Newport Holiday Lights Boat Parade
December 20, 2025 | Newport Beach | Fulbright Greater Los Angeles alumni gathered along Newport Harbor for an evening at the Newport Holiday Lights Boat Parade, a festive annual tradition featuring hundreds of decorated boats of all sizes lighting up the waterfront....
2025 Holiday Gathering & Toy Drive in Pasadena
December 13, 2025 | Pasadena | Fulbright Greater Los Angeles alumni gathered in Pasadena for a festive holiday reception and toy drive in partnership with the Toy Loan team at the Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services. Attendees donated toys that...
Fulbrighters Hosting Fulbrighters: Thanksgiving
November 27, 2025 | La Mirada | Fulbright Greater Los Angeles continued its annual Fulbrighters Hosting Fulbrighters tradition with a Thanksgiving gathering in La Mirada, bringing alumni together for an afternoon of shared food, conversation, and connection. Each...
Reception for International Exchange Students, Scholars, Alumni, & Friends at UCSB
November 19, 2025 | UC Santa Barbara | Fulbright Greater Los Angeles, in partnership with the DAAD Alumni Association, hosted a Reception for International Exchange Students, Scholars, Alumni, and Friends at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Led by Dr....
Fulbright GLAC Ice Skating Night at Anaheim Ice
November 14, 2025 | Anaheim, CA | Fulbright Greater Los Angeles hosted a Southeast regional ice skating excursion at The Rinks: Anaheim Ice, bringing alumni and friends together for an evening of fun, connection, and community. The event provided a relaxed and active...
Fulbright in the Classroom: Youth Orchestra Los Angeles (YOLA)
October 15, 2025 | Los Angeles | Fulbright Greater Los Angeles continued its longstanding commitment to the national Fulbright in the Classroom program with a visit to Camino Nuevo Charter Academy: Kayne-Siart, engaging Youth Orchestra Los Angeles (YOLA) students in...
Global Service Days with Hope the Mission
October 4, 2025 | North Hills (Van Nuys), CA | Fulbright Greater Los Angeles joined the Fulbright India Interest Group for a Global Service Days homeless outreach event at Hope the Mission, bringing together Fulbrighters, families, and community members for a morning...
Exchange Stories: Alumni Film Night & Reception with Sophie Pegrum
September 28, 2025 | Venice, CA | The Exchange Alumni community gathered at the Electric Lodge in Venice for an inspiring evening of film, storytelling, and cross-cultural exchange. Exchange Stories: Alumni Film Night & Reception featured a special screening of...
SoCal Alliance Fulbright Association Mixer
The San Diego Chapter of the Fulbright Association cordially invites members of the Greater Los Angeles Chapter to a dinner and discussion event, in collaboration with the soon-to-be inaugural Inland Empire Chapter. Date & Time: March 30th, 4:00 - 8:00 pmVenue:...
Shakespeare at the Huntington
The Fulbright Association's Greater Los Angeles Chapter heralded 2024 with a captivating event at the Huntington Library, where a full house of 60 attendees delved into Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet' through a unique editing challenge led by experts Steve Tabor and...
2023 Fulbright Greater LA Chapter Opening Reception
Fulbright Greater LA Chapter held its Opening Reception and new Board member introductions at the historic Beyond Baroque literary arts center in Venice, CA on Sept. 13. Outgoing President Jose V. Siles welcomed incoming President Jalal Awan to take on the Greater LA...
Join Us for a Virtual Visit with Sweet Farm Animal Sanctuary!
Just when you thought you were bored with Zoom calls, we have something new and exciting for you…pigs, cows, and alpacas! The Fulbright Association-GLA Chapter is hosting a virtual visit with Sweet Farm, a nonprofit animal sanctuary in Half Moon Bay, California,...
Fulbright Virtual E-Travels with E. Trules
Please join us for this very special virtual event on Saturday, June 13th at 4pm: Fulbright E-Travels with E. Trules. Travel the world from the comfort of your home - with LA Fulbright Board member Eric Trules, who is also a long-time faculty member of USC's School of...
Fulbright Scholars & Alumni ‘e-meet’ LA Times Editor Nick Goldberg
Nicholas Goldberg, an associate editor and Op-Ed columnist for the Los Angeles Times, spoke with around 50 Fulbright scholars and alumni from all over the globe including China, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Pakistan as well as from across the United States....
Gala February 22 Chapter Reception at Beyond Baroque – with Flamenco
Please join us for our traditional 2020 Fulbright Association Opening Reception on Sat. Feb 22nd at 6pm at LA's historic literary mecca, Beyond Baroque, in the old Venice City Hall. We welcome our Fulbright visiting students and returning Fulbright U.S. grantees. For...
Chapter Members Enjoy a Day at the Theater
At Stephen Adly Guirgis' Pulitzer Prize-winning play, "Between Riverside and Crazy", at the Fountain Theatre on January 25, 2020. And then meeting the artists after the show. A great time had by all! ------------------------------------------ If you’re not...
Nan Rides for Fulbright: An Update
Almost halfway through her journey, Nan McEntire is going strong on her "Ride for Fulbright". After completing over 1320 miles, Nan is currently in Kansas and making her way through the Midwest. Officially departing on May 12th, the first mission of Nan's journey was...
Chapter Spotlight: Greater Los Angeles Fulbright Film Festival
The Greater Los Angeles Chapter of the Fulbright Association held its Fulbright Film Festival on May 4th, 2019. Held in collaboration with the New York Film Academy College of Visual & Performing Arts (NYFA) and supported by the Bureau Of Educational And Cultural...
Featured Institution: Morgan State University
Morgan State University, founded in 1867, is a Carnegie-classified doctoral research institution with 100+ academic programs leading to degrees from the baccalaureate to the doctorate. As Maryland’s Preeminent Public Urban Research University, Morgan serves a multi...
Alumni Profile: Stephen Cottrell
The English novelist George Orwell best captured my first experience in Vietnam with his penetrating words, “If the war didn’t kill you it was bound to start you thinking.” Having survived the former, I became a huge fan of the latter. It can be safely assumed that...