Entire Fulbright Board resigns over trump administration interference

[JimH52]

MSN

(Reuters) -All members of the board that oversees the U.S. State Department's Fulbright Program, which facilitates international educational exchanges, have voted to resign over alleged political interference from President Donald Trump's administration, the board said on Wednesday.

The Trump administration had unlawfully "usurped the authority" of the board by denying awards to a "substantial number" of people who had already been selected for the 2025-2026 academic year through a yearlong, merit-based process, the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board said in a statement posted on the website Substack.

The department is also putting another 1,200 Fulbright recipients through an "unauthorized review process" that could lead to more rejections, according to the statement.

There are two reasons for trump's heavy hand on this worthwhile organization. First, he is continuing his efforts to dumb down Americans. Secondly, he wants to recreate America in the MAGA image. He is really not that smart and he is indignant of people that are. And perhaps another reason is the color or many of the board members. Take a look:

2025 Board of Directors

Board of Directors Executive Committee Walter McCollum, PhDPresident and Board Chair Leland LazarusVice President and Board Vice Chair Kamala RaghavanFinance Committee Chair and Treasurer Howard KwonGovernance and Nominating Chair Eric LopezAdvancement Committ

fulbright.org

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Maybe considers these members DEI appointees? Anyone of them can run laps around his mental acuity, or lack thereof.

 

[MarathonMike]

Leftist America haters resign. WINNING!

 

[Oddball]

 

[martybegan]

MSN

(Reuters) -All members of the board that oversees the U.S. State Department's Fulbright Program, which facilitates international educational exchanges, have voted to resign over alleged political interference from President Donald Trump's administration, the board said on Wednesday.

The Trump administration had unlawfully "usurped the authority" of the board by denying awards to a "substantial number" of people who had already been selected for the 2025-2026 academic year through a yearlong, merit-based process, the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board said in a statement posted on the website Substack.

The department is also putting another 1,200 Fulbright recipients through an "unauthorized review process" that could lead to more rejections, according to the statement.

There are two reasons for trump's heavy hand on this worthwhile organization. First, he is continuing his efforts to dumb down Americans. Secondly, he wants to recreate America in the MAGA image. He is really not that smart and he is indignant of people that are. And perhaps another reason is the color or many of the board members. Take a look:

2025 Board of Directors

Board of Directors Executive Committee Walter McCollum, PhDPresident and Board Chair Leland LazarusVice President and Board Vice Chair Kamala RaghavanFinance Committee Chair and Treasurer Howard KwonGovernance and Nominating Chair Eric LopezAdvancement Committ

fulbright.org

​

Maybe considers these members DEI appointees? Anyone of them can run laps around his mental acuity, or lack thereof.

They can't play their political games anymore, so they are going home in a huff.

Too bad, so sad.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

MSN

(Reuters) -All members of the board that oversees the U.S. State Department's Fulbright Program, which facilitates international educational exchanges, have voted to resign over alleged political interference from President Donald Trump's administration, the board said on Wednesday.

The Trump administration had unlawfully "usurped the authority" of the board by denying awards to a "substantial number" of people who had already been selected for the 2025-2026 academic year through a yearlong, merit-based process, the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board said in a statement posted on the website Substack.

The department is also putting another 1,200 Fulbright recipients through an "unauthorized review process" that could lead to more rejections, according to the statement.

There are two reasons for trump's heavy hand on this worthwhile organization. First, he is continuing his efforts to dumb down Americans. Secondly, he wants to recreate America in the MAGA image. He is really not that smart and he is indignant of people that are. And perhaps another reason is the color or many of the board members. Take a look:

2025 Board of Directors

Board of Directors Executive Committee Walter McCollum, PhDPresident and Board Chair Leland LazarusVice President and Board Vice Chair Kamala RaghavanFinance Committee Chair and Treasurer Howard KwonGovernance and Nominating Chair Eric LopezAdvancement Committ

fulbright.org

​

Maybe considers these members DEI appointees? Any one of them can run laps around his mental acuity, or lack thereof.

Ironically 98% of US high school students could not either spell Fulbright nor identify what made him famous

 

[Oddball]

They can't play their political games anymore, so they are going home in a huff.

Too bad, so sad.

If that's too soon, they can go home in an hour and a huff....

 

[TroglocratsRdumb]

More baseless racism conspiracies by the far left extremists.
The Fulbright program is funded by the Taxpayers and the board is appointed by the president.
So yea, the president has some authority over them.
Maybe the Board resigned because they have been caught grifting.
Maybe the Board has been colluding with the anti-Semitic Hamas students.

 

[Meathead]

MSN

(Reuters) -All members of the board that oversees the U.S. State Department's Fulbright Program, which facilitates international educational exchanges, have voted to resign over alleged political interference from President Donald Trump's administration, the board said on Wednesday.

The Trump administration had unlawfully "usurped the authority" of the board by denying awards to a "substantial number" of people who had already been selected for the 2025-2026 academic year through a yearlong, merit-based process, the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board said in a statement posted on the website Substack.

The department is also putting another 1,200 Fulbright recipients through an "unauthorized review process" that could lead to more rejections, according to the statement.

There are two reasons for trump's heavy hand on this worthwhile organization. First, he is continuing his efforts to dumb down Americans. Secondly, he wants to recreate America in the MAGA image. He is really not that smart and he is indignant of people that are. And perhaps another reason is the color or many of the board members. Take a look:

2025 Board of Directors

Board of Directors Executive Committee Walter McCollum, PhDPresident and Board Chair Leland LazarusVice President and Board Vice Chair Kamala RaghavanFinance Committee Chair and Treasurer Howard KwonGovernance and Nominating Chair Eric LopezAdvancement Committ

fulbright.org

​

Maybe considers these members DEI appointees? Anyone of them can run laps around his mental acuity, or lack thereof.

No one gives a rat's ass.

 

[Frankenstein]

MSN

(Reuters) -All members of the board that oversees the U.S. State Department's Fulbright Program, which facilitates international educational exchanges, have voted to resign over alleged political interference from President Donald Trump's administration, the board said on Wednesday.

The Trump administration had unlawfully "usurped the authority" of the board by denying awards to a "substantial number" of people who had already been selected for the 2025-2026 academic year through a yearlong, merit-based process, the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board said in a statement posted on the website Substack.

The department is also putting another 1,200 Fulbright recipients through an "unauthorized review process" that could lead to more rejections, according to the statement.

There are two reasons for trump's heavy hand on this worthwhile organization. First, he is continuing his efforts to dumb down Americans. Secondly, he wants to recreate America in the MAGA image. He is really not that smart and he is indignant of people that are. And perhaps another reason is the color or many of the board members. Take a look:

2025 Board of Directors

Board of Directors Executive Committee Walter McCollum, PhDPresident and Board Chair Leland LazarusVice President and Board Vice Chair Kamala RaghavanFinance Committee Chair and Treasurer Howard KwonGovernance and Nominating Chair Eric LopezAdvancement Committ

fulbright.org

​

Maybe considers these members DEI appointees? Anyone of them can run laps around his mental acuity, or lack thereof.

We have plenty of dumb leftists why make more

 

[MarcATL]

Good!

 

[Zincwarrior]

I thought the Fullbright scholarship was a private scholarship. Learn something every day.

 

[JWBooth]

Entire Fulbright Board resigns over trump administration interference​

Fewer leeches is always a good thing.

 

[Foxfyre]

MSN

(Reuters) -All members of the board that oversees the U.S. State Department's Fulbright Program, which facilitates international educational exchanges, have voted to resign over alleged political interference from President Donald Trump's administration, the board said on Wednesday.

The Trump administration had unlawfully "usurped the authority" of the board by denying awards to a "substantial number" of people who had already been selected for the 2025-2026 academic year through a yearlong, merit-based process, the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board said in a statement posted on the website Substack.

The department is also putting another 1,200 Fulbright recipients through an "unauthorized review process" that could lead to more rejections, according to the statement.

There are two reasons for trump's heavy hand on this worthwhile organization. First, he is continuing his efforts to dumb down Americans. Secondly, he wants to recreate America in the MAGA image. He is really not that smart and he is indignant of people that are. And perhaps another reason is the color or many of the board members. Take a look:

2025 Board of Directors

Board of Directors Executive Committee Walter McCollum, PhDPresident and Board Chair Leland LazarusVice President and Board Vice Chair Kamala RaghavanFinance Committee Chair and Treasurer Howard KwonGovernance and Nominating Chair Eric LopezAdvancement Committ

fulbright.org

​

Maybe considers these members DEI appointees? Anyone of them can run laps around his mental acuity, or lack thereof.

There's nothing more satisfying when loony leftist wingnuts pick up their toys and leave. That's the best possible outcome in these situations.

 

[blackhawk]

 

[Captain Caveman]

MSN

(Reuters) -All members of the board that oversees the U.S. State Department's Fulbright Program, which facilitates international educational exchanges, have voted to resign over alleged political interference from President Donald Trump's administration, the board said on Wednesday.

The Trump administration had unlawfully "usurped the authority" of the board by denying awards to a "substantial number" of people who had already been selected for the 2025-2026 academic year through a yearlong, merit-based process, the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board said in a statement posted on the website Substack.

The department is also putting another 1,200 Fulbright recipients through an "unauthorized review process" that could lead to more rejections, according to the statement.

There are two reasons for trump's heavy hand on this worthwhile organization. First, he is continuing his efforts to dumb down Americans. Secondly, he wants to recreate America in the MAGA image. He is really not that smart and he is indignant of people that are. And perhaps another reason is the color or many of the board members. Take a look:

2025 Board of Directors

Board of Directors Executive Committee Walter McCollum, PhDPresident and Board Chair Leland LazarusVice President and Board Vice Chair Kamala RaghavanFinance Committee Chair and Treasurer Howard KwonGovernance and Nominating Chair Eric LopezAdvancement Committ

fulbright.org

​

Maybe considers these members DEI appointees? Anyone of them can run laps around his mental acuity, or lack thereof.

Overseas? Excellent, shut the department down, waste of money, spend it on US education because judging by the Lefties, you need it.

 

[Old Rocks]

The Fullbright Board for International scholarships all resigned because of the political interference of the Trump administration. This is just another example of the destruction of American influence by a demented senile President and his band of asslickers. The GOP and Trump are absolutely determined to make the USA a pariah like Russia is.

 

[Meathead]

The Fullbright Board for International scholarships all resigned because of the political interference of the Trump administration. This is just another example of the destruction of American influence by a demented senile President and his band of asslickers. The GOP and Trump are absolutely determined to make the USA a pariah like Russia is.

Winning!

 

[dblack]

Winning!

So much winning!

Let's hear it for the common man!

 

[1srelluc]

Lets see, 120K X 17 = $2,040,000 saved.

 

[Old Rocks]

Winning!

Yessiree............ winning the fools dunce cap.