I have a Fulbright student from Norway scheduled to come in August ... Has already made all of her plans for her stay, and now we are no longer sure what will happen. Heartbreaking, and severely damaging and wasteful for US science.
@standupforscience.net11 of 12 Fulbright board members resign in protest over Trump-era meddling. Hundreds of awardees canceled; 1,200 foreign scholars face extra review.
A pillar of U.S. academic diplomacy is under threat.
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Members of the Fulbright scholarship board resign, accusing Trump of meddling
Nearly all the members of a board overseeing the prestigious Fulbright scholarships on Wednesday resigned in protest of what they call the Trump administration’s meddling with the selection of award recipients, according to a statement they issued.
