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Fearless Fulbrights: Dr. Olga Gresko
Dr. Olga Gresko shares her experience as a Ukrainian Fulbright scholar at UMD, collaborating with the Philip Merrill School of Journalism.
Former UMD Exchange Student Returns to Champion International Student Inclusion
Rebeca Moreno, ISSS Assistant Director of Engagement & Inclusion, first came to UMD as an exchange student. Now, she’s drawing from her own experiences and professional background to support international students at her alma mater.
Six New Global Public Health Classrooms Courses to Launch Through 2026
Global Learning Initiatives, the Global Health Initiative and the School of Public Health's DEIAB team announce recipients of $10K grant to develop and implement new virtual global exchange through 2026.
Fearless Fulbrights: Dr. Kamal Khan
Visiting Fulbright scholar Dr. Kamal Khan shares his work as a distinguished Teaching English as a Second Language Scholar (TESOL), currently focusing on the English language within educational policy in multilingual Pakistan.
Fearless Fulbrights: Thabang Msimango
Meet PhD Candidate Thabang Msimango, visiting Fulbright scholar from South Africa. Msimango’s work in microbial risk assessment allows her to identify food safety hazards, and the risks they pose to human health in support of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
Fearless Fulbrights: Dr. Valerie Orlando
How many faculty do you know who’ve been on not one, not two, but three Fulbrights? For French professor Valerie K. Orlando, the world is her classroom. From the souks of Marrakech to the traboules of Lyon, her time spent in Morocco, Tunisia, and France have been foundational to her work in the humanities—and she’s not done yet. As a humanities scholar with a focus on Africa and the Caribbean, her international experiences are foundational to her explorations of literature, film, and women’s studies in these regions.
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