Event Details:

We are thrilled by the outpouring of interest in our planned Michigan Fulbright Symposium to be held in East Lansing on Saturday, April 12, 2025. We're excited to offer this opportunity to share your Fulbright experiences and network with Fulbrighters from around the state. 

Symposium Details

• When:  Saturday, April 12, 2025 from 9:30am to 5:00pm 
• Where: MSU International Center (427 N Shaw Ln, East Lansing, MI 48824). 
  • Free parking is available in lots 39 and 40 on this map.
• Registration: Register on Eventbrite
  • Fees: $20 for US faculty, $10 for all students and international faculty
  • All attendees must register (not only those planning to present)
• Interested in carpooling? Add yourself to this document and coordinate with folks
• Will food be provided? Yes. 
  • Light refreshments in the morning, and a boxed lunch. You will be able to select lunch options when you register on Eventbrite.
• After-conference dinner: Lansing Shuffle (optional pay-on-your-own gathering for anyone who wants to stick around longer) (https://www.lansing.org/listings/lansing-shuffle/8842/) 

To Present a Poster or Session

Many people expressed interest in sharing a 20-minute presentation or a poster about their research, teaching, or cultural experience. While we welcome anyone interested in simply attending the symposium, we hope many of you will follow up and submit a presentation idea, as these conversations will form the heart of our gathering. 

• Please use this link to propose a session or poster. The deadline to submit a proposal is Sunday, March 23 at 5:00pm. 

Many of you may have heard about devastating recent developments in the Fulbright program. Last Wednesday, the International and Foreign Language Education (IFLE) staff were told that their "organizational unit is being abolished along with all positions within the unit." IFLE, within the Department of Education, administered all Fulbright-Hays awards. The very next day, most staff at the Institute of International Education (IIE) were furloughed. IIE has administered the Fulbright US Student and Scholar awards--as well as the awards for visiting students, scholars, and professionals--on behalf of the Department of State for nearly 80 years. We do not yet know the long-term impact these actions will have, but we are moving forward with the symposium in the spirit of solidarity and recognizing the profound impact the Fulbright program has had on the world since 1946.  

We hope to see many of you in East Lansing in just a few short weeks, and look forward to this opportunity to gather with Fulbrighters from around the state to learn and share.