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Reading Connects Communities in the U.S. and Macedonia

Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Jennifer Birdsall (in red) and U.S. Ambassador to Macedonia Paul Wholers watch at the American Corner in Tetovo as children collect books donated by communities in Nebraska.

Images from Fulbright English Teaching Assistant (ETA), Jennifer Birdsall, during her time in Macedonia.

Reading Connects Communities in the U.S. and Macedonia

As a Fulbrighter Jennifer lived in Macedonia from September 2011 to July 2012-- helping to teach English and American culture in a number of classes at South East European University in Tetovo, as well as developing two of her own courses. In her spare time, Jennifer started an English club, in partnership with Read Across America, at the American Corner in Tetovo for young Macedonians.

Ice Skating Success Story with Sports Envoy Evan Lysacek

Sports Envoy and Olympic Ice Skater Evan Lysacek leads a clinic on ice in Belarus.

Olympic gold medalist figure skater Evan Lysacek traveled to Sweden and Belarus as a Sports Envoy.

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.

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.

Brian Rutenberg - Fulbright Student to Ireland, 1997

Video still of Brian Rutenberg painting from the video, Brian Rutenberg - Fulbright Student to Ireland, 1997

Artist Brian Rutenberg brings us into his studio to discuss the evolution of his art, the Fulbright he received to Ireland, and what he is doing now.

In the Year of the Olympics, Sam Perkins and Swin Cash Travel to London

Swin Cash shares her skills through drills with a young player from England.

Partnering with the NBA and WNBA and working with the U.S. Embassy in London, U.S. State Department Envoys Sam Perkins and “Swin” Cash traveled to the United Kingdom for the 2012 Olympics.

President Obama and a Critical Language Student, Lesley Dudden

President Barack Obama and CLS Participant Lesley Dudden discuss her CLS program experience.

At the G8/G20 Summit in Canada, CLS alumna, Lesley Dudden had the opportunity to tell President Obama about her CLS experience.

Critical Language Enhancement Award

The Critical Language Enhancement Award (CLEA) is a feature of the U.S. Student Fulbright Program, which provides an opportunity for some Fulbright U.S. Student grantees to receive typically from three to six months of intensive language study as an enhancement to their Fulbright grants.

Fulbright International Education Administrators Program

The International Education Administrators (IEA) seminars program helps international education professionals and senior higher education officials from the United States create empowering connections with the societal, cultural and higher education systems of other countries.

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