1. Uncharted Waters

   

   Beatriz Recinos, an undergraduate student from El Salvador, studied oceanography and geophysics at Humboldt State University in Northern California while participating in the Global Undergraduate Exchange Program.

2. Improving Lives through Innovation

   John O’Loughlin Kennedy has been selected as the U.S. Department of State’s Alumni Member of the Month in recognition of his entrepreneurial and humanitarian efforts that have improved lives around the globe.

3. Top 5 Ways for High School Educators to Promote Study Abroad

   Less than 10% of U.S. students study abroad, and very few of these students are in high school. Yet, studying abroad early builds global competencies such as language and cross-cultural skills, maturity, and clarity about one's post-secondary education and career. Learn how to help high school students achieve their dreams of studying abroad.

4. YES ABROAD: South Africa with Jack

   

   Visit Jack, on his year abroad in South Africa as part of the YES Abroad program.

5. YES Story: Zaid

   

   Zaid discusses his exchange experience in Indiana as a Jordanian Christian with many Muslim friends.

6. Fulbright Alumna Promotes STEM Education for Girls at Clinton Global Initiative

   Joy Buolamwini developed Code 4 Rights with the mission to ensure that every country in the world has accessible information about local services that support women’s rights and that women are given the opportunity to create beneficial technology.

7. Fulbright in a Connected World (New York, NY)

   

   The 2012 second meeting of the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board took place in New York, NY. Members visited ground zero, celebrated the Fulbright-mtvU program, promoted Fulbrighter's sharing their experiences in social media and heard from Fulbrighter Simon Dinnerstein about his experience in Germany in 1970.

8. Presidential Victory for Fulbright Alumna from Croatia

   An alumna of Fulbright, Ms. Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic was recently elected as the first woman President of Croatia.

9. YES Story: Nicole

   

   Nicole discusses her experience being hosted in Texas.

10. Fulbright Alumni Celebrate 20 Years of Choral Success

    Fulbright alumni David Ramirez and Josue Ramirez Palmer celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Choral Institute with an unforgettable concert at the National Theater that united musicians from Costa Rica and the United States.

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