Inclusion and Equity

NAFSA Tamara H. Bryant Memorial Scholarship

NAFSA in partnership with the Fund for Education Abroad (FEA) announced the creation of the NAFSA Tamara H. Bryant Memorial Scholarship in February of 2019. In February 2024, the program funding was increased to $150,000 and extended an additional three years. Funded by an endowment established by

Global Studies Literature Review - No. 9, January 2019

The Global Studies Literature Review editorial team welcomes you to explore the many thoughtful contributions to Issue No. 9, "New Models and Emerging Perspectives in Global Education," including a special introduction celebrating the 15 year anniversary of the Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access

Improving Diversity and Inclusion in International Education Research: Holding Academic Journals Accountable

On September 7, 2018 scholars Philip Altbach and Hans de Wit (2018) shared an opinion editorial in University World News stating that there should be constraints on how much academic research is published in journals. Their rationale stemmed from one of the top journals in higher education, Review

Navigating College Transitions for International Students at U.S. High Schools

IEM SPOTLIGHT NEWSLETTER, VOL. 16, Fall ISSUE - November 2018 By: Lindsay Addington, National Association for College Admission Counseling The buzz around international students at U.S. high schools surfaced for the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) about 5

Third Culture Students

IEM SPOTLIGHT NEWSLETTER, VOL. 16, Fall ISSUE - November 2018 By: Hannah Marie Morris, InterculturalTransitions Third Culture Kids (TCKs) live in the transitional space between “domestic” and “international” student. These students share the characteristics of many international students, such as

Global Forecasting, Scenario Planning, and Collaborative Action in Leading Campus Internationalization

By Melanie Agnew, Moreen Carvan, Sebrina Palmer, and Jane Gatewood Leadership for campus internationalization is becoming increasingly professionalized, as evidenced by the work of professional organizations like NAFSA: Association of International Educators. Moreover, that institutional missions

Evaluating Three-Year Degrees from Europe: Why Is This Still an Issue?

IEM SPOTLIGHT NEWSLETTER, VOL. 14, Summer ISSUE - August 2017 By: Jessica Stannard, NUFFIC The Bologna Declaration of 1999 and the ensuing Bologna Process have brought about many changes in higher education across Europe; the most obvious being the alignment

The Three-Year Indian Degree Conundrum

IEM SPOTLIGHT NEWSLETTER, VOL. 14, Summer ISSUE - August 2017 By: Ujjaini Sahasrabudhe, University of Southern California, and Aleksander Morawski, Foreign Credits In the Institute of International Education’s 2016 Open Doors report, it states that there were 165,918 Indian students

How to Retain International Students

By Menachem Wecker It’s a cycle many colleges and universities will recognize: Year after year, international student offices invest big-time money and staff bandwidth recruiting international students. But too many of those students ultimately struggle, pack their bags, and return