Interview by Maria Kostova In Spring 2026, Associate Professor Emil Mutafov of Trakia University spent four months as a Fulbright Visiting Scholar at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, exploring the financial independence of local governments in Bulgaria and the...
Interview by Rada Kaneva Sometimes the most interesting Fulbright stories begin with a meeting that nobody realizes is important at the time. The collaboration between American theater scholar Valleri Robinson and acclaimed Bulgarian director Javor Gardev began when...
By Angela Rodel Dimitrovgrad—most Bulgarians associate this city with one of two things: as a utopian town built by Socialist “Brigadiers” or as the birthplace of mythical pop-folk record label Payner Music. However, the city along the Maritsa River actually has a...
Senior Judge Evgeni Georgiev of the Sofia City Court is a two-time Fulbright Scholar. A specialist in mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), he is widely recognized as Bulgaria’s leading expert in the field. He is also the founder of the Fulbright Court...
Interview by Rada Kaneva Meta’s recent changes to their content mediation policy made headlines and provoked discussions about how both fake news and censorship undermine democracy. To the average social media user, the Internet these days indeed looks like a digital...
Dr. Julia St. Stefanova was a Fulbright Visiting Scholar to the American University in Washington D.C. in AY 2017-18 working on the Development of the Capital Markets in Selected Latin American Countries. Here are a few activities she has been involved in or has been...
