Inclusion and Equity

LGBTQ+ Student Advising Guide for Education Abroad Professionals

By NAFSA: Association of International Educators Diversity and Inclusion in Education Abroad Subcommittee, LGBTQ+ Working Group: Margaret McCullers, Matt Free, Darren Gallant, Conrad Zeutenhorst, Ashlee Finn and Aby Parsons This resource is designed to help Education Abroad professionals prepare

A Night with Greg Mortenson: How U.S. Higher Education Can Help Women in Afghanistan and Pakistan

March 6, 2017

A Night with Greg Mortenson: How U.S. Higher Education Can Help Women in Afghanistan and Pakistan Last night at the National Geographic Society Headquarters in Washington, DC, I had the privilege of listening to Greg Mortenson speak passionately about his life’s work of building schools in

Removing the Blinders: Neo-Racism and International Students

The Institute of International Education (IIE) recently released its Open Doors report, indicating that more than 1 million international students are enrolled in U.S. colleges and universities (IIE 2016). Whether the trend will continue on an upward path or not remains uncertain. The forecast is

Exploring Womens Journeys to Leadership in International Education

January 25, 2017

Exploring Women’s Journeys to Leadership in International EducationBy Mandy Hansen I asked my colleagues and session attendees the following question “What is one challenge that you’ve had, as a woman, in navigating your professional life?” A few of the replies

Students Without Documents: Possible Approaches for U.S. Universities

IEM Spotlight Newsletter, Vol. 13, Issue 2 - August 2016 U.S. President Barack Obama stated in April of this year that he expects that the United States will meet the goal of admitting 10,000 Syrian refugees before the end of

Supporting a Generation of Syrian Students

IEM Spotlight Newsletter, Vol. 13, Issue 2 - August 2016 The ongoing conflict in Syria, and its dramatic consequences on university-age students inside and outside of Syria, has led to a broader conversation on the role that higher education institutions

Strangers from Different Shores: The Role of Race in College Experiences

Julie J. Park reflects on her experience as an Asian-American student abroad and explores how international educators can encourage meaningful interactions across and within diverse racial and ethnic groups and guide students toward a better understanding of themselves and others.

Educating Saudi Women

By Elaina Loveland Haifa Jamal Al-Lail, a native of Saudi Arabia, joined Effat University in 1998 and began her tenure as president in May 2008. She was named one of 1000 Women for the Nobel Peace Prize 2005 and

Helping Military Veterans Study Abroad

By Charlotte West Veterans are a growing population on U.S. college campuses, and education abroad offices are finding ways to better understand how best to help them use their educational benefits to fund study abroad. More veterans have started studying

Independent Research Measuring the Impact of Study Abroad

Researchers who have measured the impact of study abroad and other international learning experiences have found that they have a positive impact on academic, educational, and professional outcome measures.