1. MentorTalks: Art, Science, and Space Diplomacy

   From a Fulbright ETA to leading digital efforts for the Artemis missions as a contractor at NASA Headquarters, Thalia Patrinos talks about perseverance and more.

2. Fulbright Connects

   

   Senator Fulbright envisioned an educational and cultural exchange program that would connect people and encourage them to learn about each others' cultures and values - that vision became the Fulbright Program.

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   Are You Ready for Futsal?

   More than 12 million people in over 100 countries play an indoor version of soccer called futsal.

4. U.S. Visit Motivates Leaders to Empower Women

   Through an exploration of women, peace and security, international participants took away strategies for directing positive political, social and economic change in a democratic society.

5. ECA Announces Inaugural Fulbright HSI Leaders Initiative

   The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) is pleased to announce a new initiative recognizing the strong engagement of Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) with the Fulbright Program.

6. Nigerian IVLP Alumna Reconnects with American Counterparts

   Eleven years after her International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) experience, Chigozie “Gozie” Udemezue, a Nigerian social justice lawyer, will return to the United States to reconnect with her American counterparts and showcase her contributions to Nigeria.

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. 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.

9. Exchange Alumni Partner with Kuwait Oil Company to Support Opportunities for Disabled Individuals

   Exchange alumni Nora Al-Othman and Abdul Aziz Al-Mutairi pair partnered with Training Gate International (TG-I), a leading organization in assessing the needs of the disabled community in Kuwait, to organize a forum on disability issues in Ahmadi, Kuwait.

10. National Security Language Initiative for Youth - Chinese Language

    

    The National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) provides scholarships for eligible high school students to learn less commonly taught languages, including Chinese.

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