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Apr 14

As the World Became Smaller, My Heart Became Fuller: My Fulbright Story

Fulbright made the world feel smaller, yet my heart has never felt fuller. What began as an academic opportunity soon became a journey of…

Man wearing a t-shirt and leaning with his back against a railway. Water and the New York skyline is behind him. It is daylight.

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Jan 29

Putting in the Effort: Making Friends and Expanding My Network as a Fulbrighter

Coming to Michigan State University (MSU) for my Master of Arts in Advertising and Public Relations has been a big transition, but one that…

Yasmine standing up next to a lamp holding a book.

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Dec 30, 2025

Building a Clearer Path from Campus Ideas to Real-World Application

As a Fulbright participant pursuing a Master of Business Administration at the David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah…

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Dec 23, 2025

Unlocking the Brain’s Energy Crisis: My Journey Studying Alzheimer’s Disease

Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most devastating health challenges of our time. It slowly robs people of their memory, independence, and…

Khloud wearing a white lab coat and a pink scarf and working with scientific tools in a lab.

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Dec 10, 2025

International Connections: Fulbright Alumnus’s Research on Virtual Cultural Exchange Wins “Top…

My name is Ramzi and I am a 2007 Fulbright scholar from the West Bank. I am a faculty member for the Department of English at Bethlehem…

A man in a suit standing and facing the camera in front of a booth outside a convention.

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Nov 4, 2025

A Year in the Fulbright Life: Shaimaa’s Story

A Year in the Fulbright Life, a FulbrightMENA blog series, showcases a handful ofFulbright Foreign Students as they navigate one program…

Shaimaa in the airport and on a train with her friend.

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Sep 9, 2025

A Year in the Fulbright Life: Wafa’s Story

A Year in the Fulbright Life showcases selected Fulbright MENA participants’ program year, month by month, in the United States.

A Year in the Fulbright Life: Wafa’s Story

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Sep 9, 2025

A Year in the Fulbright Life: Sally’s Story

A Year in the Fulbright Life showcases selected Fulbright MENA participants’ program year, month by month, in the United States.

A Year in the Fulbright Life: Sally’s Story

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Aug 5, 2025

A Fulbrighter’s Impact: Sharing My Passion for Microbial Ecology on the Global Stage

Being a Fulbrighter is more than just an academic achievement; it is a lifelong commitment to fostering mutual understanding…

Alsayed at a sports stadium with friends.

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Aug 4, 2025

From Kurdistan to Boston: My Journey to Explore the Future of Materials

My name is Ahmed, and I am a lecturer at Koya University/ Kurdistan Region of Iraq. I hold a PhD in materials engineering and am working on…

Ahmed wearing a black suit and standing in front of a podium.

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Fulbright Foreign Student Program in MENA blog. Sponsored by U.S. Dept of State. https://www.amideast.org/our-work/find-a-scholarship/graduate-study/fulbright

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