1. Heritage in Peril: Iraq and Syria

   U.S. Department of State and The Metropolitan Museum of Art held an event titled “Heritage in Peril: Iraq and Syria” amid the United Nations General Assembly week.

2. “Museums in a Suitcase” Photo Gallery

   

   Due to the ongoing conflict, museums across Libya remain closed to protect their collections from looting and other damage. As a result, many communities in Libya have lost a vital link to their country’s rich past that museums and public programming create.

3. Butterflies in My Stomach: Foreign Language Teaching

   

   The FTLA program provides young educators of English as a Foreign Language the opportunity to teach foreign language at universities in the United States.

4. 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.

5. The Power of the Pen: Garang John, Edward R. Murrow Participant

   

   Garang John of South Sudan shares his personal story as a journalist on the Edward R. Murrow exchange program.

6. Photographing the Color of Hay

   

   Fulbright U.S. Scholar to Romania, Kathleen Laraia McLaughlin shares some of the photos she took in Romania of the changes she witnessed between urban dwellers and those from the rural areas.

7. Photographing Bangladesh

   

   Fulbright U.S. Scholar, Geoffrey Hiller, taught Interactive Media in Bangladesh. Geoffrey's photos of his experience give a glimpse into what his time in Bangladesh was like.

8. Gain Cultural Competency: Learn Japanese in Japan!

   

   Grace Meng, a Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) alumna, tells us about the CLS program enhanced her career in nursing.

9. Alumnae as Economic Multipliers: Global Women Entrepreneurs Return to the United States

   This week, 41 women entrepreneurs from around the world arrived in Washington, D.C. to begin their International Visitor Leadership Program(IVLP), “Women Entrepreneurs: Alumni as Economic Multipliers.”

10. Kenya on My Mind: An Interview with Mayor Heidi Davison

    

    In September 2008, eight American women traveled to Kenya to develop empowerment networks with Maasai women.

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