Fulbright Forward – A Diversity Podcast

The Fulbright Diversity Podcast Eps 15

In this episode, Sandra Eder (Berkeley University), Daniela Jauk (University of Akron), Simone Poetscher (OSTA), and Susanne Hamscha (Regional Diversity Coordinator EUR) talk about gender equality and higher education in the US and Austria. Sandra and Daniela share how gender, class, and age factored into their career decisions, while Simone speaks from her rich experience of working with researchers and scientists… Read More.

The Fulbright Diversity Podcast Eps 14

The Black Lives Matter movement, while initiated in response to the state of racial relations in the United States, has reverberated in societies around the world. With the growing awareness of the global relevance of the movement, the call to address the historical roots and realities of contemporary violence and discrimination has also been taken.. Read More.

The Fulbright Diversity Podcast Eps 13

Hera Jay Brown, a Fulbright-Schuman alum, and Susanne Hamscha, EUR Regional Diversity Coordinator, discuss the European Union’s position on migration in this episode. What is the human cost of “fortress Europe,” as the EU’s response to migration is sometimes referred to? Why does it matter how we talk about migration and people who migrate? And.. Read More.

The Fulbright Diversity Podcast Eps 12

In this episode of Fulbright Forward, Fulbright alumna of the U.S. Student Program to Jamaica, Abigail Ramsay, helps us explore the power of theater and storytelling in ways that go beyond entertainment. Through a rich sharing of her experiences in Jamaica and beyond, Abigail shares how theater and storytelling can be and perhaps should be.. Read More.