialist alums:

Dr. Jill Blondin is the Vice Provost for Global Initiatives at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), where she leads strategic internationalization efforts and global partnerships across the university. As a Fulbright Specialist at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais in Brazil, she collaborated across five Brazilian higher education institutions to enhance their global education initiatives, and she will serve as a Fulbright Specialist at Romblon State University in the Philippines in summer 2025. Dr. Blondin previously directed VCU Globe, a global education living-learning program that received the 2015 NAFSA Senator Paul Simon Spotlight Award and the 2018 Andrew Heiskell Award. In 2023, she was named one of The PIE’s 50 Top Voices of North America’s international education sector and honored as the Senior International Officer of the Year by the Institute of International Education. A 2021-2022 Association of International Education Administrators (AIEA) Presidential Fellow, she currently serves on AIEA’s Board. Dr. Blondin holds a PhD in Art History from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Dr. Andrew (Andy) Novobilski is a Professor of Computer Information Systems at Delta State University in Cleveland, Mississippi. With 20 years of experience in higher education administration, he most recently served as Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Delta State University and Associate Provost for Research and Engagement and Chief Research Officer at the University of North Georgia, where he built infrastructure to support research growth at a predominantly undergraduate institution. As a Fulbright Specialist at Galen University in Belize, he supported the development of a 2+2 entrepreneurship program to enhance educational opportunities for American and Belizean students. An American Council on Education (ACE) Fellow, Dr. Novobilski has served in various other administrative roles including Provost at Gannon University, Dean at Arkansas State University, and Department Head at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Dr. Novobilski holds a PhD in Computer Science and Engineering from UT Arlington.

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Join us for an in-depth look at the Fulbright Specialist Program and hear from a panel of Fulbright Specialist alumni. This online information session will include an overview of the program, including topics such as: 

• Eligibility requirements;
• Benefits for participating Specialists; and
• Application process.

Fulbright Specialist Program staff will answer attendee questions during this presentation, and you will also from a Fulbright Specialist alum:

Terence Cavanaugh is a Professor of Instructional Technology at the University of North Florida's College of Education and Human Services and a Fulbright Specialist. With over 35 years of experience in education, including 17 years as a middle and high school science teacher, his work spans the intersection of technology integration, curriculum design, and science education with particular focus on digital textbooks and educational accessibility. As a Fulbright Specialist in Tuvalu, he worked with the Ministry of Education and secondary schools to enhance science curriculum and pedagogy to improve student outcomes in the Pacific Secondary School Certificate examination. Terry holds a PhD in Curriculum and Instruction with a specialization in Instructional Technology from the University of South Florida.

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This online information session will include an overview of the program, including topics such as: 

• Eligibility requirements;
• Benefits for participating Specialists; and
• Application process.

Fulbright Specialist Program staff will answer attendee questions during this presentation, and .this panel highlights the experiences of Fulbright Specialist alums at Hispanic Serving Institutions.

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Alumni Speaker(s):

Santiago Vaquera-Vásquez: : unrepentant border crosser, ex-dj, and Xicano writer. Professor of Creative Writing and Hispanic Southwest Literatures and Cultures in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of New Mexico, he has also taught and lectured at universities across the United States, Latin America, and Europe. He has held Fulbright Fellowships in Spain, and Turkey, and served as a Fulbright Specialist in Poland. His books include, Luego el silencio (2014), One Day I’ll Tell You the Things I’ve Seen (2015), En el Lost ‘n Found (2016), Yabancı [Foreigner] Extranjero (2019) and Nocturno de frontera (2020). Commenting on his writing, Junot Díaz has said “Santiago Vaquera is literary lightning. He impresses, he illuminates, and when he is at his best you are left shaken, in awe.”

Join us for an in-depth look at the Fulbright Specialist Program and hear from a panel of Fulbright Specialist alumni at HBCUs. This online information session will include an overview of the program, including topics such as: 

• Eligibility requirements;
• Benefits for participating Specialists; and
• Application process.

Fulbright Specialist Program staff will answer attendee questions during this presentation. You will also hear directly from Fulbright Specialist alums at two 2023-24 Fulbright HBCU Institutional Leaders, Howard University and Virginia State University.

Kehbuma Langmia was a 2024 Fulbright Specialist at the Kosovo Department of Education, where he provided K-12 educators with best practices and thought leadership in the area of social media practices. He is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Communication Studies at Howard University.

Patricia Lynch was a 2023 Fulbright Specialist at Gorontalo Health Polytechnic in Indonesia. She is an Associate Professor of Nutrition/Dietetics and Director of the Didactic Program in Dietetics at Virginia State University.

Click this link to register to attend this webinar.

Join us for an in-depth look at the Fulbright Specialist Program. This online information session will include an overview of the program and topics such as: 

• Eligibility requirements;
• Benefits for participating Specialists;
• Application process; and 
• Examples of Specialist activities. 

In addition, Fulbright Specialist Program staff will answer all attendee questions following the presentation.

Click this link to register to attend this webinar.

Join us for an in-depth look at the Fulbright Specialist Program and hear from a panel of Fulbright Specialist alumni. This online information session will include an overview of the program, including topics such as: 

• Eligibility requirements;
• Benefits for participating Specialists; and
• Application process.

Fulbright Specialist Program staff will answer attendee questions during this presentation, and you will also from two Fulbright Specialist alumni:

Dr. Joyce Maxwell was a 2022 Fulbright Specialist to Poland, where she was hosted by Academia Nauk Stosowanych. She is an Associate Professor at Union College of Union County NJ, a community college in New Jersey,

Professor Olive Vassell  was a 2022 Fulbright Specialist to Namibia, where she was hosted by Namibia University of Science and Technology. She is an Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Digital Media Program at the University of the District of Columbia, a Historically Black University in Washington, D.C.

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This webinar will be geared towards administrators and campus Fulbright representatives at U.S. higher education institutions, though anyone interested in Fulbright is welcome to join. Staff from a range of programs will cover the many Fulbright funding opportunities available to benefit your students and scholars throughout their careers, as well as programs specifically designed to globalize your campus.

To be sure your campus is making the most of this federally-funded program, come hear the latest from:

·       Fulbright US Student Program

·       Fulbright US Scholar Program

·       Scholar-in-Residence and Outreach Lecturing Fund 

·       Fulbright Language Teaching Assistant Program

·       Fulbright Specialist Program

·       Fulbright Hays Program

Click this link to register to attend this webinar.

Join us for an in-depth look at the Fulbright Specialist Program. This online information session will include an overview of the program and topics such as: 

• Eligibility requirements;
• Benefits for participating Specialists;
• Application process; and 
• Examples of Specialist activities. 

In addition, time will be allocated for a Q&A with Fulbright Specialist Program staff following the presentation.

Click this link to register to attend this webinar.

Join us for an in-depth look at the Fulbright Specialist Program and hear from a panel of Fulbright Specialist alumni. This online information session will include an overview of the program, including topics such as: 

• Eligibility requirements;
• Benefits for participating Specialists; and
• Application process.

Fulbright Specialist Program staff will answer attendee questions during this presentation, and you will also from two Fulbright Specialist alumni:

Robin Hamilton is an Emmy-award winning television host, producer and moderator for townhalls and forums.  She is founder and principal of the ARound Robin Production Company, where she creates videos for non-profits to help with fundraising, marketing and messaging.  Working at the intersection of media and policy, Ms. Hamilton’s work is guided by the principle of providing information that can promote transformation.  Her company has also produced four award-winning documentary films about historical figures who have made a significant impact on society. In 2016, she served as a Fulbright Specialist in Burma, where she worked to create a communications campaign between local citizen organizations and the Burmese government.   She received two master’s degrees, one from New York University, with a concentration in broadcast journalism, and a second in public administration from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, with a focus on public policy and media.  

Suni Petersen earned a doctorate at the University of Florida. Her research focus was on health behavior change for disease prevention. After 16 years of clinical practice, Dr. Petersen began a career of research, teaching, and mentoring.  Her work focuses on underserved populations including her NIH supported studies on Mammography and reduction of Cardiovascular Disease in urban African-Americans in Philadelphia.  After moving to California, alongside her academic career, she started the Dragonflies Project in 2009 focusing on health behavior change to reduce parasitic disease in rural Vietnam. Dragonflies trains and hires indigenous women to work with other women in their villages. In 2017, Dr Petersen served as a Fulbright Specialist in Semarang, Indonesia to assist Dian Nuswantoro University in building research into their public health program.  The faculty and Dr. Petersen then brought the Dragonflies Project to Kalibening, Java, whose Department of Health adopted it.

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Start off your celebration of International Education Week with an in-depth look at the Fulbright Specialist Program! This online information session will include an overview of the program, including topics such as: 

• Eligibility requirements;
• Benefits for participating Specialists; and
• Application process.

Fulbright Specialist Program staff will answer attendee questions during this presentation, and you will also from two Fulbright Specialist alumni. This panel highlights the experiences of Fulbright Specialist alumni at two Hispanic Serving Institutions.

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Christopher M. Bellitto is Professor of History at Kean University in New Jersey, where he teaches courses in ancient and medieval history. A specialist in medieval and church history, his latest book is Humility: The Secret History of a Lost Virtue (Georgetown University Press, 2023). He has twice won grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities. He has been Visiting Scholar at Princeton Theological Seminary and a Fulbright Specialist in New Zealand and the Netherlands. Dr. Bellitto also serves as series Editor in Chief of Brill’s Companions to the Christian Tradition and Academic Editor at Large for Paulist Press. He offers public lectures frequently and is also a media commentator on church history and contemporary Catholicism.

Santiago Vaquera-Vásquez: : unrepentant border crosser, ex-dj, and Xicano writer. Professor of Creative Writing and Hispanic Southwest Literatures and Cultures in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of New Mexico, he has also taught and lectured at universities across the United States, Latin America, and Europe. He has held Fulbright Fellowships in Spain, and Turkey, and served as a Fulbright Specialist in Poland. His books include, Luego el silencio (2014), One Day I’ll Tell You the Things I’ve Seen (2015), En el Lost ‘n Found (2016), Yabancı [Foreigner] Extranjero (2019) and Nocturno de frontera (2020). Commenting on his writing, Junot Díaz has said “Santiago Vaquera is literary lightning. He impresses, he illuminates, and when he is at his best you are left shaken, in awe.”