Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship

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

Sharing Results for Effective Advocacy

How do we communicate results from data collected through surveys and interviews to improve international education programs and services? How can we best share these results with either scholarly or practitioner/policy-oriented audiences to advocate for implementing necessary change to lead to

Global Studies Literature Review—No. 12, November 2022

November 22, 2022

On behalf of NAFSA’s Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship Knowledge Community (TLS KC), we are very pleased to present the 12th issue of the Global Studies Literature Review (GSLR). The issue’s theme, “Moving Beyond the Status Quo: Advancing Inclusive Excellence in International Education,” which

Humanizing our Work with Globally Mobile Students

Download the November 2022 Issue By Christina W. Yao, PhD There is no question that global student exchange is mutually beneficial, with material benefits to the higher education enterprise and students benefiting by gaining increased intercultural learning and global-mindedness. Yet in recent years

Internationalization: Power, Policy, and Potential

Download the September 2022 Issue By Dale LaFleur, PhD Internationalization is a process that offers higher education institutions the ability to recognize and influence the connections between local experiences and global needs. The recent global health pandemic, global social justice movements

International Education Research: Innovation & Inclusion

The connection between 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

Connecting the Dots Between DEI and Higher Education Internationalization

Download the July 2022 Issue By Shanna Saubert, PhD Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are crucial to modern human existence—in essence, we all experience and approach interactions differently based on our own various identities, biases, and personal backgrounds, which is a critical aspect to

Environmental Sustainability and Internationalization: Challenges and Opportunities

May 2, 2022

Download the May 2022 Issue By Karen McBride, EdD, and Daniel Ponce-Taylor, MSc We have dealt with crises before: terrorism, a global financial crisis, racial injustice, and two years of a global pandemic, to name a recent few. The irreparable harm being done to the planet has been rapidly

Management Development Program

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