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3 A Word from the Executive Director
Dear Alumni,
A WORD FROM THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
3 Note from the Alumni Coordinator
4 Social Commitment in Action
7 A Breath of Fresh Air
Happy Holidays from the Fulbright Commission!
As we wrap up this eventful and interesting year, we look toward our sixtieth anniversary year with
fresh focus on our new campaign, Migrating Knowledge: The Fulbright Network on Both Sides of
the Atlantic.
Our commission priority remains to aid the exchange of knowledge by contributing to the development
of professional and academic ties between Israel and the United States. Your Fulbright years are
behind you, but the knowledge you brought back with you cannot be quantified or restricted by time
or place. Stay connected—we aim to engage alumni in our events more than ever before.
10 Duly Noted
18 Facetime
Best wishes,
Anat
alapidot@fulbright.org.il
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22 From the Lab: Innovations and Discoveries
24 Humphrey Fellows Corner
26 Alumni Impact
28 Spotlight on an American Fulbrighter
30 One for the Books
34 Fulbright Awards
38 2015 American Fulbright Fellows
Dear Fulbright Alumni,
NOTE FROM THE
ALUMNI COORDINATOR
A new season has begun. We now have a Fulbright Alumni Association of Israel (FAAI), including
a Haifa-Northern Branch, a new website, social media platforms, and a reactivated Friends of
Fulbright Association. On the horizon are more regional chapters, university-based Fulbright hubs,
and a pilot mentoring program— all of which are under way. We are also organizing a network for
our Hubert H. Humphrey (HHH) and other non-academia-based alumni professionals. In 2016 we
will also celebrate USIEF’s 60th anniversary.
In short this coming year is an exciting, dynamic time to connect with fellow alumni and reach out
through FAAI activities and events. Your participation is vital to our alumni community—I hope you
will join us!
Sincerely,
Deborah
dkaufman@fulbright.org.il