“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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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 […]
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 […]
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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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 […]
The Fulbright Commission is pleased to announce the list of the 2017-2018 U.S. Fulbright-Schuman grantees. The Fulbright-Schuman Program, administered by the Commission for Educational Exchange between the United States, Belgium and Luxembourg, is jointly financed by the U.S. State Department and the Directorate-General for Education and Culture of the European Commission. This year, there were […]
The Fulbright Commission for Educational Exchange between The United States, Belgium, and Luxembourg, administrator of the Fulbright-Schuman program, is pleased to announce the results of the 2017-2018 application cycle for the Fulbright-Schuman grant competition. The Commission received a total of 41 applications from EU citizens in the scholar category. The number of applicants in this […]
From 2 – 5 April 2017, twenty five American Fulbright grantees based across Europe and twenty five alumni of European exchange programs attended the EU-US Young Leaders Seminar in Brussels. The theme of the seminar was migration, with a focus on economic, educational and cultural aspects of integration. Participants whose research or work was related […]
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EU-NATO Seminar 2017
Earlier this week, the Fulbright Commission in Brussels welcomed nearly 50 American Fulbright grantees to 19 countries across Europe for the thirty-sixth annual Fulbright Seminar to the European Union and NATO. Seminar participants are currently Fulbright grantees to Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, […]