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IEM Spotlight, Vol. 19, Winter Issue | Table of Contents Juho Karppinen is assistant director of international admissions at the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth (UMass-Dartmouth) Where I was born and where I live: I was born in Kuopio, Finland, a beautiful country, and moved to the United

IEM Spotlight, Vol. 19, Winter Issue | Table of Contents By Cate Clark, Regis University Why bother with quality assurance (QA)? This is a good question and one many IEM professionals may struggle to make time for in higher education. Quality is more important than quantity. As best stated by Steve

IEM Spotlight, Vol. 19, Winter Issue | Table of Contents By Emilija Zlatkovska, University of Southern Indiana Background Data According to the 2019 Open Doors report, there are over 1 million international students studying in the United States out of which around 450,000 are undergraduates in the

IEM Spotlight, Vol. 19, Winter Issue | Table of Contents By Mary Evans, UniQuest Best practices are powerful but only to the extent to which they are actionable. In international enrollment management (IEM), the big challenge often lies in how teams can actually execute the approaches they know make

IEM Spotlight, Vol. 19, Winter Issue | Table of Contents By Andy Ray, Ohio University In order to construct a diverse and sustainable recruitment plan that can withstand ongoing global change, it is important to rethink recruitment strategies. This article centers on utilizing what is already

IEM Spotlight, Vol. 19, Winter Issue | Table of Contents By MJ Knoll-Finn, New York University With nearly 1.2 million international students studying in the United States, and well over 300,000 students choosing to leave the United States for all or part of their higher education, global student

IEM Spotlight, Vol. 19, Winter Issue | Table of Contents By Eddie West, San Diego State University A growing number of U.S. high schools, colleges, and universities are working with international recruitment agencies to identify and enroll good-fit international students. U.S. institutions have been

IEM Spotlight, Vol. 19, Winter Issue | Table of Contents By Terrence Graham, University of Southern California As enrollments dwindle for many institutions across the United States, recruiting international students has taken on new urgency. The environment for improving international enrollment

IEM Spotlight, Vol. 19, Winter Issue | Table of Contents By Katie Schiffelbein, University of Idaho Higher education is constantly changing with ever-fluctuating global trends and student mobility. The very idea of change, particularly in the realm of higher education, is often met with resistance

IEM Spotlight, Vol. 19, Winter Issue | Table of Contents By Dana Brolley, University of Idaho Policies guide much of the daily work in IEM. They provide critical roadmaps for equitable decisionmaking and developing consistent and efficient processes for admissions and enrollment. Well-written