Rachel Scholten

Rachel Scholten has held international educator roles at four universities across three states, including public, private, and religious institutions, and since 2019 has worked at Loyola University Maryland as the institution’s inaugural Director of International Admission. She is a former board member of the Study New Jersey State Consortium, and former Vice President and current President of the Maryland International Education Consortium where she oversees the executive board and four standing committees: Study Abroad, International Student & Scholar Services, Recruitment, and Events. She has served in several NAFSA volunteer leadership roles, including Academy Coach and International Enrollment Management Liaison, and has contributed to multiple NAFSA publications, most recently as co-editor of NAFSA’s Guide to International Student Recruitment, 4^th Edition. Scholten holds a BA in Sociology from University of Pittsburgh, an MA in International Development Studies from Ohio University and is a third-year Ph.D. student in Comparative International Development Education at University of Minnesota.