Entire Fulbright board quits, citing Trump admin illegal interference [View all]
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Read the whole resignation letter..
https://substack.com/inbox/post/165673358?r=17cemi
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https://www.thedailybeast.com/entire-fulbright-board-quits-over-trump-aides-interfering/
The entire 12-person board that manages the Fulbright scholarship program quit Wednesday, accusing the Trump administration of illegal political interference.
The group oversee the 80-year-old program designed to both fund American students’ and academics’ foreign exchanges and to bring talented foreign scholars, students and artists to the U.S. It is ultimately overseen by Marco Rubio’s State Department but is legally supposed to be independent.
The development was first reported by The New York Times then confirmed in a statement from the board on Substack.
The scholarship was established by Congress in 1946 to promote cultural exchange. At any given time, there are about 8,000 grantees.
The Fulbright board railed against the Trump appointees’ alleged interference in a statement released Wednesday.
https://substack.com/inbox/post/165673358?r=17cemi
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Entire Fulbright board quits, citing Trump administration interference
https://www.axios.com/2025/06/11/trump-fulbright-board-quits
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/us/politics/fulbright-board-resign-trump.html
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