Carla Baricz has just published a new review on Park Min-gyu’s Pavane for a Dead Princess in the Words without Borders online magazine, which “promotes cultural understanding through the translation, publication, and promotion of the finest contemporary international literature”.

It is the latest article by Carla in a series which includes reviews on authors such as Mikhail Shishkin, Mircea Cărtărescu and Orhan Pamuk.

Carla is currently completing a U.S. Fulbright Research grant in Bucharest, where she is preparing a translation and critical edition of Ion Budai-Deleanu’s Ţiganiada, Romania’s earliest known epic.

For more, visit http://wordswithoutborders.org/book-review/park-min-gyus-pavane-for-a-dead-princess.

On February 19, 2014, the Romanian - U.S. Fulbright Commission organized its traditional Orientation Seminar devoted to the American Fulbright grantees present in Romania for the academic year 2014/2015 and to greeting the newly arrived U.S. Fulbright grantees.

The event was organized in parallel with the Fulbright Think Tank Workshop: “U.S. Culture & Society in the English Class”, in which many of the U.S. grantees had a personal contribution.

Drs. Linda Kidwell, Mihaela Moscaliuc, Patrick Mason and Ryan Voogt, the four new Fulbright grantees who arrived for the second semester of this academic year, were briefed by Mr. Bruce P. Kleiner, Acting Deputy Chief of Mission, and other representatives of the U.S. Embassy at the headquarters of the U.S. Mission in Romania.

The entire group of U.S. Fulbright grantees participated in the reception organized at Casa Oamenilor de Stiinta, where they had a chance to actively interact with Romanian alumni and friends of the program.

On the second day of the event, the entire group of U.S. Fulbrighters and members of the staff went on a visit to Peles Castle and George Enescu Memorial House on the Prahova Valley.

The Romanian-U.S. Fulbright Commission organized the second edition of the Fulbright Think Tank, which took place on February 19, 2015, bringing together high school teachers of English from all over Romania. The Fulbright Think Tank project was initiated in 2013 and has continued this year with a special workshop, titled “U.S. Culture and Society in the English Class”. The workshop was designed as a way of facilitating and stimulating the creation of new strategies of teaching American culture and social values in the English class, while at the same time providing English high school teachers with an opportunity to learn more about U.S. admissions and the upcoming projects of the EducationUSA Center at the Fulbright Commission – FEAC.

Read more at: www.fulbright.ro/about-us/fulbright-think-tank

The personal statement is an essential component of your college application. A good essay can set your application apart from others and convince admission officers you are a good fit for the program.

On Tuesday, March 3, from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m., the Romanian-U.S. Fulbright Commission and FEAC-EducationUSA will host the workshop titled “From the Personal Story to the Application Essay”.

Participants will learn how to use their personal stories to create a compelling and honest essay. They will read texts written by Romanian students, who were admitted at top schools in the U.S, analyze different types of structures and pick up tips on writing and storytelling.