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FEBRUARY 17, 2005 EXCHANGES SUPPLEMENT
by Sherine Walton

WEEKLY EXCHANGES SUPPLEMENT (A weekly supplement to John Brown’s Public Diplomacy Press Review.) 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 MS. JENNIFER BRIGHAM, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. A) USG–FUNDED EXCHANGE PROGRAMS (SCROLL DOWN TO SECTION B FOR OTHER TOPICS) 1.  SCHOOL GETS URUGUAYAN ACCENT - JEFF GILL (Gainesville Times, GA - Feb 11, 2005): Silvana Blanco talked about winter weather in July, traveling by motorbike and rugby with fifth-graders at Fair Street Elementary School. It was the sort of connection between cultures that is central to the U.S. Department of State’s Fulbright Teacher and Administrator Exchange Special Initiative Program. Fair Street is one of 11 schools around the country pairing up with Uruguay in the program. After the U.S. visits are completed, Uruguay will invite 22-25 American educators to its country for a July visit, Principal Merrianne Dyer said. LINK 2.  WORLD’S FIRST SERVICE ORGANIZATION REACHES CENTENNIAL BIRTHDAY; ROTARY CELEBRATES WITH PBS DOCUMENTARY IN BIRTHPLACE OF CHICAGO (PR Newswire (press release) - Feb 16, 2005):CHICAGO—Chicago’s Rotary One, the world’s first service organization and the founding club of Rotary International, with its 1.2 million members in 166 countries, will celebrate its centennial with a documentary produced by filmmaker Rick Roberts to air Thursday, February 24, 2005 at 7PM on WYCC-Channel 20 in Chicago.  It will air nationally in the near future. The actual anniversary, Wednesday, February 23, will be recognized with a black-tie ball at the Chicago Hilton & Towers that honors Harriet M. Fulbright, Ambassador of the Fulbright Scholarships. Roberts says, “The documentary explores Rotary’s simple beginnings in 1905 when four businessmen led by attorney Paul Harris purchased a horse for a physician to make house calls to the poor to an international organization attempting to wipe out polio in the third world.” LINK 3.  ALLEN WEINSTEIN BECOMES NINTH ARCHIVIST OF THE UNITED STATES (U.S. Newswire (press release), DC - Feb 16, 2005): WASHINGTON—Dr. Allen Weinstein, a noted scholar and professor of history and a recognized leader in global democracy issues, was sworn in as the ninth Archivist of the United States… At the swearing-in ceremony, Dr. Weinstein said, “…Under National Archivists during both Republican and Democratic presidencies, the tradition of non-political and highest professional attention to the work involved has been the norm. It will continue to be so on my watch, as will an effort to deepen the interaction with Congress and with other government agencies…” (Dr. Weinstein has held two Senior Fulbright Lectureships, served as a Fellow of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and the American Council of Learned Societies, and was a Commonwealth Fund Lecturer at the University of London, among other awards and fellowships.) LINK 4.  PANEL ENCOURAGES STUDENTS TO PURSUE FULBRIGHT SCHOLARSHIP - VENUGOPALAN ANANTHARAMAKUMAR (Daily O’Collegian, OK - Feb…... FULL TEXT
 
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