January 2016

Fox International Fellowship adds global partner institutions
The Fox International Fellowship at the Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies at Yale has expanded to include partner universities in Singapore, Canada, Australia, and Denmark. The Fox International Fellowship is a graduate student exchange program between Yale...
Since our last newsletter, Fox Fellow alums have achieved numerous successes, both personally and professionally. We list these below and urge fellows past and present to reach out to one another if they have any questions or would like to get in touch. Appointments, Fellowships and Awards Astrid...
Fox Fellow alum starts ShalvaTea
The story of how David Ross (2011-12) started ShalvaTea began while he was a Fox Fellow at Yale. He spent time in the Carmel Forest in Israel trying to understand the cause of the deadliest forest fire in its history in 2010. This event spurred his return to Yale in 2012 on a U.S. Fulbright...
Jordan Bryant, 2015-2016 Fox Fellow to Moscow
Please describe yourself in one sentence. I am a headstrong, persistent, indefatigable striver for greater personal and societal good. What is the essence of your current research?  I’m currently researching internationally strategic economic planning in the Russian Federation. What drives...
Clarissa Piterman Gross, 2015-2016 Fox Fellow from Brazil
Please describe yourself in one sentence. I believe I am an inquiring person, one that genuinely rejoices and fulfills herself in encounters with other cultures and other ways of being in the world. I am a hunter of new selves! What is the essence of your current research?  My current research...
Dear Fellows, Alumni, and Friends of the Fox International Fellowship, I am delighted to present to you the January 2016 Fox International Fellowship newsletter. Many productive efforts have taken place since our May update. Most notably, I am happy to report that we will be welcoming into our...
Dear Fox Fellows and Friends, We enjoyed meeting all of the Fellows here in New Haven at the annual “Thanksgiving” luncheon up at our house in Norfolk, Connecticut.  We are interested to follow all of the Fellows’ activities through Julia Muravnik and Facebook and learn from which countries you are...
To honor Mr. Fox’s 100th birthday in February, we are asking all of the Fox International Fellowship alumni to send a postcard with a personal note addressed to Mr. Fox to: Julia Muravnik, The MacMillan Center at Yale, P.O. Box 208206, New Haven, CT 06520-8206, United States. Please send it...
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