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APRIL 12, 2005 EXCHANGES SUPPLEMENT
by Sherine Walton

C) WEEKLY EXCHANGES SUPPLEMENT The following articles are related to educational and cultural exchange programs. Specific topics in this supplement include USG-funded exchange programs (e.g., Fulbright scholarships, Ron Brown Fellowship, International Visitors) as well as issues relating to student visas, study abroad, and NGOs involved in exchanges. The articles are aggregated weekly by MR. GORDON DOUGLAS, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. C.1) USG–FUNDED EXCHANGE PROGRAMS (SCROLL DOWN TO SECTION C.2 FOR OTHER TOPICS) 1. IS THE UNITED STATES LESS WELCOMING OF VISITING SCHOLARS? – CAROL PEARSON (VOA, APRIL 11, 2005): Sixty years after the Fulbright program was founded, some are wondering if the United States is less welcoming of visiting scholars. After the September 11 terrorist attacks, the United States tightened its visa requirements for international students, instructors and researchers.  The tighter security and well-publicized cases of foreign professors whose visas were denied or revoked prompted some critics to ask if the United States was developing a fortress mentality. LINK 2. FULBRIGHT SCHOLARSHIPS FOR PAKISTANI STUDENTS – ANI (NETINDIA123.COM, APRIL 6, 2005): The US announced a Fulbright Scholarship Program for Pakistani students, which could send more than 100 students to America for studies in higher education every year.  US Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker also announced a relaxation and simplification of procedures for issuance of student visas in the country.  The US Agency for International Development (USAID) and Higher Education of Pakistan will jointly award scholarships to students from across the country based on merit. LINK 3. SAMFORD PROF RECEIVES FULBRIGHT APPOINTMENT TO EGYPT – (I-NEWSWIRE.COM, APRIL 6, 2005): Samford assistant professor of French Mary McCullough received an appointment to the 2005 Fulbright-Hays Seminar Abroad Program for summer study in Egypt on “Multiple Perspectives on the Middle East, the Arab and Islamic Worlds.” Dr. McCullough will focus on the history of feminism and the women’s rights movement in Egypt and how this pertains to the wearing of the Islamic veil.  McCullough plans to incorporate the research she will conduct in Egypt into her Cultural Perspectives and World Languages and Cultures courses. LINK 4. RENO CLIMATE CHANGE PROF WINS FULBRIGHT AWARD – ASSOCIATED PRESS (LOS VEGAS SUN, MARCH 29, 2005): Joseph McConnell, a scientist and professor who studies global climate change at the Desert Research Institute in Reno was given the award to collaborate with researchers in Argentina to study an ice core from the Antarctic Peninsula. McConnell, a hydrologist, has studied ice cores extracted from the polar regions of Antarctica and Greenland and specializes in alpine snow and snowmelt hydrology. As part of the grant, McConnell will give six seminars in Mendosa, Argentina on recent developments in U.S. research in developing historic environmental records. LINK 5. ENGLISH PROFESSOR NAMED FULBRIGHT DISTINGUISHED CHAIR TO TEACH IN NETHERLANDS – NEWS RELEASE (MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, MARCH 29, 2005): Patrick O’Donnell, professor of English and chairperson of the Department of English at Michigan State University, has been named one of 36 winners in the 2005-06 Fulbright Distinguished Chairs Program. He will hold the Walt Whitman Chair…... FULL TEXT
 
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