"The Fulbright Program, run by the U.S. Department of State, has always straddled the worlds of academe and public policy. Tailored to enhance both the international interests of the United States and the scholarship it supports, the program is sending 1,551 students and 1,250 scholars abroad this academic year," The Chronicle of Higher Education reports. "Now, with a new administration in place, the State Department is reviewing the disciplines and areas of the world on which it wishes to focus, with an eye toward putting President Obama's stamp on the program. In an interview with The Chronicle, Alina L. Romanowski, the new deputy assistant secretary for academic programs at the department's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, said both Mr. Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have sent clear signals that education exchange is a crucial aspect of the U.S. international agenda. Although the administration is still discussing new projects, Ms. Romanowski said, 'for us working here a long time, we were reassured that Fulbright will continue to grow.'"