Fulbright
pronunciation
How to pronounce Fulbright in British English:
UK [ˈfulbrait]
How to pronounce Fulbright in American English:
US [ˈfʊlˌbraɪt]
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- Noun:
- United States senator who is remembered for his creation of grants that fund exchange programs of teachers and students between the United States and other countries (1905-1995)
Word Origin
- Fulbright (n.)
- in education, a reference to U.S. Sen. J. William Fulbright (1905-1995) of Arkansas, especially to the Fulbright Act of 1946, which authorized proceeds from sales of U.S. war surplus materials to be used to fund higher education overseas.
Example
- 1. David d. sussman is a fulbright scholar in venezuela .
- 2. Legislation by senator william fulbright established the program in 1946 .
- 3. Some gained scholarships with famous names like rhodes or fulbright ; others were sent by governments , grooming them for top jobs in academia or public service .
- 4. Fulbright had gone to congress in the 1940s , when expectations were very different .
- 5. Every day fulbright got a list of the boys from arkansas who had been killed in vietnam .