{"id":7877,"date":"2023-07-27T12:19:03","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T09:19:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fulbright.bg\/?p=7877"},"modified":"2023-10-03T14:46:24","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T11:46:24","slug":"alumni-edward-morgan-2018-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fulbright.bg\/en\/alumni-edward-morgan-2018-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Edward Morgan, Fulbright Scholar, New Bulgarian University, AY 2018-2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In the past year, Edward participated in a number of activities, including:<\/p>\n

Director<\/em>:<\/em><\/p>\n

The Christains, by Lucas Hnath\u00a0(released as a film, virtually)
Next Act Theatre, Milwaukee, WI, Nov. 2020<\/p>\n

Up Close (But Not Too Close!)
Live theatre with Emmy Award-Winning Public TV Host & Comedian John McGivern
Live at the Pabst Theatre, Milwaukee, WI, April 2021<\/p>\n

Editor & Translator<\/em>:<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

The Path to Your R.E.A.L. Health, An Integrative Guide to Your Total Well-Being by Dr. Raquelina Luna
(Available on Amazon & Smashwords), Released May 2021<\/p>\n

Script-Doctor<\/em>:<\/em><\/p>\n

15 Horas, Spanish\/Dominican film, directed by Judith Colell
Premiere: Festival de Cine de Malaga, Spain, June 2021<\/p>\n

Playwright<\/em>:<\/em><\/p>\n

So You Can Look Ahead
Online Reading: sponsored by Regent\u2019s University London & Gedenkort-T4, Berlin, June, 2020<\/p>\n

Written in the Stars (w\/Naseem Badie)
Radio\/Online Production, Poltergeist Theatre Project, San Francisco, CA, April 2021<\/p>\n

Program Administrator<\/em>:<\/em><\/p>\n

S.O.S. TALK COVID-19, Luna Life Foundation
Program offering free medical and psychological counselling online\u00a0 \u2013 provided free services to thousands of Spanish-speaking clients in 11 countries; March \u2013 June 2020<\/p>\n

Guest Speaker\/Presenter<\/em>:<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cOnline Counseling During the Covid-19 Pandemic\u201d
Covid-19 Research and Initiative Discussion Series, Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan, Nov. 2020<\/p>\n

\u201cExpand Yourself in a New Language\u201d
English Language Institute,\u00a0Santiago, Dominican Republic, July 2020<\/p>\n

\u201cLeadership Begins With Me\u201d
State Farm Insurance Agency, Corporate Training, Queens, NY, Dec. 2020<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Over the past year, Edward Morgan directed several productions including his play,\u00a0<\/span>So You Can Look Ahead\u00a0<\/em>at Lamar University in Texas,\u00a0<\/span>Three Viewpoints<\/em>\u00a0at Next in Milwaukee and\u00a0<\/span>Up Close (But Not Too Close!) with John McGivern,\u00a0<\/em>an Emmy award winning comedian and storyteller at Northern Lights Theatre in the Potawatomi Casino in Milwaukee. He has also been awarded another Fulbright for 2022-2023, using theatre and creative writing to teach upper level English and to help train English teachers in Kyrgyzstan.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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He has recently published three articles about Kyrgyzstan and his time there.<\/div>\n
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The first is a general overview, the second is about the country’s relationship with Russia and the impact of the Ukraine War and the third is a selection of some of my posts. Lots of photos with the articles, too, some of which I took. Here are the links:<\/div>\n
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A general overview:<\/p>\n

Edward Morgan: Former Milwaukee resident shares memories of Kyrgyzstan on its Independence Day | Milwaukee Independent<\/a><\/p>\n

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