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Fulbright Bulgaria Turns 25 Issue 85 Spring 2018 NEWSLETTER Bulgarian-American Commission for Educational Exchange Fulbright Bulgaria Turns 25 Museums as Social and Educational Spaces “Empathy Is Something Every Child Should Learn” Harmonica Diplomacy The Fulbright Bulgaria Newsletter is a biannual magazine published by the Bulgarian-American Commission for Educational Exchange (Fulbright) in print and electronically. Opinions expressed by the authors are their own and do not necessarily represent those of the Bulgarian-American Commission for Educational Exchange. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the material in this publication, the Bulgarian-American Commission for Educational Exchange does not accept liability for any errors or omissions. BULGARIAN-AMERICAN COMMISSION FULBRIGHT BULGARIA STAFF FOR EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Angela Rodel Executive Director Krassimir Valchev US MEMBERS: [email protected] Minister of Education and Science Matthew Hagengruber Honorary Co-Chairperson Attaché for Educational Anastassia Miteva and Cultural Affairs Financial Officer Eric Rubin US Embassy [email protected] US Ambassador to Bulgaria Honorary Co-Chairperson Thomas Higgins Tanya Petrova CEO Accountant/Cashier BULGARIAN MEMBERS: Yatoto [email protected] Dr. Ivan Dimov Sarah Perrine Maria Kostova Deputy Minister of Education Executive Director Program Officer, Bulgarian Grantees Trust for Social Achievement [email protected] Georg Georgiev Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Brian Stimmler Iliana Dimitrova Counselor for Public Affairs Program Officer, ETA Program Maria Metodieva US Embassy [email protected] Family Economic Success Officer Trust for Social Achievement, Sofia Jeffery Warner Rada Kaneva Head of Teacher Support Program Officer, U.S. Grantees Dr. Julia Stefanova Teach for Bulgaria [email protected] Former Executive Director of the Bulgarian Fulbright Commission Snejana Teneva Educational Advisor Dr. Tzvetomir Todorov [email protected] Managing Director Bulgarian American Management Company Lyra Konstantinova Administrative Secretary [email protected] Cover photo: Fulbrighters planting saplings at the Commission’s second annual Volunteer Day Fulbright Bulgaria thanks its sponsors for their support: FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CONTENTS Happy 25th Anniversary to Fulbright Bulgaria! It has been a long and exhilarating ride, which I am proud to have been part of since 1996, way back when I was a researcher at Sofia University studying Bulgarian language and folk music. Julia Stefanova and her handful of staff had just a few years earlier laid the foundations of a CELEBRATING A MILESTONE program that has now grown into a vibrant 02 Fulbright Bulgaria Turns 25 community of more than 1300 Bulgarian and American scholars, students, professionals, civil society representatives, lawyers, 100 DAYS AND COUNTING… artists, business people, writers, judges, and educators. We owe 04 Mid-Term Meeting for US Grantees an enormous debt of gratitude to Dr. Julia Stefanova for piloting Fulbright Bulgaria through the first 23 years of its existence! Museums as Social and 06 Educational Spaces What is in store for Fulbright Bulgaria in the future? Educational exchange is and will remain the core of the Fulbright program, From Refugee Policy since as Senator Fulbright himself put it: “Educational exchange 07 to Belgian Waffles: can turn nations into people, contributing as no other form of communication can to the humanizing of international relations.” However, at Fulbright Bulgaria we have expanded our view of how and where educational and cultural exchange happens and will continue cultivating new programs and partnerships to reflect this. We recognize that we can be inclusive while still being committed to excellence, thus we are actively seeking geographic, socio-economic, ethnic and gender diversity in both the US and Bulgaria, to make FOCUS ON US GRANTEE sure we are tapping the true potential of both of these complex Emily Paxson countries. We are also forging new institutional partnerships and 08 expanding our media presence and outreach efforts, so as to FOCUS ON BG GRANTEE encourage candidates who may never have imagined themselves as 10 Blagovest Blagoev “Fulbrighters” to join our community. To achieve these lofty ambitions, we need the support of all of our EU-US SEMINAR alumni and partners – I look forward to working with you all in the 16 for Young Leaders new quarter-century to come! FOCUS ON US ALUMINI Best, 18 Michael Musial Angela PARTNER IN FOCUS: Yane Sandanski 20 Science and Mathematics School Bulgarian-American Commission for Educational Exchange FULBRIGHT ALUMNI VISITING HOURS: 22 ACHIEVEMENTS Monday – Friday, 02:00 – 04:00 p.m. 12 Vitosha Blvd, 5th floor, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria FULBRIGHT FICTION Tel: +359 2 981 85 67 I Fax: +359 2 988 45 17 Priscilla Howe [email protected] I www.fulbright.bg 24 Participants in the academic conference marking the Commission’s 25th anniversary Celebrating a Milestone: The Bulgarian-American Fulbright Commission Turns Twenty-Five by Maria Kostova and Iliana Dimitrova If you Google “Turning 25,” you’ll find dozens of articles over the past 25 years, and also about this milestone birthday. Twenty-five, they say, is the focused on her vision for a future of further expansion of Commission time to take stock of youthful lessons learned and to set the programs, projects, partnerships course for the peak productive years ahead. and outreach. On behalf of the commission, Angela Rodel presented former ED Dr. Julia Stefanova with On April 13, 2018, the Bulgarian- create an interdisciplinary venue for a statue in the shape of a bird, as a American Fulbright Commission reflection, discussion and discovery. token of appreciation for two decades did just this at its 25th anniversary of work, which allowed Fulbright to celebration, reflecting on the In the evening after the Conference, “take flight” in Bulgaria. achievements of the past, while also Bulgarian and American Fulbright proposing a vision for the future of alumni, representatives of partner The evening program continued with Fulbright in Bulgaria. organizations, official guests and a video reel, musical performances friends were invited to an evening and brief presentations by Fulbright The day began with an academic program and a cocktail reception alumni Eric Halsey, Agatha Manolova conference “The Shape of Thing to hosted by Bulgarian Fulbright and Stoyan Kiryazov. Winners of the Come: the Post-Human World in alumna, actress and TV producer Fulbright Photo and Story Contests, the Post-Truth Era,” which focused Iskra Angelova. H.E. Eric Rubin, US which had taken place online, on universal topics of humanity and Ambassador to Bulgaria, addressed received their prizes. Guests were truth in relation to future changes the audience, followed by Dr. Ivan also treated by some original music in the scientific, social, cultural Dimov, Deputy Minister of Education, by Fulbright student Kate Conklin, as and economic spheres. Uniting the who congratulated the Commission well as vocal performances by Angela knowledge and expertise of leading on the occasion. In her welcoming Rodel, Molly O’Keefe and Helena Bulgarian intellectuals, including speech, Commission ED Angela Rodel Tatgenhorst (Bulgarian folklore), and both Fulbright program participants outlined the many achievements of by Fulbright alumna Lilly Drumeva and partners, the event sought to the Bulgarian Fulbright Commission (bluegrass). 2 COMMISSION NEWS SPRING 2018 Fulbright Bulgaria would like to thank all of its alumni, partners and sponsors for their support over the past quarter- century. We look forward to working together in the decades to come! US Ambassador Eric Rubin, ED Angela Rodel and Deputy Minister of Education Ivan Dimov Dr. Julia Stefanova with her statue Fulbright alumna Lilly Drumeva singing American country music Nearly 200 Fulbright grantees, alumni, partners, supporters and friends joined the celebration 3 The Fulbright Choir made its debut with two Bulgarian folk songs at the holiday talent show 100 Days and Counting… The AY2017-18 Mid-Term Meeting for US Grantees By Iliana Dimitrova On December 15, 2017, the Fulbright Commission held its The conference began with short annual “One Hundred Days in Bulgaria” midterm conference project presentations by the current Fulbright researchers, working in for American Fulbright grantees. Participants were greeted diverse fields such as archeology, by Commission’s Executive Director Angela Rodel; Natalia creative writing, political science, Miteva, Director, Programs for Education at the “America history and international relations. for Bulgaria” Foundation; and Scott Righetti, Academic The audience then enjoyed an hour of creative short video presentations by Exchange Specialist, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Fulbright English Teaching Assistants. Affairs at the U.S. Department of State. The conference continued with a short Q& A session led by Terry Cobble, Regional Security Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Sofia, who addressed the current political situation and issues of safety and security. After lunch, conference participants met with Katherine Scodova, Regional Educational Advising Coordinator (REAC) for Europe and Eurasia with EducationUSA, who also made a presentation and talked to grantees about different ways to get involved and promote American education abroad. After a feedback session with Fulbright English Teaching Assistants celebrating a successful first half of the school
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