Grantee Stories Edition
15 Jul 2026
Supporting Library Innovation Abroad: Mega Subramaniam’s Fulbright Journey in Indonesia
From February to August 2026, Dr. Mega Subramaniam is serving as a Fulbright Scholar at Universitas Gadjah Mada in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Supported by the Fulbright Scholar Program (external link, opens in a new tab) and the American Indonesian Exchange Foundation (external link, opens in a new tab), she is engaging deeply with the library and information science (LIS) community across Indonesia and the broader Asia-Pacific region… Read More.
17 Jun 2026
Fulbright Reflections: We Came to Share Indonesia
This was our first time visiting an American elementary school. We had just come off exam week, and “enthusiastic” is one of the words you might use to describe our state of mind.. Read More.
29 May 2026
Morgan Tarpenning is a 2025 Fulbright Student Researcher at Universitas Hasanuddin, Makassar, South Sulawesi. Fulbright U.S. Student Researcher Morgan Tarpenning, a graduate from Stanford with a background in Earth Systems and global health, hosted an environmental health exhibition (pameran kesehatan lingkungan) alongside free health checks in Makassar, South Sulawesi on May 10, 2026, as a.. Read More.
20 May 2026
Bringing Global Expertise to Advance Innovative and Future-Ready Higher Education
Dr. Lisa Abendroth is a Fulbright Specialist at Universitas Islam Internasional Indonesia (UIII) in 2025. Fulbright Specialist Dr. Lisa Abendroth, Hoffman Melrose Toro Endowed Professor of Marketing Innovation at the University of St. Thomas, Minnesota, USA, and Universitas Islam Internasional Indonesia (UIII) successfully collaborated on a short-term project to help UIII translate their values into.. Read More.
20 May 2026
Hands-on Research Training Opens New Opportunities in UGM-University of Maryland Collaboration
Dr. Johanna Birnir is a Fulbright Specialist Program at Gadjah Mada University in 2025. Dr. Johanna Birnir, Professor at the University of Maryland, in collaboration with the Department of Politics and Government (PolGov), Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), successfully implemented a Fulbright Specialist project focused on strengthening quantitative research capacity.. Read More.
20 May 2026
Fulbright Specialist Project Advances Inclusive Education in Palembang
Dr. Shelley Herron is a Fulbright Specialist Program in 2025. Dr. Shelley Herron, Research Associate at the University of Colorado Boulder, and the Government of Palembang City successfully implemented a Fulbright Specialist project on strengthening inclusive education practices across multiple institutions in Palembang in April 2026. Project that was initiated by the Palembang Government Office.. Read More.
29 Jan 2026
Student Spotlight: Alif Indiralarasati, MD
What started as an ordinary morning in 2006 became a defining moment for Alif Indiralarasati. A 6.2-magnitude earthquake had struck her hometown in Indonesia. Having been born and raised in the disaster-prone country, Indiralarasati was aware of the potential for natural hazards. In coastal areas like Indonesia, large earthquakes can sometimes be followed by tsunamis.. Read More.
28 Jan 2026
Building Bridges through Empowering Healthcare Workers’ Communication Skills
Dr Nancy Muturi was a 2024 Fulbright Specialist at Politeknik Kesehatan Manokwari in West Papua, Indonesia, where she worked with nursing and midwifery programs. Dr Nancy Muturi, a professor at Kansas State University’s A.Q. Miller School of Media and Communication and the School of Nursing at Politeknik Kesehatan Manokwari, West Papua, Indonesia, recently completed a.. Read More.
12 Dec 2025
Strengthening Graduate Education through Collaborative Curriculum Review and Capacity Building
Dr. Ashley E. Nickels was a 2024 Fulbright Specialist at the Universitas Islam Internasional Indonesia (UIII), working with the Faculty of Social Sciences (FOSS). Dr. Sirojuddin Arif and Dr. Ashley Nickels discussing academic publishing at the AICIS conference, October 2025 A collaborative project to strengthen graduate education, carried out by Dr. Ashley Nickels, associate professor.. Read More.
24 Nov 2025
Rebuilding Education: Artificial Intelligence (AI) as Catalyst, Not Catastrophe
Sherri Harvey was a 2025 Fulbright Specialist at the University of Halu Oleo, Southeast Sulawesi, working with the Department of Language and Literature. When the use of AI in academic environment still invites debates, the Department of Language and Literature, Faculty of Humanities, Universitas Halu Oleo, and Sherri Harvey, lecturer at San José State University.. Read More.
