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2017 Americans in the EU

Exploring Interdisciplinarity in Ireland

“Interdisciplinary” is a word that was consistently used to promote, describe, influence, and guide the doctoral program at Marywood University, Scranton, PA. Until I had completed the first few semesters toward my degree, I didn’t fully appreciate the interdisciplinary approach or the benefits of its purpose. Today, I not only understand the rationale behind the […]

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2017

Opening of the 2018-2019 Fulbright-Schuman Application Cycle

Brussels, September 15, 2017 European students and scholars can apply between September 15, 2017 and December 1, 2017, for the prestigious Fulbright-Schuman award to study or conduct research in the United States on transatlantic relations. The Fulbright-Schuman grant is a 3 to 9 month award that enables European students and academics of all EU Member […]

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2016-17 Europeans in the USA

My Schuman-Fulbright research experience at George Mason University, Northern Virginia

In January 2017, I came to the Washington DC area to investigate the representation of Islam and Muslims in higher education, Islam on campus for short. George Mason University (GMU) was my case study for my Fulbright-Schuman research project. The rationale for choosing GMU was because the university is one of the most ethnically diverse […]

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2016-17 Americans in the EU

A Brief Reflection on my Fulbright-Schuman Experience

My Fulbright-Schuman research project examines the labor market integration of refugees in select EU Member States. Broadly, my study looks at how private enterprise works with government agencies in facilitating refugees’ job readiness and labor market integration, whether through the direct hiring of refugees or through policy development (e.g., through influencing the development of vocational […]

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2017

Fulbright-Schuman Grantees Promote “Study in Europe” at one of the World’s Largest International Education Events – 2017 NAFSA ANNUAL CONFERENCE

U.S. Fulbright-Schuman grantees Eleanor Woodhouse and Maria Fanou participated in NAFSA’s 2017 Conference and Expo as members of the European Commission’s team (with the Directorate General for Education and Culture) for the promotion of the “Study in Europe” programme. NAFSA (the Association of International Educators) is the world’s largest association dedicated to international education and […]

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2016-17 Americans in the EU

One Less Stranger

Before Fulbright, I avoided long conversations with strangers. I made this choice most consciously on airplanes. After taking my seat, a slight dread often filled me that I a stranger would feel the need to share their thoughts on something like the taste difference between red and white quinoa. I would imagine this hyperbolic scenario […]

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2016-17 Americans in the EU

Looking Back at my Fulbright-Schuman Grant

As my Fulbright comes to an end, I look back at the past nine months of my life abroad with mixed feelings of nostalgia, astonishment and pride at what I have accomplished. My photos and memories of living in Toulouse, traveling to Germany, Spain and Belgium, driving through the Lower Pyrenees, and consuming more than […]

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2017 EU-US Young Leaders Seminar

Fulbright EU-US Seminar for Young Leaders

It is strange, indeed, to be an American abroad during this particular political moment. I am a citizen concerned with the direction of the country under the new president, but at times I feel far-removed. Each morning, The New York Times seems to bring further reasons to be discouraged, yet it is impossible for me […]

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2017 Americans in the EU

State of the European Union

The scene outside in the spring Tuscan sun was pure Brussels: black limousines, heavy security, expensive black suits. Inside, in the Salone dei Cinquecento of Florence’s Palazzo Vecchio, it was pure Italian Renaissance: a glorious ceiling of 39 panels painted by Giorgio Vasari, statues by Michelangelo and Bandinelli, and banks of flowers. But the message […]

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2016-17 Europeans in the USA

From Oxford to New York and Back

In 2016 I was awarded one of the Fulbright-Schuman pre-doctoral fellowships in order to conduct research at Columbia University in the city of New York. Hosted by Professor Tim Frye, at the Political Science Department I researched how economic sanctions affect politics in targeted countries. The time I spent at Columbia was tremendously enriching and […]