Executive Director Maria Balinska, will be leaving the Commission at the end of October. On November 1 Rowena Boddington, our current Director of Advising, will be stepping up as Interim Executive Director.

A year as a Fulbright Visiting Scholar at Elon University offered lessons far beyond academia. Cennydd Bowles reflects on the challenges, surprises, and growth that come from living and learning in a new community.

Through research, service, and cultural exchange in the UK, Michael Yang discovered how nutrition can bridge science and community impact.

Now in its third cycle, the GCTA program continues to advance innovative and inclusive models of international collaboration.

On June 11, eleven of the twelve members of the US-based Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board resigned. This resignation does not directly affect the operations of the US-UK Fulbright Commission.

We are pleased to introduce the participants in this year’s UK Summer Institute programme. The UK Summer Institute programme for US undergraduates has been offered through partnerships with a variety of top-ranked UK universities since 2010. 

US Marine Corps Iraq War Veteran Roman Baca bridges the gap between the worlds of dance and military service. After serving as a Marine in Iraq, Baca co-founded Exit12 Dance Company initially to spark his own healing and understanding of his experiences.

Following last year’s elections, the new US-UK Fulbright Commission’s Alumni Council (AC) is confirmed. In a nutshell, we have found new talent from amongst our Fulbright community to advance the revitalisation of the Council and our brilliant community of Fulbrighters.

This year, we’re launching a series (alongside associated professional networks) to celebrate the Fulbrighters amongst us that are evolving, changing, challenging or positively disrupting every facet of our societies, cultures, technologies and economies.