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Alumni Gather in Islamabad for an Evening of Reflection and Connection

This May, USEFP hosted its annual Fulbright Connect event in the capital city. More than 125 Fulbright and Humphrey alumni from Islamabad, Rawalpindi, and nearby cities came together for a night of engagement and idea sharing. This professional networking event is hosted every year across six cities nationwide for Fulbright and Humphrey ...
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Alum Wins 2024 Gracie Award for Documentary

In March, Humphrey fellow and BBC correspondent Farhat Javed bagged the 2024 Gracie Award for her documentary titled ‘The Last Wakhi Shepherdesses’. Produced and directed by Javed, the documentary is part of the BBC 100 Women. About the project The film follows the last Pakistani Wakhi shepherdesses on one of ...
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In Memoriam

USEFP regrets to announce the passing of Harriet Mayor Fulbright, the first Executive Director of the Fulbright Association and Senator J. William Fulbright’s widow. Other than the Senator, Harriet was the Fulbright Program’s greatest ambassador and advocate. Her demise marks the end of an era and the loss of a ...
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Team EducationUSA Pakistan takes NAFSA!

This summer, Senior EducationUSA Adviser Aman Bashir and EducationUSA Advising Director Katherine Aziz represented the team at the 75th NAFSA Annual Conference & Expo in Washington D.C. USEFP Executive Director Rita Akhtar was also in attendance. From May 30 to June 2, Bashir and Aziz showcased EducationUSA Pakistan’s programming to ...
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Inside out

By Aqsa Azam 11-year-old Jim was highly agoraphobic-to the point he couldn’t go to school, didn’t have any close friends, and hadn’t stepped outside ever since the day his bullies took things too far. The bullies had thankfully moved but the impact they had left on Jim hadn’t. The bullies ...
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