Practice Area Column

Dana Wilkie
More than half of the 1.2 billion people living in India are younger than 25 years old, and there are far more high school students seeking college spots than there are Indian universities to accommodate them.
Jessica Sandberg, MA
In the United States, many higher education institutions are turning their recruitment sights on secondary schools as a valuable and cost-effective source of international students.
U.S. campuses are finding it may take more than orientation to help international students comfortable and welcome.
Melissa Morriss-Olson
Cultivating creativity among staff is time well spent for senior international officers and other campus leaders.
Parents tend to be among the most interested—but potentially challenging—stakeholders. How can education abroad professionals deal most effectively with this generation of super-involved parents?
Increasing access to study abroad opportunities to all student populations on campus has been a goal for many education abroad offices nationwide—and efforts are paying off.
Dana Wilkie
For the spouses and children of international scholars and students, life in the United States often requires an adjustment period. To ease the transition, ISSS offices can start providing much-needed support to dependents from the beginning.
Karen Doss Bowman
An institution’s study abroad offerings can be a powerful pull for prospective domestic students. For that reason, partnerships between study abroad and admissions offices are often mutually beneficial.
Charlotte West
Senior international officers from three institutions share concrete examples of successful leadership in the face of uncertainty on their campuses and in their communities.
Ashish Fernando, Ben Waxman, MBA
With some context and recommendations for best practices, international educators can choose the right artificial intelligence tools for their needs.