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Website restored

by | Oct 14, 2022 |

We apologize for the outage, but as you can see, we are back, though not fully restored. We have begun to implement better localized maintenance rather than depending on Fulbright.  This includes managing backups, security, and anti-spam.  Hopefully we will do better...

Fulbright-NJ Lecture Series

by | May 23, 2021 |

The New Jersey Chapter of the Fulbright Association is pleased to present a lecture "Nothing About Us Without Us" by Paul Aronsohn, who will address the challenges facing New Jersey's disability community, spanning issues that arise from childhood to adulthood. The...

Ethics and Nanotechnology

by | Nov 4, 2019 |

Ethics and Nanotechnology Thursday, November 14, 2019 by Dr. Ilise Feitshans, JD, ScM, Dir Fellow in International Law of Nanotechnology European Scientific Institute Archamps Technopole Archamps, France7 pm Holliday Conference RoomRutgers Prep 1345 Easton Avenue |...

Happy Hour, 11 Oct 2019

by | Oct 1, 2019 |

Meet and greet fellow NJ Fulbright alumni and friends for drinks, snacks and conversation! When: Friday, October 11, 2019 from 5 to 7 pm Where: Destination Dogs 101 Paterson St. New Brunswick, NJ 08901   For directions and other info,visit www.destinationdogs.com...

Watchung Reservation Visit

by | Sep 8, 2019 |

Where: Watching Reservation Historic Trail, Mountainside, NJ 07092. Meet in the lobby of the Trailside Nature & Science Center,  and then walk the trails to historic Feltville and back (1.5 to 2-hour nature walk). Our guide will be CUNY architect and...

Webinar: Dr. Herbert N. Richardson, First Black Teacher of Perth Amboy, NJ

Oct 8, 2023 | | 0 Comments

 

FULBRIGHT Association

NEW JERSEY CHAPTER

Dr. Herbert N. Richardson, First Black Teacher of Perth Amboy, NJ

Dr. Herbert N. Richardson

Dr. Joyce Richardson-Melech

 

The New Jersey Fulbright Chapter invites you to join us for an afternoon of oral history-the story of local Perth Amboy icon, Dr. Herbert N. Richardson, the city’s first Black teacher. Dr. Richardson was hired in 1949 as a teacher of music in Samuel E. Shull School. His daughter, Dr. Joyce Richardson, shares her memories of this ground-breaking educator.

 

Richardson, the son of immigrants from the Caribbean islands of Anguilla and St. Kitts, was the city’s first Black college graduate, earning a Bachelor of Science in Public School Music degree from Virginia State College in 1942. He was also a WWII veteran who served his country by working in communications while in Germany.

 

Richardson became Perth Amboy’s Supervisor of Music Education in 1968 and Principal of School #10 in 1981, retiring from public education in 1987.

 

The webinar will be highlighted with photos of Dr. Richardson and musical selections.

 

New Jersey Chapter Speaker Series Thursday, October 12, 2023 at 3:00 pm EST, via Zoom.

 

To register: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2fcGxAkYT3KNjjdUnmO0LQ

 

Dr. Joyce Richardson, Vice-President of the NJ Chapter, was the recipient of the Fulbright-Hays Summer Seminars Abroad Award entitled Inside Mexico: A Journey Through History and Society in 2010. The seminar group traveled through eight different states in Mexico, including Quintana Roo, Yucatan, Campeche, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Veracruz, Puebla, and Mexico City. Participants explored local schools, the Universidad de la Tierra, archaeological sites, Chapultepec Castle, the Ballet Folklorico, the Basilica of Guadalupe, the Bibiloteca Palafoxiana, along with various museums and churches of historical significance. The program provided a unique opportunity to gain an insider’s perspective and understanding of the history, values, and challenges that shape Mexican culture while it gave participants a chance to practice Spanish. The participants deepened knowledge on the origins and the impact of current issues such as migration and globalization.