Annual Report 2020 - 2021 Foundation for Educational Exchange Between Canada and the United States of America
Contents Message from the Board Chair and the Chief Executive Officer
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Board of Directors
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Our Partners
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The Fulbright Program
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Fulbright in Numbers
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Fulbright Canada post-COVID Challenge
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Honouring Nations Canada
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2020-2021 American Fulbright Award Recipients
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2020-2021 Canadian Fulbright Award Recipients
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Fulbright Distinguished Awards and Specialists
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Fulbright Arctic Initiative
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The Killam Fellowships Program
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Fulbright Canada-MITACS Globalink Internships
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Youth Initiatives
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Fulbright Canada Alumni
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EducationUSA
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Diversity and Inclusion Statement
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Audit Statement
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2019-2020 Highlights
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Fulbright Canada Secretariat
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Cover: Dr. Prosanta Chakrabarty, Fulbright Scholar, 2020-2021 Photo by Ryan Lash (TED)
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CAROLINE DOENMEZ, 2020-2021 FULBRIGHT STUDENT
Message From the Board Chair As the Fulbright Canada Board Chair, it is my privilege to formally acknowledge and congratulate the students and scholars who successfully competed for a prestigious Fulbright Canada award in 2020-2021. Their drive, ambition, and vision – not to mention their incredible accomplishments – are genuinely impressive, especially under the circumstances. Fulbright Canada grantees represent the best and brightest in our two countries. We need to engage them more than ever. Given the global health emergency, several extraordinary individuals who won Fulbright grants had to defer or decline their awards through no fault of their own. I am confident, though, that their paths will lead to remarkable accomplishments.
Daniel McCarthy I would like to take this opportunity to recognize and Board Chair thank my colleagues on the Fulbright Canada Board of Directors for their unwavering support for the program and their commitment to our mission. The board is a talented, diverse, and dedicated group of individuals from government, the university community, and the private sector whose leadership is a testament to our collective willingness to invest in the future and our ability to navigate even the most challenging circumstances. I would like to thank our many partners, especially the two governments. Their commitment to the program speaks to their belief in the next generation. Moreover, their added support and ongoing flexibility allowed us to focus not just on the professional side of the program but on the health, welfare, and safety of our entire community. Moreover, they worked with us to find ways to engage underrepresented populations and support the principles of equity, diversity, inclusion, and access. It is my pleasure to serve as the Fulbright Canada Board Chair. I enjoy working with this group of exceptional educators, business professionals, and senior government officials. We are proud to support the work of the outstanding Fulbright Canada management team under the leadership of Dr. Michael Hawes.
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Message From the CEO This year marked the 75th anniversary of the global Fulbright program and the 30th anniversary of Fulbright Canada. I invite you to take a few minutes to look at this report and learn more about our challenges, opportunities, and successes. Seventy-five years ago, the Fulbright Program was established with an ambitious goal – to increase mutual understanding and peaceful relations between people in the United States and around the world. This powerful message has carried through to today. As we look back on the past year, I am inspired by the strength and resiliency demonstrated by our partners and grantees as we came together to find ways to engage in meaningful academic exchange even as we all struggled with the persistence and severity of the pandemic.
Michael Hawes This year also marked the 30th anniversary of the Fulbright Program in Canada. We launched several new initiatives to Chief Executive Officer commemorate this important milestone, including Honouring Nations Canada and our post-COVID Challenge. Founded in conjunction with our partners at the Harvard Kennedy School and the Samuel Centre for Social Connectedness, Honouring Nations Canada is an Indigenous-led and Indigenous-informed initiative to recognize best practices in Indigenous communities and invest in Indigenous youth. The post-COVID Challenge reflects our commitment to engage youth, especially from underrepresented populations, whose vision and commitment will undoubtedly play a critical role in shaping the post-COVID world. At the same time, we increased the value of our student stipends and expanded our operations in western Canada. To say this past year has been challenging would be an understatement. Despite the many obstacles we faced as a community, Fulbright Canada has successfully supported a large, diverse, and accomplished cohort of grantees. Driven by our commitment to international educational exchange, the reality of social and economic interdependence, and the critical role that leading-edge research plays in a world that is transforming itself before our very eyes, our extraordinary students and scholars once again rose to the challenge. The work we support is more critical now than ever. The continued support of the two governments, our dedicated Board of Directors, led by Daniel McCarthy, our many partners across the two countries, and our alumni have allowed us to grow the Fulbright Program in Canada and support some genuinely exceptional students and scholars. 5
Board of Directors Canadian Directors
American Directors
Her Excellency Kirsten Hillman Ambassador of Canada to the United States
Mr. Richard M. Mills Jr. Chargé D’Affaires U.S. Embassy Ottawa
Dr. Sophie D’Amours Rector Laval University
Ms. Katherine Bucker Chargé D’Affaires U.S. Embassy Ottawa
Mr. Daniel McCarthy (Board Chair) Managing Director and Vice Chairman National Bank of Canada
Dr. Ana Mari Cauce President and Vice Chancellor University of Washington
Dr. Santa Ono President and Vice-Chancellor University of British Columbia
Mr. Michael W. Kempner Founder, President, and CEO MWW PR
Ms. Susan L. Riddell Rose President and CEO Perpetual Energy Inc.
Mr. David W. Leebron President Rice University
Mr. Ajay Royan Managing General Partner and Co-Founder Mithril Capital Management LLC
Mr. Obie McKenzie (Treasurer) Managing Director Blackrock Financial
Dr. Peter Stoicheff President University of Saskatchewan
Mr. Michael Parham (Board Chair) General Counsel and Secretary RealNetworks, Inc.
Mr. Emmanuel Kamarianakis Director General Global Affairs Canada
Mr. Jason Rowe CEO Goldman Sachs Canada Inc. Dr. Walter L. Schindler Founder and Managing Partner SAIL Capital Partners LLC Dr. Valerie Smith President Swarthmore College Ms. Susan Bridenstine Acting Minister Counselor for Public Affairs U. S. Embassy, Ottawa
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GRAZIA SCOPPIO, 2020-2021 FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR 7
Our Partners
The American Killam Trusts
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Canadian University Partners
American University Arizona State University Bridgewater State University Clemson University Dartmouth College Duke University Florida Polytechnic University Harvard University Illinois Institute of Technology Ithaca College Johns Hopkins University Kennesaw State University in Georgia Massachusetts Institute of Technology Miami Dade College Michigan State University New York University Norwich University Paul Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) Smith College State University of New York College at Plattsburgh The Citadel University of the Atlantic University of Arizona University of California at Berkeley University of California at Irvine University of California at Los Angeles University of California at San Diego University of California at Santa Barbara University of Hawai’i at Manoa University of Maine University of Miami University of Southern California University of Texas at Austin University of Virginia University of Washington Vanderbilt University Wellesley College Yale University
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Acadia University Balsillie School of International Affairs Brock University Carleton University Centre for International Governance Innovation Concordia University Dalhousie University Lakehead University McGill University McMaster University Memorial University of Newfoundland Mount Allison University Norman Paterson School of International Affairs Queen’s University St. Mary’s University University of Alberta University of British Columbia University of Calgary University of Guelph Université Laval University of Lethbridge University of Manitoba Université de Montréal University of Northern British Columbia University of Ottawa Université du Québec à Montréal University of Prince Edward Island University of Regina University of Saskatchewan University of Toronto University of Victoria University of Waterloo University of Winnipeg Vancouver Island University Western University Wilfrid Laurier University York University
The Fulbright Program 75 Years of Connecting a Complex and Changing World Long regarded as the world’s premiere academic exchange program, the Fulbright Program attracts exceptional students and scholars from across the globe. The Fulbright Program was established in 1946 with an ambitious goal — to increase mutual understanding and support friendly and peaceful relations between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. Over the last 75 years, more than 400,000 alumni have participated in the Fulbright Program, creating meaningful global impact with a focus on action, community, and connections. 57 Nobel Laureates, 82 Pulitzer Prize winners, 70 MacArthur Fellows, and 16 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients. While its origins can be traced to Senator Fulbright and the U.S. government, today’s Fulbright Program is a complex public sector-private sector partnership active in more than 160 countries. The Fulbright Program is all about investing in our collective future, about knowledge transfer, and about competition in the global marketplace.
Celebrating 30 Years of Fulbright Canada In 1990, Canada joined the prestigious Fulbright exchange program with a treaty being signed between the Government of Canada and the Government of the United States, officially establishing the Fulbright Program in Canada. Thirty years later, more than 2500 students and scholars from across Canada and the United States have had the opportunity to formally enroll in universities, conduct research in their fields, engage with local communities and explore the continent. The scope of the Fulbright program in Canada continues to grow. Fulbright Canada has introduced a number of new programs, and expanded existing programs for our scholars, students, and professional grantees. Excellent examples of this growth and our innovations include the growing research chair program in Canada and the United States and various youth-centred programs — both highlighted in this report.
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Fulbright in Numbers Alumni Stories
“Receiving this award is an enormous opportunity to learn from leading scientists as well as a recognition of the research that my colleagues and I are doing now.”
Dr. Hind A. Al-Abadleh Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Climate Change, Air Quality, and Atmospheric Chemistry 2018-2019
Deborah Chatsis Fulbright Government of Canada Mid-Career Professional 2006-2007
Dr. Al-Abadleh’s expertise led to membership in a nationwide group on Atmosphere-Related Research in Canadian Universities (ARRCU). During her Fulbright exchange, Dr. Al-Abadleh collaborated with top atmospheric chemists that furthered her research. She also participated in various enrichment activities, took a leadership course, and published her research in the Environmental Science and Technology journal.
“Thanks to the Fulbright scholarship I was able to go to school and to get a Master’s degree in Public Administration. I took a lot of classes in management and leadership, negotiation, ethics, but really the value of that year was that it gave me the opportunity to think about what I wanted to do and to talk to other people about what their plans were and what their experiences had been and just to share those experiences with people from all over the world.” In 2021, Deborah Chatsis, C.M., was nominated to the Order of Canada for her “leadership as the first woman of a First Nation to serve as Ambassador for Canada, and for her advocacy of human rights around the globe.” A seasoned diplomat with over 30 years of experience as a member of Canada’s Foreign Service, Ms. Chatsis has served as Canada’s Ambassador to Vietnam, Canada’s Ambassador to Guatemala, and Canada’s High Commissioner to Belize.
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“Travel broadens the mind, but meeting travellers helps develop our understanding and empathy. Exchange programs have extraordinary value in putting one out of one’s natural context and into a different culture. It helps us question our assumptions and biases and open ourselves to new ways of thinking and being. Although Canada and the United States are similar in many ways and deeply interconnected as economies, there are subtle and important distinctions in the ways in which we see ourselves as a people and as nations.”
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223 grants offered to scholars, students, and professionals
114 awards taken up in the 2020-2021 academic year
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Distinguised Research Chairs offered at Canadian Institutions
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Distinguised Research Chairs offered at American Institutions
59 awards deferred to the following academic years
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Research Chairs offered at Canadian Institutions
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Research Chairs offered at American Institutions
Fulbright Canada post-COVID Challenge History has shown that human ingenuity can carry us through and create an even brighter collective future in times of crisis and tragedy. We are experiencing a time of great opportunity as digital transformation accelerates and the call for social responsibility proceeds. Given that the current global health crisis is likely to be one of the defining moments for this generation, the Post-COVID Challenge hopes to inspire youth and provide a venue for them to engage in shaping and enriching our collective future. Both local and global initiatives can have a remarkable impact. We are confident that the next generation can take this challenge to new heights and have an incredible impact, especially when they have the appropriate support. Supported by a generous initial gift from Fulbright Canada Board member Ajay Royan, the Fulbright Canada Post-COVID Challenge is the signature program in Fulbright Canada’s 30th Anniversary. It reflects our commitment to encourage, celebrate, and support the diverse perspectives and unique ideas of bright young leaders. Our goal is to tap into the next generation’s creativity and imagination, with particular attention to underrepresented youth, and provide them with an opportunity to present their solutions to the current crisis and their bold ideas for moving forward.
post-COVID Challenge in numbers
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appilcations from across Canada and the United States
teams invited to participate in the post-COVID Challenge
finalists teams travelling to Ottawa, Canada to compete for the $25,000 Grand Prize
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Theme: Public Health and Well-being Muram Bacare - Boston, MA, USA (finalist) They are designing prefabricated high-tech mobile-modular isolation rooms Claire Carlson, Sydney Prochaska, and Kasra Zarei - Iowa City, USA Their project addresses public health community engagement, preparedness, and needs assessment in Iowa Naushin Hooda - Richmond Hill, ON, Canada (finalist) PillDrop is a medication waste kiosk re-defining the disposal of unused and expired medications Rhea Lanier, Kennedy Rasberry, Maya Meade, and Nile Harris - Athens, OH, USA Their project expands on Anti-Racism education in medicine (withdrew) Josh Nakka and Katelynn Salmon - Palmer Lake, CO, USA (finalist) priceMedic is a tool for uninsured and underinsured consumers to price shop the medical procedures Katelynn Nguyen and Michelle To - Edmonton, AB, Canada Vivoce is a language learning application for newcomers to Canada Olenka Olesnycky - Palmer Lake, CO, USA Their project is a mental health platform to close the research to practice gap Katie Pascavis and Nathaniel Ross - Richmond Hill, ON, Canada VHPO Sterilization Systems is eco-friendly, inexpensive alternative to current sterilization technology Brennan Tse, Matthew Wang, Cheryl Zhou and Lucas Zou, - Iowa City, IA, USA VaxTrac is a centralized cloud-based database of patient vaccination information for academic Keerthana Velappan - Cary, NC, USA Get Checked Out is a “health & wellness check” application to offer resources to underinsured individuals (withdrew)
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Theme: Digital Transformation Mohamed Abdalla, Moustafa Abdalla, Sahar Abdalla, and Salwa Abdalla - Toronto, ON, Canada Initiative on Artificial Intelligence is a forum infrastructure that facilitates AI experts, researchers, developers, policymakers, and business leaders Ravina Anand - Edmonton, AB, Canada FLIK is connecting female-identifying founders/leaders with ambitious verified female talent via meaningful apprenticeships Vera Cho, Mariko Costantini, Davy Deng, and Chase Yonamine - Los Angeles, CA, USA Project PREPARE is an evidence-based peer support programs to ameliorate healthcare worker burnout during and after the COVID-19 pandemic Nanda Kishore Daggupati and Lavanya Virmani - Vancouver, BC, Canada Their project hopes to tackle youth mental health challenges through “hypercasual” gaming. Indrayud Biswas Mandal and Payal Sinha - Boston, MA, USA SasTik aims to digitally transform DE&I training at corporates and grad schools by introducing ludic elements and gamifying the process to increase levels of engagement. Abasifreke James, Kamil Shafiq, and Naba Siddiqui - Toronto, ON, Canada POKET provides a customizable suite of digital tools to researchers and NGOs for empowering community members to contribute in citizen-data-gathering efforts Vivian Lee, Jacqueline Yao, and William Zhang - Vancouver, BC, Canada Campfire is a real-time, web-based platform for trip-planning research. Kaiwen Yang - Vancouver, BC, Canada Immersive Healer is creating an interactive and immersive VR platform to support local businesses, museums, and schools who have been impacted by the pandemic
Theme: Social Cohesion and Economic Recovery Beatrice Castillo-Sahagun, Sheila De La Cruz, Marisela Lozada, and Luz Ramirez-Ramirez - Salt Lake City, UT, USA Latinas in Heath Professions is mentorship program that aims to increase the representation of Latina women in healthcare professions María Esteban Casañas and Michael Stradley - Boston, MA, USA ELEMENTS is expanding design education through unique learning kits Kaylah Grant and Anisa Sloan - Riverdale, MD, USA Qommunity is an up-and-coming mobile application designed to help the LGBTQ* community prosper with pride
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Theme: Social Cohesion and Economic Recovery Trisha Prabhu - Naperville, IL, USA ReThink: Conquering Cyberbullying is addressing cyberbullying through patented technology that proactively stops online hate before the damage is done Connor Schoen and Tony Shu - Boston, MA, USA Breaktime is a Boston-based nonprofit working to end young adult homelessness through purposeful transitional employment and financial empowerment Emily Wang, Taijah Abotossaway, Alice Walkus - Calgary, AB and Toronto, ON, Canada Wiisinin is addressing food insecurity through virtual cooking lessons to low and working-class BIPOC communities Jonathan Kong and Natalie Charette - Vancouver, ON, Canada Asian Voices Collective is an immersive digital interactive that follows the experiences of residents of Vancouver’s Chinatown and Japantown through the 1907 Anti-Asian Riots Roodolph St Pierre, Rose St Pierre, and Emmanuel Sebastien Thomas - Brockton, MA, USA STEAMid deploys machine learning to recommend academic resources to underrepresented high school and college students in North America Hodan Mohamud - Toronto, ON, Canada BIPOC Youth Hub works to create local community for racialized youth in Toronto
Meet the post-COVID Challenge Mentors
Kelly Burtom
Dr. Victoria Herrmann
Trung Nguyen
Sydney Pigott
Dr. Dunsi Strohschein
Dannika Thompson
Las Vegas, NV
Toronto, ON
Washington, D.C.
Edmonton, AB
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Toronto, ON
San Francisco, CA
Indigenous-led, Indigenous-informed The Honouring Nations Canada (HNC) program was established in 2021 to recognize, celebrate, and share examples of Indigenous achievement. Inspired by the prestigious Honoring Contributions in the Governance of American Indian Nations (Honoring Nations) program of the Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development program at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, the program will underwrite exchange opportunities, provide national awards, support research, and promote knowledge sharing. Honouring Nations Canada (HNC) is a national program that will identify, celebrate, document, and disseminate Canada’s best Indigenous self-governance practices. With the creation of Canada’s plan for recognizing excellence in self-governance by Canada’s Indigenous communities, HNC joins a family of such programs worldwide. This family includes Harvard University’s program for U.S. Native American nations, the Indigenous Governance Awards program in Australia, and programs supporting local self-governance in Brazil, Chile, China, Mexico, the Philippines, Peru, and South Africa. With its institutional base at Fulbright Canada and its partnership with the Samuel Centre for Social Connectedness, HNC will work in a spirit of collaboration with critical Indigenous and non-indigenous stakeholders across the country. HNC will be informed by an Indigenous Circle of Advisors This partnership-centred initiative will draw on Canadian universities and colleges’ research, teaching, and outreach resources that have established vital track records in engaging and serving Indigenous communities and supporting Indigenous students and Indigenous scholars.
Robin McLay Co-Director, Honouring Nations Canada
Candace Wasacase-Lafferty Co-Director, Honouring Nations Canada
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Honouring Nations Canada is co-directed by Robin McLay, a Metis person from Victoria, and Candace Wasacase-Lafferty, a citizen of the Kahkewistahaw First Nation. Candace and Robin have both dedicated their careers to promoting Indigenous issues, engaging with Indigenous communities, and supporting Indigenous youth.
Introducing the Honouring Nations Canada Circle of Advisors
Regional Chief Kluane Adamek
Assembly of First Nations Yukon Regional Chief
Dr. Becky Cook
Program Coordinator The Misipawistik Traditional Learning Program
Dr. Joe Dragon
Kirt Ejesiak
Board Chair, Canadian Mountain Network
Ms. Carol Anne Hilton Founder and CEO of the Indigenomics Institute
Dr. Mike DeGagné
President and CEO of Indspire
Inuit Leader and Founder of the UAV Arctic
Mr. Bob Kayseas
VP Academic and Professor, Indigenous Business & Public Administration, First Nations University of Canada
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Kelly Lendsay
Founder and CEO, Luminary Network
Honouring Nations Canada Circle of Advisors
Chris Lewis
Lea Nicholas-MacKenzie
Bill Montour
Brian Phillips
Chair, Board of Governors, Simon Fraser University
President, Nativelands Community Development and former Chief of Six Nations
Leslie Varley
Executive Director, B.C. Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centre
Senior Advisor for Indigenous Issues, Global Affairs Canada
Senior Advisor Indigenous Relations at Global Affairs Canada (Retired)
Robert Watts
Reconciliation Practitioner
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Sarah Midanik
President, Gord Downie/ Wenjack Foundation
Matt Vickers
Director and CEO of the NorthernNations Cooperative
Frankie Young
Director, Indigenous Economic Development Clinic, Assistant Professor, Lincoln Alexander School of Law, Ryerson University
“We have all committed our lives to Indigenous issues. The most exciting part about the Honouring Nations, whether at Harvard or now in Canada, is the idea that we celebrate community and we uplift each other, and that is something that I wanted to be a part of.” Candace Wasacase-Lafferty Co-Director, Honouring Nations Canada
American Fulbrighters American Fulbright Scholars Dr. Teresa Bejan, Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Political and Constitutional Theory University of Oxford to McGill University Equality before Egalitarianism Dr. Ni-Bin Chang, Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Interdisciplinary Sustainability Solutions University of Central Florida to Lakehead University Augmented Bioengineering Approach for the Harmony of Soil and Water Sustainability with Interdisciplinary Solutions* Dr. Roger Dube, Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Rochester Institute of Technology to the University of Manitoba Research on Increased Engagement and Retention of First Nations Students in College-level STEM Disciplines* Dr. Holly Ernest, Fulbright Scholar University of Wyoming to the University of British Columbia Linking Genomics, Bioinformatics, and Disease Ecology for Wildlife Health at the Canada-USA interface Dr. Jennifer Guiliano, Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Digital Humanities Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis to the University of Guelph Collaborative Knowledge Production through Linked Open Data and Indigenous Historical Data* Dr. Casey Johnson, Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Social Epistemology University of Idaho to the University of Calgary Epistemic Care as Social Epistemolgy Dr. Thaddeus Pope, Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Health Law, Policy, and Ethics Mitchell Hamline School of Law to the University of Ottawa End-of-Life Liberty in Canada and the United States: Comparative Law and Policy Analysis Dr. Kenneth Richards, Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Environmental Policy Indiana University Bloomington to the University of Ottawa How to Protect the Environment: Framing Policy Instrument Choice, Design and Implementation Dr. Megan Robb, Fulbright Canada Research Chair in South Asian Islam University of Pennsylvania to the University of Calgary Writing with Feeling: Calligraphy, Islam, and Visual Culture in 20th Century South Asia
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Dr. Harriette Spiegel, Fulbright Canada Research Chair University of Tennessee at Martin to Saint Mary’s University Furthering Digital Accessibility: Exploring Pathways to Reaching Full Awareness Dr. Liang Zhu, Fulbright Scholar University of Maryland, Baltimore to the University of Toronto Design Intratuoral Infusion Strategy for Effective Delivery of Drug to Brain Tumors*
American Fulbright Students Maggie Chestney, California Institute of Integral Studies to the University of Ottawa Investigating Indigenous Psychospiritual Healing with Survivors of Gender-Based Violence* Caroline Doenmez, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities to the University of Saskatchewan Water Carriers: Indigenous Women Reclaiming Birth along the Red River* Eleanor Henson, University of Arkansas to the University of Saskatchewan What are the implications of changing climatic conditions on toxic algal blooms? Rennie Kendrick, University of Oregon to the University of British Columbia Identifying the Cellular and MolecularBasis of Fear Memory Lucy Kurtz, University of Louisville to McGill University Development of 3D Bioprinted Model for in Vitro Study of Oral Cancer Therapies Sarah Paust, Mount Holyoke College to McMaster University Documenting Aboriginal Health Campaigns in the Age of Social Media Mindy Price, University of California, Berkeley to the Northern Farm Training Institute Examining Entry and Experience of Small-Scale Farmers in Canada’s Northwest Territories * denotes awards that were declined due to COVID-19
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Canadian Fulbrighters Canadian Fulbright Scholars Mr. Andrew Cohen, All Disciplines Fulbright Scholar Award Carleton University to the University of Mississippi Turn Me Loose; The Heroic Life of Medgar Wiley Evers* Dr. Elisabeth Gidengill, Fulbright Scholar McGill University to Harvard University Are Citizens Willing to Resist Democratic Backsliding? A Canada-US Comparison* Dr. Daniel Nadeau, All Disciplines Fulbright Scholar Award Université Laval to the University of Utah Analysis of evapotranspiration and snow sublimation in complex terrain: towards a better understanding, measurement and modeling* Dr. Grazia Scoppio, Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Peace and War Studies Royal Military College of Canada to Norwich University International perspectives on immigrants’ participation in the military: opportunities and challenges
MR. SAMUEL WALMSLEY,
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Canadian Fulbright Students Melanie Bechard, University of Toronto to Johns Hopkins University Evaluating the Impact of Cannabis Legislation on Youth Rachel Cooper, University of Waterloo to Harvard University Ethically Centering the Voices of Lived Experience in Medical Education and Health Policy Contexts Marisa Coulton, Western University to Columbia University Compassion Fatigue - Desensitization Toward News Media Coverage of International Human Rights Crises Bailey Francis, York University to the National Centre for Complex Health and Social Needs Masters of Social Work and Continuing to Work with Youth Affected by Incarceration Ji Yeon Kim, University of Toronto to the University of Washington Integrating Palliative Care into Intensive Care Units Chama Laassassy, McGill University to the University of Scranton Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Sophie Nitoslawski, University of British Columbia to the New School Smarter forests for smarter cities? Harnessing open data and artificial intelligence to optimize access to urban forests and green infrastructure*
Fulbright Canada Special Foundation Fellows Cara Evans, McMaster University to the National Centre for Complex Health and Social Needs Exploring Complexity-Responsive Mental Health Policy Benjamin Johnson, York University to the University of Washington The True North: Security, Surveillance and Technology in the Canadian Arctic Samuel Walmsley, University of St. Andrews to the University of Colorado, Boulder Causes and Consequences of Spatial Cognition in the North American Red Squirrel
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Distinguished Chairs and Specialist Awards Distinguished Chairs Dr. Prosanta Chakrabarty, Fulbright Canada Distinguished Chair in Environmental Science Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College to Carleton University Creating New Tools for The New Century of Fish Biology Dr. Jeffrey Reuer, Fulbright Canada Distinguished Chair in Entrepreneurship University of Colorado Boulder to Carleton University Initial Public Offerings and Firm Internationalization
Fulbright Canada Specialists Dr. Simon Black, Fulbright Canada - Bridgewater State University Canadian Specialist Brock University to Bridgewater State University Panelist: Voices across the Border: Crime, Policing, and Anti-Black Racism in the Canada and the United States Dr. Neil Forkey, Fulbright Canada - Bridgewater State University Canadian Specialist St. Lawrence University to Bridgewater State University Deliver Keynote Address: “Powering Dissent: Popular Opposition to Public Utilities in the St. Lawrence River Watershed, Ontario-New York-Quebec, c. 1970s” Dr. Antoinette Gagné, Fulbright Canada - Bridgewater State University Canadian Specialist University of Toronto to Bridgewater State University Deliver Virtual Workshop: “Supporting K-12 English Learners through Digital Me Mapping in Canada” Dr. Jonathan R. Slater, Fulbright Canada - Bridgewater State University Canadian Specialist State University of New York College at Plattsburgh to Bridgewater State University Deliver annual W Lecture in Canadian Studies, “Marshall McLuhan, the Man Behind Québec’s October Crisis?”
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Fulbright Arctic Initiative III The Fulbright Arctic Initiative brings together professionals, practitioners, and researchers from Canada, the Kingdom of Denmark, including Greenland and the Faroe Islands, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden, and the United States for group seminars and an individual Fulbright exchange to address key research and policy questions related to fostering a secure and sustainable Arctic. Working within and across disciplines, Fulbright Arctic Scholars translate theory into practice to address public policy research questions relevant to the shared challenges and opportunities of Arctic Nations Fulbright Arctic Initiative III provides a platform for scholars from across the Arctic region to engage in collaborative thinking, analysis, problem-solving and multidisciplinary research in three main thematic areas: • Arctic Security and Cooperation • Arctic Infrastructure in a Changing Environment • Community Dimensions of Health
American Scholars FAI III Dr. Susan Crate George Mason University to Canada “Knowing” Permafrost: Engaging Indigenous and Local Knowledge Towards Human Security in the Arctic
Canadian Scholars FAI III Dr. Bonita Beatty University of Saskatchewan to the University of Alaska Anchorage Northern and Indigenous Team Networks addressing Health and Infrastructure Mr. Christopher Clarke Independent to Arizona State University The Architecture of Indigenous Traditional Medicine, Healing, and Wellness; The Design of Health and Wellness Facilities For Indigenous Traditional Medicine and Healing Dr. Andrea Kraj University of Saskatchewan to the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Smart Microgrids in Remote and Rural Communities for Energy Security in the Arctic
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Killam Fellowships Program The Killam Fellowships Program, supported by an endowment from the American Killam Trusts, is designed to develop a cadre of young leaders committed to enhancing mutual understanding between Canada and the United States. The Killam Fellowships Program provides exceptional undergraduate students from universities in Canada and the United States with the opportunity to spend either one semester or a full academic year in the other country during their undergraduate career.
American Killam Fellows Melanie Fujii, Psychology and Women’s Studies University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa to York University*
Abigail Muscat, Marine Science University of Maine to the University of British Columbia
Thomas Gomes, Biology and Psychology The Citadel to the University of Calgary
Michaila Peters, Political Science and Philosophy American University to the University of Toronto
Carlos Icazatti, Accounting and Finance University of Puerto Rico to Bishop’s University*
Tyler Piteo-Tarpy, Political Science University of Washington to the University of Victoria*
Anthony Jenkins, Chinese University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa to McGill University*
Gage Roper, Computer Science and Cyber Security Florida Polytechnic University to the University of Ottawa*
Sarah Marcotte, Biology University of Maine to Dalhousie University*
Roxana Ruiz Rodriguez, Political Science Florida Gulf Coast University to York University
Catherine Morenzoni, Justice Studies and Sociology Arizona State University to the University of Calgary*
Mariya Shaban, Biochemistry and French Clemson University to the Université de Montréal
Mia Morgillo, Environmental Science and Economics State University of New York College at Plattsburgh to Sophie Walker, French and Business Administration Queen’s University* Winthrop University to the Université de Montréal Bitota Mpolo, Film and Media Arts American University to McMaster University*
Justin Yee, History and Psychology University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa to the University of Toronto
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MR. THOMAS GOMES, 2020-2021 KILLAM FELLOW
Canadian Killam Fellows Cheryl Cheung, Political Science University of Toronto to American University
Tobin Ng , Journalism Carleton University to Ithaca College*
Yasmin Dini, Public Health and Global Health York University to Bridgewater State University
Adriana Paquette, Film Production Concordia University to California State University, Los Angeles*
Bailey Dumville, Finance St. Mary’s University to Arizona State University*
Charles Paradis-Cote, Philosophy Université de Montréal to Northwestern State University*
Jonah Dunch, Philosophy University of Alberta to the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Jessie Rankin, Finance and Economics Dalhousie University to Arizona State University*
Jaiden French, Environmental Biology and Concurrent Education Queen’s University to Clemson University* Mohamed Gemae, Physiology University of Ottawa to the University of California, Irvine
Chris Tung, Biology and Mathematics McGill University to the University of California, Berkeley* Emily Wang, General Commerce University of Calgary to the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa* Ava Waugh, International Relations Mount Allison University to Vanderbilt University*
Yun Winda Hao, Cognitive Science McGill University to Clemson University*
Benjamin Weiser, Chemistry and Physics Carleton University to the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa*
Bonnie Liu, Medical Sciences McMaster University to the University of Texas at Austin
Casey Wong, Biology University of Alberta to the University of Washington
Andres Lombo, Engineering University of Toronto to Massachussetts Institute of Technology * denotes awards that were declined due to COVID-19
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Rachel Zack, International Relations University of Toronto to American University
MS. CASEY WONG 2020-2021 KILLAM FELLOW
Fulbright Canada-MITACS Globalink Research Internship The Fulbright Canada-MITACS Globalink Research Internship provides exceptional U.S. undergraduate students with the opportunity to be part of a 10 to 12-week research internship under the supervision of a Canadian university faculty member. This summer, 68 talented American students undertook virtual research projects with Canadian professors under the new Fulbright Canada–MITACS Globalink Program. The virtual exchange allows some of the brightest U.S. students in a wide range of disciplines to pursue a research project with top-tier academics at Canadian universities.
Fulbright Canada-MITACS Globalink Research Interns Nolan Ames Rochester Institute of Technology to the University of Alberta
Molly Bullington Georgia College & State University to the University of Saskatchewan
Emily Barr Arizona State University to the University of Manitoba
Emma Carlson University of Nebraska at Omaha to the Université de Sherbrooke
Jessica Beetner University of Missouri to the University of Saskatchewan
Tanaya Chaphekar University of Tennessee to the University of Saskatchewan
Jacob Belding Ohio State University to the University of Alberta
Jack Chipman Case Western Reserve University to the Université de Montréal
Zane Billy Indiana University of Pennsylvania to Lakehead University Sara Binet Mercer University to the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi Ryan Brown Rochester Institute of Technology to the École de technologie supérieure
Dylan Corliss San Diego State University to the Université de Sherbrooke Della Cox University of Missouri to Simon Fraser University Madison Creach University of Missouri to the University of Lethbridge
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Carina D’Urso Brooklyn College to York University
Nathaniel Jose Inumerable University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to École de technologie supérieure
Lily-Havana de Laforcade Eckerd College to the University of British Columbia
Marwa Islam City University of New York to Dalhousie University
Caroline Diamond Occidental College to Mount Royal University
Bailey Jones University of New Hampshire to Queen’s University
Chloe Elrod Loyola University Chicago to the Université de Montréal
Angela Kelo University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to the Université de Montréal
Hafsa Fatima Brooklyn College to the University of Ottawa
Kacey Kim Colorado School of Mines to McGill University
Rebekah Fyfe Augustana University to the University of Regina
Anna Klein Carleton College to the University of British Columbia
Isabella Ginnett Michigan State University to the University of British Columbia
Daniel Lang Ohio State University to École Polytechnique de Montréal
Kristina Glass Temple University to Ryerson University
Gracie Leatherman University of South Carolina to the University of Alberta
Christopher Goodall Kenyon College to the University of Lethbridge
Jazlynn Lewis Angelo State University to the University of Saskatchewan
Andrea Green Georgia Institute of Technology to the University of Victoria
Alicia Liu Harvard University to McMaster University
Jacob Greenberg North Central College to the University of Alberta
Talha Lone Duquesne University to Ryerson University
Emily Happy Northwest Missouri State University to the University of Victoria
Christopher Lough Jr Gettysburg College to the University of British Columbia
Emily Harrelson University of Missouri to the University of Calgary
Madison MacDougall Salisbury University to the Université Laval
Jennifer Huo Emory University to the University of British Columbia
Margo McBrearty Rochester Institute of Technology to the Université de Montréal
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Fulbright Canada-MITACS Globalink Research Interns (continued) Angelina Medina City University of New York to the Université de Moncton Morgan Mellum Gustavus Adolphus College to the University of Regina Cherie Miner Hanover College to the Université de Moncton Andrea Maria Mock Wellesley College to Concordia University Elena Morales-Grahl Carleton College to the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières Ashley Nakagawa Occidental College to the University of Northern British Columbia Carly Naundorff Eckerd College to St. Mary’s University Rose Elizabeth Noggle Worcester Polytechnic Institute to the University of Windsor Oluwadamilola Oke University of Tennessee at Chattanooga to the University of Victoria Willie Owens II Jackson State University to the University of Saskatchewan Victoria Ponds University of South Carolina to the University of Alberta
Indumathi Prakash Harvard University to Queen’s University Levi Satter Brooklyn College to Western University Maxina Sheft Georgia Institute of Technology to the University of Winnipeg Emily Soule University of New Hampshire to the University of Regina Imani Stone-mooring Rochester Institute of Technology to the Université de Montréal Zoey Stormes Angelo State University to the University of Northern British Columbia William Sullivan Rhodes College to Simon Fraser University Kathleen Taylor Georgia Institute of Technology to École Polytechnique de Montréal Mark Thomas-Patterson George Washington University to the University of Regina Joseph Torsiello New Jersey Institute of Technology to McGill University Katherine Wolber Occidental College to the University of Alberta Priya Yelemali Rhodes College to the University of Saskatchewan
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CARLY NAUNDORFF, 2021 GLOBALINK INTERN
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I AM
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I AM FROM MAPLE SYRUP BOTTLES FROM WILD BERRIES AND MISTY MORNINGS OF THE WILD I AM FROM EXOTIC SPICES, PINK WALLS AND THE DEPTHS OF THE LOCAL BAZAAR I AM FROM THE STAINS OF HENNA I'M FROM PLAYING MONOPOLY UNTIL DAWN AND THE SWEET LOVE WE SHARE FROM KULWANT AND TEHIL I'M FROM THE TRUST OF BOND AND GIGGLES OF ONE ANOTHER FROM DREAMING OF OWNING A PENGUIN AND H A VI N G A G O O D E D U C A T I O N I'M FROM SINGHS OF THE KHALSA, AND THE VIRTUES OF THE GOLDEN TEMPLE I'M FROM THE STREETS OF MACHHIWARA
FROM THE TIMES WE SPENT WITH ONE ANOTHER DURING SLEEPOVERS, OCCASIONS AND SPECIAL HOLIDAYS THE NOSTALGIC MEMORIES OF THE CLOSETS FULL OF LEHENGAS AND KURTAS THE MEMORIES OF RUNNING DOWN THE STREETS TO THE GOING TO THE CHARAN KAWAL SAHIB T O M E , T H E L O V E O F F A M I L Y , C U L T U R E AN D T H E NOSTALGIA OF BEING WITH ONE ANOTHER IS OF THE MOST PRECIOUS VALUABLE I HOLD SCARED
PRABHPREET GILL, 2021 YOUTH AMBASSADOR
As part of a community building activity, Youth Ambassadors were encouraged to share specific experiences, sights, tastes, smells, memories, dreams that contribute to making them who they are today and, in effect, contribute to the culture or cultures that they are a part of.
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Youth Initiatives Youth Ambassadors Program The Youth Ambassador Program brings together high school students and adult educators to promote mutual understanding, increase leadership skills, and prepare youth to make a difference in their communities. Youth Ambassadors are exceptional student leaders with a proven commitment to community engagement to bring about positive change. They receive funding to travel to the United States for three weeks to explore themes of civic education, community service, leadership development, and social inclusion.
2021 Youth Ambassadors Natalie Abboud - Toronto, ON
Thaddeus Ma - Calgary, AB
Mya Barnett - Middle Sackville, NS
Ruqaia Mahmud - Montréal, QC
Serena Chen - Ottawa, ON
Loreta Mina - Ville Mont-Royal, QC
Darquise Frappier - Sudbury, ON
Williams Ogunnubi - Saskatoon, SK
Mathew Fu - Vancouver, BC
Rushan Paramanantham - Etobicoke, ON
Prabhpreet Gill - Abbotsford, BC
Louis Prince - Delmas, SK
Maya Huynh - Toronto, ON
Laetitia Satam- St. John’s, NL
Emily Kay - St. Stephen, NB
Jia Shen - Ottawa, ON
Dihyah Khan - Richmond, BC
Fiona Xu - Mississauga, ON
2021 Adult Mentor Orla Mahon - Saint-Lazare, QC
William O’Yeung - Calgary, AB
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Fulbright Canada Alumni Alumni Leadership and Enrichment Program One of the hallmarks of the Fulbright Program is community engagement. Alumni are encouraged to engage with their communities, take action, and expand their Fulbright experience beyond their academic institution. With our community engagement programs, Fulbright Canada aims to provide alumni with an opportunity to envision and build a more inclusive, cleaner, safer, and just world. The outcomes of these projects are both tangible and long-term.
2020-21 US Embassy Community Leaders
2020-21 Maple Leaf Foundation - Community Action Program
Anas Bahnassi (Ottawa, ON) Fulbright Student, 1998-1999 Immigrant Career Skills Development in The Capital Region
Kathleen Hefferon (Guelph, ON) Fulbright Scholar, 2017-2018 Using A Digital Agriculture Activity to Encourage Girls to Persist In STEM Fields
Kathy Bunka (Ottawa, ON) Fulbright Student, 1994-1995 Skills Development for Immigrant Young Women and Girls in Ottawa
Dr. Jay Leibowitz (Kingston, ON) Fulbright Scholar, 2016-2017 Kingston Youth Financial Literacy Symposium and Contest
Aakankshya Kharel (Edmonton, AB) Youth Ambassador, 2012-2013 Read-Cycle
Dr. Rob Williams (Washington State) Fulbright Scholar, 2009-2010 Educational Video on Success of Whale Sanctuary in Canada
Peter Stoett (Oshawa, ON) Fulbright Scholar, 2012-2013 Community Outreach with Ontario Tech Claude Laguë (Ottawa, ON) Fulbright Scholar, 2012-2013 Design Day
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Fulbright Canada Alumni Advisory Committee The Fulbright Canada Alumni Advisory Committee works with the Fulbright Canada Secretariat to provide alumni perspectives on recruitment, programming, fundraising, and impact. Cheryl Camillo Fulbright Student 2015-2016
Victoria Herrmann Fulbright Student 2013-2014
Clint Davis Fulbright Student 2000-2001
Robin McLay (Chair) Fulbright Student 1998-1999
Scott Delaney Fulbright Student 2011-2012
Leah Sarson Fulbright Student 2015-2016
Elizabeth Dubois Killam Fellow 2010-2011
Gabrielle Slowey Fulbright Scholar 2016-2017
Allison Egan Fulbright Student 2015-2016
Chip Taylor Fulbright Scholar 2016-2017
Frédérick Gagnon Fulbright Student 2005-2006 Fulbright Scholar 2014-2015
Jonathan Yantzi Fulbright Student 2013-2014
Fulbright Canada National Alumni Association The Fulbright Canada Alumni Association extends the Fulbright international exchange into a lifelong experience for the alumni of Fulbright Canada programs. The Association has launched a chapter in Toronto, and hopes to expand its presence across Canada. Jonathan Yantzi (President) - Fulbright Student 2013-2014 Robin McLay - Fulbright Student 1998-1999 Gabrielle Slowey - Fulbright Scholar 2016-2017 Courtney Young (Toronto Chapter President) - Killam Fellow 2016-2017 Koen De Couck (Toronto Chapter Vice-President) - Fulbright Student 2013-2014 39
EducationUSA Helping Canadians with their educational goals EducationUSA is a U.S. Department of State network which promotes U.S. higher education by offering accurate, comprehensive, and current information about opportunities to study at accredited postsecondary institutions in the United States. EducationUSA also provides services to the U.S. higher education community to help institutional leaders meet their recruitment and campus internationalization goals. Throughout the 2021 fiscal year, EducationUSA ran all programming and advising remotely. We ran nine EducationUSA virtual Showcases to highlight diverse U.S. study opportunities, such as arts schools, historically black universities and colleges (HBCUs), community colleges, health sciences, and hockey programs. In total, 70 diverse U.S. higher education institutions (HEIs) to 746 students. Additionally, EducationUSA embarked on new community partnerships to present to diverse communities including an HBCU presentation to the Vaughan African Canadian Association and bilingual Mandarin and Cantonese webinars to the Chinese community of Vancouver. EducationUSA Adviser Jenika Heim icollaborated with EducationUSA colleagues internationally. Jenika Heim represented the EducationUSA network at multiple virtual conferences (EducationUSA Forum 2020 and 2021 and IC3), held two regional training sessions, and assisted with the promotion and organization of regional webinars. One-on-one advising remains central to EducationUSA activities. To facilitate the ever-increasing number of student contacts, Jenika Heim launched a peer mentorship program in July 2021, matching 18 former EducationUSA students with students currently applying to U.S. universities. The program has successfully fostered peer relationships and we look forward to expanding this program in 2022. EducationUSA continues to support to two student interns through the U.S. State Department’s Virtual Student Foreign Service program. These two interns have worked diligently on maintaining strong social media presence and website updates while also continuing to improve these channels. Most notably, our website intern used her graphic design skills to refresh the look and flow of our website.
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U.S. Consul General Susan R. Crystal gives opening remarks to Ontario-based guidance counsellors. EducationUSA adviser Jenika Heim presents recruitment trends in Canada at the 2020 EducationUSA Forum.
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Diversity and Inclusion Statement For more than 75 years, the Fulbright program has promoted diversity and inclusion in all of its programs. At Fulbright Canada, now entering our fourth decade, we have been steadfast in our commitment to diversity and inclusion and to the goal of advancing equality. Canadians value an inclusive country, where equity is deeply embedded in the social fabric, and diversity is welcomed. Our identity is expressed in the shared values of openness, fairness, and tolerance. In a statement to the House of Commons on 8 October 1971, Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau announced multiculturalism as an official government policy. Multiculturalism was intended to preserve all individuals’ cultural integrity and provide recognition of the cultural contributions of diverse ethnic groups. Instigated by the Canadian federal government, multiculturalism as an ideology emphasizes the social importance of immigration. This commitment has subsequently been broadened to include the rights and freedoms to all persons, and, most significantly, those from underrepresented populations. Fulbright Canada is committed to these values and to the principles and practices that flow from them. All of our practices relating to recruitment, grantee support, alumni relations, partnerships, hiring, and operations conform to these values and are reflected in the commitments listed below. Diversity has many forms, including, but not limited to, identity, thought, ethnic background, sexual orientation, gender and gender identity, language, and socio-economic realities. Our commitment to diversity and inclusion requires that we continually and critically examine our past, current practices, and future actions. Fulbright Canada is fully committed to transparency and openness and has created an avenue for everyone to reach out for support and offer feedback. Our goal is to ensure that everyone in the Fulbright Canada community has the opportunity to be heard.
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Fulbright Canada is unequivocally committed to the following principles and practices: •
We are committed to undertaking recruitment, evaluation, and selection processes that encourage, engage, and support persons from underrepresented populations, and, in particular, persons who might otherwise be disadvantaged.
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We are committed to doing all that we can to understand and appreciate the diversity that defines our two countries and to appreciate the lived experiences of applicants, grantees, alumni, and partners.
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We believe that colleges and universities are significantly enhanced by a steadfast commitment to diversity and inclusion and fully support their efforts to do so.
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We are committed to supporting all of our partners as they develop and implement their strategies concerning diversity, inclusion, and equity.
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We fully support their efforts to engage their students, faculty, administrators, staff, and the local community to achieve a higher standard when it comes to diversity and inclusion.
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We are committed to establishing, implementing, and refining our policies and practices concerning employment, office protocols, board membership, and partnership development that aligns with our broader commitment to inclusion and diversity. This includes, among other things, policies that ensure that both access and opportunity are explicitly aligned to our core values and that they specifically allow for opportunities for underrepresented populations.
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We are committed to our core mission, which is to promote mutual understanding in a manner that reflects the complex environment which defines our two societies.
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We are committed to offering programs that are open to all citizens of Canada and the United States, regardless of their race, color, sex, age, religion, socio-economic status, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity, and we enthusiastically and actively encourage those from traditionally underrepresented communities to engage.
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We are committed to undertake these obligations, while, at the same time, remaining loyal to the advancement of knowledge, our strategy to promote and encourage civic engagement, and our underlying mission to use the vehicle of educational exchange to support and engage future leaders, regardless of their background.
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We are committed to providing a means for grantees, partners, and others to safely share their thoughts and views.
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Audit Statement Report of the Independent Auditors on the Summary Sinancial Statements To the Directors of the Foundation for Educational Exchange Between Canada and the United States of America The accompanying summary financial statements of the Foundation for Educational Exchange Between Canada and the United States of America (Fulbright Canada), which comprise the summary statement of financial position as at August 31, 2020, the summary statement of operations for the year then ended, and related notes, are derived from the audited financial statements prepared in accordance with Canadian accounting standards for not-for-profit organizations, of Fulbright Canada as at and for the year ended August 31, 2021. We expressed an unmodified audit opinion on those financial statements in our report dated November 25, 2021. The summary financial statements do not contain all the disclosures required by Canadian accounting standards for not-for-profit organizations applied in the preparation of the audited financial statements of Fullbright Canada. Reading the summary financial statements, therefore, is not a substitute for reading the audited financial statements of Fulbright Canada. Management’s Responsibility for the Summary Financial Statements Management is responsible for the preparation of a summary of the audited financial statements on the basis described in note 1. Auditors’ Responsibility Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the summary financial statements based on our procedures, which were conducted in accordance with Canadian Auditing Standard (CAS) 810, “Engagements to Report on Summary Financial Statements”. Opinion In our opinion, the summary financial statements derived from the audited financial statements of Fulbright Canada as at and for the year ended August 31, 2021 are a fair summary of those financial statements, in accordance with the basis described in note 1.
Chartered Professional Accountants, Licensed Public Accountants Ottawa, Canada November 25, 2021
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Highlights Fulbright Canada 2020 Virtual Orientation | September 10, 2020 This year, the Fulbright Canada Orientation took place online, bringing together all of our grantees, scholars, graduate students, and Killam fellows.
The September 10 session gave grantees from the 2020-2021 cohort the opportunity to meet and engage with the Fulbright Canada staff, board members, government partners, and each other. Special speakers included Marie Royce, Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs; Heather Nauert, Member, Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board; Emmanuel Kamarianakis, Director General, International Business Development Investment and Innovation, Global Affairs Canada; and Stacy White, Minister Counselor for Public Affairs, Embassy of the United States of America in Canada.
Fulbright Canada post-COVID Challenge Launch: Youth Voices, Unque Ideas | October 15, 2020 The post-COVID Challenge was launched with a virtual panel featuring five exceptional young people who are leaders in their communities. The panel was led by Fulbright Canada Board member Ajay Royan and moderated by Fulbright Canada CEO Dr. Michael Hawes. Panellists included: Kevin Hayes, a graduate student at the University of Memphis pursuing a Master’s in Political Science; Lupita Martinez, a 2nd-year law student at the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law at the University of Memphis; Israel Ozonwanji, a fourthyear undergraduate Global and International Studies student at Carleton University; Athanasia Tampakis, a recent Bachelor of Arts in Law graduate of Carleton University; and, Lily Wolderufael a second-year international graduate student pursuing a Master’s in Law and Legal Studies at Carleton Universities. Watch the recording here. 46
Killam Fellowships Alumna Elizabeth Dubois receives the 2020 Arts Early Researcher of the Year Award
Dr. Elizabeth Dubois, Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Ottawa, has been awarded the Faculty of Arts’ 2020 Early Researcher of the Year Award. Dubois was a 2015-2016 Killam Fellow and currently serves on the Fulbright Canada Alumni Advisory Committee.
The Black Experience in Canada & the U.S | February 24, 2021
Dr. Debra Thompson, Associate Professor, and Canada Research Chair in Racial Inequality in Democratic Societies at McGill University provided her perspectives on the Black experience in Canada and the U.S.in a conversation with Canadian Consul General Rana Sarkar. This digital speaking event was jointly hosted with the Canadian Consulate for Northern California and Hawai’i. Watch the recording here.
A World in Transition: Facing Global Challenges Sustainability Lessons from the Arctic | January 14, 2021 Led by co-lead scholars of the third iteration of the Arctic Initative, Dr. Greg Poelzer, Professor at the University of Saskatchewan, and Dr. Elizabeth Rink, Professor at Montana State University, the talk offered insights into what life in the Arctic can teach us as we battle a pandemic and work to create a sustainable future. Critical innovations from the Arctic can help us address sustainability in a world in transition. Elizabeth Rink and Greg Poelzer shared their perspectives on how models in the Arctic may provide pathways for other parts of the world in energy, health, and security. Watch the recording here.
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Fulbright Canada Secretariat Dr. Michael K. Hawes Chief Executive Officer
Robin McLay
Sydney Sackett
Regional Director, Fulbright Canada West Co-Director, Honouring Nations Canada
Executive Assistant to the CEO
Finance Ava Kovats
Nesreen El-Onsi
Director, Finance, Administration and Human Resources
Finance Officer
Program Michelle Emond
Jenika Heim
Program Officer, Students
EducationUSA Advisor
Paulo Carvalho
Brad Hector
Recruitment Specialist
Program Officer, Scholars
Patrick Burke
Candace Wasacase-Lafferty
Acting Director - Public Affairs and Alumni Relations
Co-Director, Honouring Nations Canada
Alanna Blackie
Anna Abraham
Director - Public Affairs and Alumni Relations (Maternity Leave)
Public Affairs Specialist and Diversity Lead
Cheryl Cheung
Social Media Assistant
Interns Delina Ephrem
Maria Waheed
York University Summer Intern
York University Summer Intern
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