Check Out Our Website Make Over

A major undertaking of the board over the winter break was updating our website. You can reach it here. A big "thank you" to Dillon Johnson (son of board secretary Laurie Wolfe) for working with us on it. We plan on keeping it updated and current with events, a member spotlight, and news from the international education community.

Alumni Spotlight Coming Soon!

The website will feature an alumni spotlight where monthly we will feature a Fulbright communty college alum. Grantees from all Fulbright programs are welcome. The feature will focus on sharing about the Fulbright experience and the work that has continued at a community college upon returning to the U.S. Spotlights would be about 500 words and include a photo and contact information. If you are interested in sharing about your experience, contact us.

Toni Holland, Chapter, Vice President

February Web Event: Cultural Exchanges and Poetry: Research, Leadership, Community Immersion

February 10, 6 p.m. CT/7 p.m. ET.

Join us on February 10, 2025 at 6 p.m. CT/7 p.m. ET with our first web event of the year! Toni Holland, vice president of our chapter, will share about her research during her Fulbright experience in Alberta, Canada. For information on how to join, go here, and read Toni's blog giving us a preview of her talk.

"Joy grows when each person’s contribution references another country, whether citizen or foreign national."

-Toni Holland (Fulbright U.S. Student, Canada) Director, Honors College, Houston Community College

Member Activities

The North Dakata Quarterly has accepted three poems from vice president Toni Holland (Fulbright U.S. Student, Canada) "Amaranth," "Fluorescent Pink," and "Fuchsia" from her recently completed manuscript on 75 hues of color. This manuscript is inspired by Kassia St. Claire's The Secret Lives of Color and Michel Pastoureau's books on color. (January 2025) 

Board chair David J. Smith (Fulbright U.S. Scholar, Estonia) was interviewed by Voice of America about his visit to the National Capitol Rotunda in Washington, DC to pay respects to former President Jimmy Carter. (January 2025)

Chapter treasurer Stephanie Hallock (Fulbright Specialist) published a piece for the Lois Roth Foundation on her experiences at the recent Fulbright Association conference in Washington, DC. (December 2024)

Board member Cheryl J. Fish (Fulbright U.S. Scholar, Finland) was one of the speakers at the Borough of Manhattan Community College, City University of New York's event on "The Fulbright Scholar Experience." She shared about her work in Finland which continues today. (November 2024)

Cheryl J. Fish meeting with current Fulbrighters as part of alumni network

Christiane Amanpour

Upcoming: Put on your Calendar!

Community Colleges for International Development Conference, February 14-17, Washington, DC. Go here for more information.

Chapter Event: Cultural Exchanges and Poetry: Research, Leadership, Community Immersion

February 10, 6 p.m. CT/7 p.m. ET Zoom. Go here for more information.

Fulbright Advocacy Day, March 12, Washington, DC. Go here for more information.

Fulbright Award Ceremony: Christiane Amanpour, Prize Recipient, May 8, Washington, DC. Go here for more information.

Chapter Elections for New Board Members, June, More information forthcoming.

Programs of Interest

On March 9 at 12:30 p.m. ET, board member Cheryl J. Fish is offering a workshop open to writers of all genres, all levels. Drawing on randomness, set forms, and techniques from other creative arts, we'll take short writing sprints to generate new work and/or revise a draft of what we’re working on.

More information including how to join is here.

Resources for Applying for a Grant!

On our website, we have some resources you can consider in applying for a Fulbright grant (from various Fulbright programs). Check it out. And let us if you know of other resources or can't find something you are looking for.

College and University Fulbright Liaisons

If you are teaching at a community college, you likely have a Fulbright liaison at your institution. Check out this list to find out who it is. If you not have one, ask your administration to designate someone (or volunteer to be that person!).



List of U.S. Grantees in Fulbright Scholar Program

If you are interested in seeing if any other Fulbright U.S. grantees have come from your institution, go here. (This only covers the scholar program).