Fulbright France Mid-Year Meeting with the American Grantees (06-07/02)
The Franco-American Commission organized a 2-day seminar in Paris for the American grantees.
Our American grantees currently in France were able to meet, present their research and receive practical advice from our Fulbright France team.
The US grantees also had the opportunity to attend conferences by specialists and a concert by Fulbrighters and other artists guests.
On the agenda:
- Speeches of Mr. Michael Turner, Cultural Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in France & Mrs. Audrène Eloit, Department manager at the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs
- Breakout discussions
- Conference "Revitalizing Louisiana’s Heritage Cultures Through Research and International Cooperation" by Rudy Bazenet, Co-founder and President of Nous Foundation
- Fulbright ETA (English Teaching Assistants) Panel Discussion
- Moderator: Erin Fennessy
- Panelists: Makee Anderson, Emma Schroeder, Nic Tamayo
- Conference on the Franco-American Scientific Diplomacy by Pascal Griset, Professor of History, Sorbonne Université (Fulbright 1985)
- Talk "Le Paris Noir : Swing de la Rive Droite" by Kévi Donat, Tour Guide, Speaker, and Podcaster
- Panel discussion with Fulbrighters working on immigration / migration / diaspora moderated by Molly Dondero, Fulbright-IMERA Chair in Migration Studies
Panelists:
- Victoria Dey, Fulbright-ENS Paris-Saclay Doctoral Student
- Clara Hu, Fulbright Advanced Student
- Jessica Marglin, Fulbright Research Scholar
- Semilore Sobande, Fulbright Doctoral Student
- J Wolny, Fulbright Doctoral Student
- Concert with Fulbright-Harriet Hale Woolley grantees Jonathan Bass, Natalie Darst Xia, & Dayton Hare, and Fulbright alumnus Samuel Gaskin
We want to thank the U.S. Embassy in France for hosting this event in the Talleyrand Hotel, the panelists that we invited, and most importantly, a big thank you to our US Fulbright France 2024/2025 grantees for their participation in this exceptional seminar!
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