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September + October 2019

Features

Waves
Feature
Countering the Forces of Change
Phil Manzano
Graduate school admissions in the United States have declined in recent years, but institutions are creating new programs, degrees, and partnerships to overcome admissions obstacles and keep international graduate students coming.
Students at a graduation ceremony
Feature
Raising the Bar
Charlotte West
Community colleges, with their unique challenges and opportunities, stake their place in the international student recruitment landscape by building on existing strengths and finding ways to differentiate themselves.
George Mason's campus in Korea
Feature
Branching Out
Mark Toner
Call them satellite campuses, global campuses, or branch campuses—whatever the term, these international campuses continue to innovate to meet students’ needs and create additional revenue streams for their home campus.

Departments

Sunset
Voices
Forum
Golden Ages on the Horizon
Bryan McAllister-Grande, EdD
The golden age of international education isn’t in the past—it’s yet to come. The evolving, interdisciplinary field promises exciting developments in the years ahead.
Student on the Great Wall of China
Practice Area Column
Education Abroad
Attracting Students with Education Abroad
Karen Doss Bowman
An institution’s study abroad offerings can be a powerful pull for prospective domestic students. For that reason, partnerships between study abroad and admissions offices are often mutually beneficial.
family members
Practice Area Column
International Students and Scholars
Supporting Dependents
Dana Wilkie
For the spouses and children of international scholars and students, life in the United States often requires an adjustment period. To ease the transition, ISSS offices can start providing much-needed support to dependents from the beginning.
Lightbulbs
Practice Area Column
International Education Leadership
Seven Ways Leaders Can Cultivate Creativity
Melissa Morriss-Olson
Cultivating creativity among staff is time well spent for senior international officers and other campus leaders.
gathering of young people
Voices
From the CEO
Cultivate Community at a Regional Conference
Esther D. Brimmer, DPhil
NAFSA Executive Director and CEO Esther D. Brimmer, DPhil, examines the role that regional teams and conferences can play in NAFSA members’ sense of community and leadership development.
Santiago, Chile, skyline
Global Spotlight: Chile
Meredith Bell
With Chile’s new tuition-free program, more low-income students across the country are pursuing higher education than ever. However, the program’s shortcomings illustrate the complexity of implementing similar programs in other countries.
hands typing on a laptop
Practice Area Column
International Enrollment Management
Getting the Most from CRMs
John Gallagher
Customer relationship management (CRM) systems have myriad capabilities that many institutions do not use to their full advantage. A refresher on the basic functions and best practices can alleviate some of the burden on international office staff.
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