As we head into 2024, we asked Fulbright Specialist Program alums look back on their time as Fulbrighters and share mementos that express what they mean to them.
In 2021, the Fulbright Specialist Program celebrated the 75th anniversary of the Fulbright Program through a virtual event that highlighted how Fulbrighters are leading the way to build connections in a complex and changing world.
“[The Fulbright Specialist Program] was a fantastic learning opportunity that broadened my perspective of STEM education and helped me step outside my cultural assumptions.”
“It's a different relationship, it’s a different way of doing research, which I think the Fulbright Program is so critical for: global understanding…. I would have never gotten here without Fulbright.”
“[Fulbright] has been an amazing and eye-opening experience to learn firsthand the challenges faced by faculty worldwide and how their cultures both enhance and challenge their academic work.”
“[The Fulbright Specialist Program] was a fantastic learning opportunity that broadened my perspective of STEM education and helped me step outside my cultural assumptions.”
“[Fulbright] is not just great for lawyers but also for judges and other members of the legal community…the skills many lawyers have built over their professional careers would be valued in other countries.”