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1986 Volume 2 Visiting Fulbright Scholars and Occasional Lecturers Administration and Funding of the Fulbright Program The Fulbright Program is authorized by Public Law 87-256, the Mutual Educational and Cul­ tural Exchange Act of 1961. The purpose of the program is “to enable the government of the United States to increase mutual under­ standing between the people of the United States and the people of other countries ” The primary source of funding is an annual appro­ priation made by the Congress to the U.S. In­ formation Agency (USIA). Participating gov­ ernments and host institutions in many coun­ tries and in the United States also contribute financially through cost-sharing, as well as by indirect support such as salary supplements, tuition waivers, university housing, and other benefits. Grants are made to U.S. citizens and nation­ als of other countries for a variety of educa­ tional activities, primarily university teaching, advanced research, graduate study, and teach­ ing in elementary and secondary schools. The Board of Foreign Scholarships (BFS), composed of twelve educational and public leaders appointed by the President of the United States, formulates policy for the admin­ “International educational exchange istration of the program, establishes criteria for is the most significant current project the selection of candidates, and selects candi­ designed to continue the process of dates for awards. The U.S. Information Agency administers humanizing mankind to the point, the program with the assistance of binational we would hope, that men can learn educational commissions and foundations in to live in peace—eventually even to more than 40 countries that have executive cooperate in constructive activities agreements with the United States for con­ tinuing exchange programs, United States rather than compete in a mindless embassies in more than 80 other countries, and contest of mutual destruction . We three major cooperating agencies in the United must try to expand the boundaries of States. human wisdom, empathy and The binational commissions and foundations propose the annual country programs, which perception, and there is no way of establish the numbers and categories of grants doing that except through education.” based on requests from local institutions, re­ view applications of nominated Americans and Senator J. William Fulbright, on the occasion of arrange or confirm their academic affiliation, make travel arrangements for grantees and the 30th anniversary of the Fulbright Program their families, and provide orientation and fa- cilitative services. In a country without a com­ mission or foundation, the U.S. embassy devel­ ops the program and supervises it locally. The Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES) is a private organization that facilitates international exchange in higher ed­ ucation. Under a grant from USIA, CIES coop­ erates in the administration of the Fulbright Scholar Program. 2 1985-86 Directory—Volume II Visiting Fulbright Scholars and Occasional Lecturers Council for International Exchange of Scholars Affiliated with the American Council on Education Visiting Fulbright Scholars and Occasional Lecturers Each year over 1,000 scholars from abroad Responsibilities of Host Institutions are invited to lecture or conduct research in Institutions wishing to invite a visiting Ful­ American colleges and universities under the bright scholar should develop a comprehensive Fulbright Scholar Program. Some 900 of the plan for the visit and inform the lecturer of scholars apply for grants through Fulbright arrangements well in advance. The length of commissions or U.S. embassies in their home the lecturer’s stay at each institution countries; another 100 are invited by colleges depend upon the particular interests of the aca- and universities in the United States to lecture demic community and the facilities available, in their specific fields under the Scholar-in- but the period should be sufficient to provide Residence Program. an opportunity for the visitor to become To acquaint the American academic commu­ acquainted with the educational program and nity with these visiting scholars and their fields the academic life of the host institution. A pro­ of specialization, the Council for International gram of two to three days’ duration is sug­ Exchange of Scholars (CIES), which cooperates gested, or a longer period if visits to several with the United States Information Agency in member institutions of a consortium are administering the Fulbright Scholar Program, planned. annually publishes the two-volume Directory of Visiting Fulbright Scholars and Occasional Host institutions are asked to provide local Lecturers. transportation, accommodations, and meals for the lecturers. If possible, an honorarium should In October of each year CIES publishes vol­ be considered. The lecturer should also be ume I of the directory; volume II is published advised in advance what the host institution later in the academic year. Topics on which will provide and what he/she is expected to scholars are prepared to lecture are listed, as pay. Anticipated expenses, such as round-trip are the American universities with which the travel, local transportation, accommodations, visiting scholars are affiliated. In addition to meals, etc., should be itemized with the respon­ the listing by discipline, the directory has three sibility for payment indicated. indices in which the scholars are listed alpha­ betically, by home country, and by host state. Suggested activities for the visiting The directory assists institutions that wish to participate in the Occasional Lecturer Pro­ lecturer are: gram. • An initial general assembly or convocation where the lecturer can be presented to stu­ dents and faculty; • Lectures in classrooms where the lecturer can The Occasional Lecturer Program make a contribution to the discipline; Colleges and universities are encouraged to • Faculty meetings where there can be an contact visiting scholars directly, but visits may exchange of ideas on higher education; also be arranged through the CIES Occasional Lecturer Program. Through this program • Informal coffees or teas with students and/or CIES assists prospective institutions in selecting faculty; appropriate lecturers by providing copies of • Invitations to dinner in student living application papers of grantees. Particular groups; attention is given to the needs of institutions • Home hospitality provided by the faculty; with little opportunity for international lectur­ • Meetings with community organizations or ers. Limited funds are also available from CIES church groups that have a special interest in to assist in meeting travel expenses. international relations. For additional information on the Fulbright Scholar Program, write Council for International Exchange of Scholars, Eleven Dupont Circle, Washington, DC 20036-1257, or call 202/939-5401. 4 Visiting Scholars by Academic Field 5 1985-86 Directory of Visiting Scholars American History Horn, James Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced Senior Lecturer, History, Brighton Polytechnic, International Studies, Washington, DC 20036; Brighton, United Kingdom 07/85-07/86 Research in Transfer of English Lifestyle to c/o Professor Robert Lystad Colonial Chesapeake • The Meaning of American Isolationism Institute of Early American History and Culture, • The American Jewish Intellectual Williamsburg, VA 23187; 08/85-08/86 • Franklin D. Roosevelt c/o Dr. Thad Tate • Woodrow Wilson • The Transfer of English Culture to 17th Century • America and France During the World War II America • The Historical Background of the Peace Movement • English Emigration to Colonial America in Britain and the United States • The Development of Chesapeake Society to the 17th Century, with Particular Reference to Kombila, Charlotte Local Communities Instructor, African History, Omar Bongo University, Libreville, Gabon Research in the Black American Woman in the Hurstfield, Julian Contemporary Afro-American and International Lecturer, History, University of Kent, Community Canterbury, United Kingdom Spelman College, Women's Research and Resource Research in American Isolationism During the Two Center, Atlanta, GA 30314; 10/85-06/86 World Wars c/o Dr. Beverly Sheftall American Literature Aithal, S. Krishnamoorthy Cornell University, Department of English, Professor, English, Indian Institute of Ithaca, NY 14853; 08/85-08/86 Technology, Kanpur, India c/o Professor D. Mermin Lecturing in the Humanities Department New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Department of Humanities, Socorro, NM 87801; Laurent, Camille 08/85-07/86 Lecturer, American Studies, University of Nice, c/o Dr. Lawrence H. Lattman Nice, France Research in Jazz as Form, Aesthetic, and Myth in Borchers, Hans U.S. Literature Tenured Lecturer, English, Tubingen University, Visits to various U.S. institutions; 06/86-09/86 Tubingen, Germany c/o Emily Snyder, CIES Lecturing in Jewish American Writing Research in Media Studies: U.S. Soap Opera Schulz, Franz University of Oregon, Department of English, Lecturer, English, Johannes Gutenberg University, Eugene, OR 97403-1202; 03/86-09/86 Mainz, Germany c/o Professor Thelma N. Greenfield Lecturing in Contemporary American Literature Research in Contemporary and Colonial American Hontanx, Josette Literature Assistant Professor, American History, University San Francisco State University, School of of Provence, Provence, France Humanities, San Francisco, CA 94132; Lecturing in American Literature 07/85-08/86
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