Teaching, Learning, and Facilitation

Internationalization

Internationalization is the conscious effort to integrate and infuse international, intercultural, and global dimensions into the philosophy of postsecondary education. Successful internationalization efforts involve active and responsible engagement of the academic community in partnerships and

Supporting Scholar-Practitioners in International Higher Education

International educators play a wide range of strategic roles across diverse institutions. In their article, Bernhard Streitwieser, The George Washington University, and Anthony Ogden, Michigan State University, explore an increasingly common hybrid identity.

Global Studies Literature Review - No. 7, May 2016

Book reviews and essays focused on the theme of "Framing the Global" inspired by Hilary E. Kahn's edited volume.

Reimagining Mobilities: Vehicles and Trajectories

NAFSA’s former senior research librarian and curator of NAFSA Research Connections, Tamar Breslauer, considers the many definitions of “mobility” and the impacts of different mobilities on international higher education.

The Ascent of Global Learning

Every college and university today wants to prepare students who are global citizens. The aim is spelled out in mission statements and carried out in action plans that engage faculty, administrators, staff, and students inside and outside the classroom in

Strategic Internationalization: At What Cost?

From Trends & Insights, February 2016, Dr. Desai-Trilokekar explores the possible negative implications of a national policy on internationalization by looking specifically at the Canada case.

Welcome to the Era of "Global Competition 2.0"

The AAUP's Role in a Globalized, Competitive Higher Education Landscape By Laura M. Portnoi and Sylvia S. Bagley Note: A slightly different version of this article first appeared in Academe, November-December 2015, Volume 101, Number 6. NAFSA thanks the

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.

The Ebb and Flow of Internationalization: Demographics, Rankings, and Other Pressures on Higher Education

Members of NAFSA’s Research Team had the pleasure of talking with Ellen Hazelkorn, PhD, an expert on higher education internationalization, who is currently based in Ireland. We spoke about a range of topics, including how globalization has affected higher education worldwide; the influence of the

On Global Campuses, Academic Freedom Has Its Limits

This article was originally published on The Conversation . This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License . Kevin Kinser is a NAFSA senior fellow for internationalization. BY KEVIN KINSER Last spring, a New York University professor