Maria Balinska

Maria Balinska
Born1960 (age 65–66)
New Jersey, US
EducationPrinceton University[1]
OccupationsJournalist, author
FatherMichel Balinski

Maria Balinska (born 1960) is an American journalist and author who was the Executive Director of the US-UK Fulbright Commission from 2019 to 2025.[2]

Biography

Balinska was born in New Jersey, US and attended 10 schools in five countries before attending Princeton University, where she earned her bachelor's degree in 1982.[3]

According to her, she became interested in journalism after the fall of Communism, reporting on the transformation of Poland as a freelance journalist.[4]

She spent a decade as a radio producer and then Editor World Current Affairs at BBC.[5][6] In 2008 she published The Bagel, which presents a history of the bagel, tracing its roots from ancient Rome to Poland to its flourishing in America.[7][8][9] In 2010 she was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University.[10] In 2011, she founded Latitude News.[1][11] That same year, she served as part of the launch team for The Conversation, later the Managing Editor and subsequently Editor-in-Chief.[12]

From 2019 to 2025, Balinska served as the Executive Director of the US-UK Fulbright Commission.[13]

Since 2025, she has been a Practitioner Associate with the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Oxford.[14]

Books

  • The Bagel: The Surprising History of a Modest Bread: Maria Balinska, Yale University Press, 2009, ISBN 9780300158205

References

  1. ^ a b Rock, Maya (January 16, 2013). "Linking local and global news". Princeton Alumni Weekly. Princeton Alumni Association. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
  2. ^ "US-UK Fulbright Commission: Appointment of new Executive Director". US-UK Fulbright Commission. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  3. ^ "Maria Balinska '82". She Roars: October 4 - 6, 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2026.
  4. ^ Balinska, Maria (2011). "Founder's Message". Latitude News. Archived from the original on November 27, 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
  5. ^ "Award win for Crossing Continents". BBC News. November 17, 2005. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  6. ^ "Foreign Press Association: HRH The Prince of Wales Will Attend This Year's..." Investegate. PR Newswire. November 12, 2008. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  7. ^ Rothstein, Mervyn (November 25, 2008). "The Circle of Life With Bagels". The New York Times. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  8. ^ "'Bagels can change your perspective on history': Maria Balinska has written a book on the rise of the roll". The Jewish Chronicle. December 12, 2008. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
  9. ^ "The Bagel: The Surprising History of a Modest Bread by Maria Balinska". Publishers Weekly. September 8, 2008. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  10. ^ "Class of 2010". Nieman Foundation. Harvard University. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  11. ^ Ellis, Justin (August 27, 2012). "Latitude News and PRX partner on an international news podcast". Nieman Journalism Lab. Harvard University. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  12. ^ Wang, Shan (September 15, 2015). "With writing by academics and underwriting from universities, The Conversation finds its place". Nieman Journalism Lab. Harvard University. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  13. ^ "Change at the top: with thanks to our outgoing executive director Maria Balinska and introducing our new executive director, Rowena Boddington. | Fulbright". fulbright.org.uk. Retrieved February 20, 2026.
  14. ^ "Welcome to Maria Balinska | DPIR". www.politics.ox.ac.uk. December 16, 2025. Retrieved February 20, 2026.
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