Grantee Stories Edition

29 May 2026

Raising Awareness in New Technologies for Waste Management to Combat Mosquito-borne Disease in Tallo, Makassar

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.

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.

Seventeen New Fulbright English Teaching Assistants Begin Their Journey in Indonesia

We are pleased to announce that seventeen new Fulbright English Teaching Assistants (ETAs) from the United States arrived in Indonesia on September 15, 2025, marking the beginning of their transformative journey. Each year, the ETAs’ arrival marks a special moment for AMINEF, furthering our ongoing mission of promoting cross-cultural exchange and mutual understanding. In this.. Read More.

09 Oct 2025

Breaking Barriers in the Classroom: Empowering Educators through Assistive Technology

Molly Kimmel is a Fulbright Specialist at Universitas Jember, East Java. Molly Kimmel recently completed a two-week Fulbright Specialist Project in Jember, East Java, in collaboration with Universitas Jember. The project was carried out from September 15 through 24, 2025. As director of the Rural Institute for Inclusive Communities at the University of Montana and.. Read More.

06 Oct 2025

From Classroom and Mentorship to Publication: Local – International Connection Strengthens Academic Writing and Knowledge in Media Studies and Linguistics Studies

Dr. Theresa Catalano was a 2025 Fulbright Specialist at Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Bandung, West Java. Guest Lecture for Introduction to Critical Media Studies Dr. Theresa Catalano, Professor of Second Language Education/Applied Linguistics at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, and Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia (UPI), had successfully completed a collaboration on Media and Linguistics Studies from September.. Read More.

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