Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship

GSLR 2024: Community

April 15, 2024

On behalf of NAFSA’s Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship Knowledge Community (TLS KC), we are pleased to present Issue No. 13 of the Global Studies Literature Review ( GSLR). The theme of this issue, “Recentering, Reprioritizing, and Reengaging a Sense of Community within International Education,”

Sustainability in International Higher Education: Strategic Alignment with the UN SDGs

April 23, 2024

By Kate Hellmann and Daniel Ponce-Taylor International educators play many important roles on campus—strategists, leaders, advisers, and advocates, to name a few. The work they do encompasses a wide breadth of issues and requires agility to connect the dots and work with various stakeholders across

Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship

Academy Coaches Positions

Position: Academy Coach Term Dates: August 1, 2024 - December 31, 2025 The Academy for International Education is a year-long professional development program designed to provide newcomers with an introduction to the field of international education and those more experienced with an opportunity to

GSLR Submission Reviewer

Position: Global Studies Literature Review (GSLR) Submission Reviewer Term Dates: September – November 2023 The Global Studies Literature Review (GSLR) is a peer-reviewed publication of thought leadership. Each issue focuses on a timely topic of interest with feature essays and book reviews written

TLS KC Award Selection Committee Member

Position: Member, Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship Knowledge Community (TLS KC) Innovative Research and Scholarship Award Selection Committee Term Dates: February 2025 – March 2025 The TLS KC Innovative Research in International Education Award celebrates and recognizes new and innovative

Using Data for Diversity-Focused Change at Community Colleges

November 13, 2023

By Melissa Whatley NAFSA recently published a revision of its list of professional competencies for international educators— NAFSA International Education Professional Competencies 2.0 (IE Competencies 2.0)—that recognizes that professional proficiency requires individuals to be familiar with key

GSLR Editor

Position: Global Studies Literature Review (GSLR) Editor Term Dates: January 2024 – August 2026 The Global Studies Literature Review (GSLR) is a peer-reviewed publication of thought leadership. Each issue focuses on a timely topic of interest with feature essays and book reviews written by a wide

Recognizing Innovation in IE Research

Connecting research and practice in international education is vital. Each year, NAFSA's Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship Knowledge Community (TLS KC) honors an individual's contributions to the knowledge and practice of the field through the Innovative Research in International Education Award

Pedagogy for Short-Term Programming

By Nadia Alvarez Mexia, PhD In recent decades, the design of international academic offerings such as student mobility programs has experienced an interesting transformation. This transformation has involved redesigning mobility programs such as short-term study abroad programs to highlight relevant