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  1. Teachers of Critical Languages

    Bai Jinguo teaches Chinese language at Willmar High School in Willmar, Minnesota.

    American students learn languages such as Chinese and Arabic from native speakers.

  2. Have Courage! Be a Leader

    Mifdal Bouchaib: Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program

    "The idea of being a leader was not in my mind [before], but now I have courage to play a role in my school. [TEA] gives us hope that we can be leaders." -Mifdal Bouchaib, from Morocco on the Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program

  3. A Step Towards World Peace

    A Step Towards World Peace: Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program

    "I got to know more about [the people I met here], their culture, their history, the things they believed, and because of this, I understand [now] why they behave the way they do. I think it is a very important step towards world peace." - Francisca, from India on the Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program.

  4. Dr. Meredith Lillich, 1953 Fulbright Student to Belgium, 1983 Fulbright Scholar to France

    Canterbury Cathedral stained glass window, 12-13th-century AD

    After graduating from Oberlin College with a degree in art history, Meredith Lillich was eager to travel to Europe to see in person the artwork that she had been studying. She applied for and won a Fulbright U.S. Student Program award to Belgium.

  5. Mars: The Coolest Destination for Exchange Students

    Photo of MOOC class and laptop

    The ECA Collaboratory, in partnership with NASA’s Digital Learning Network™, Google’s Connected Classrooms Program, and the U.S. Embassies in Buenos Aires and Managua, invite educators and students to the Mission Mars: Virtual Field Trip.

  6. Milton Glaser Fulbright Student to Italy, 1952

    Video still from the Milton Glaser Fulbright Student to Italy, 1952 video

    Milton Glaser is the artist most famous for creating the "I ♥ NY" symbol. He went to Bologna, Italy in 1952 on a Fulbright to "learn how to draw". In this video, Mr. Glaser discusses Fulbright - "the most profound experience of your life" - and his career.

  7. Jonathan Franzen - Fulbright Student to Germany, 1981

    Video still from the Jonathan Franzen - Fulbright Student to Germany, 1981

    American writer and novelist Jonathan Franzen - who received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program award to Germany in 1981 for a project in creative writing - discusses his Fulbright experience and its impact on his career. Mr. Franzen is interviewed by recently-returned Fulbright Alumnus Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, whose Fulbright U.S. Student award to Germany in 2009 was also for a project in creative writing.

  8. Hosting a High School Student

    Group photo with family and exchange student in the middle with title graphic that reads: Host a High School Student

    This video highlights the benefits of hosting a student with disabilities, through the story of Nehemiah Danjuma and his host family.

  9. Exchange Students Meet Domesticated Dogs for the First Time

    Close-up of a medium sized brown and white dog with a child's hand petting it's back

    During their Youth Exchange and Study (YES) exchange program orientation, these students participated in a dog meet-and-greet.

  10. U.S. Ambassador to Egypt Congratulates Students Who Will Enroll At U.S. Colleges & Universities

    Ambassador Margaret Scobey with Egyptian Students at the American Center Alexandria

    At a reception on June 4, the U.S. Ambassador to Egypt Margaret Scobey congratulated 18 Egyptian students (and their parents) from Alexandria who will begin studying in the U.S. at various colleges and universities in the 2011-2012 academic year.

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