In an era of shaky enrollment models and surging competition for students, the challenge for higher education leaders is to successfully deploy the full spectrum of technological tools to recruit, retain, and support international students.
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.
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.
NAFSA Executive Director and CEO Esther D. Brimmer, DPhil, examines the role that regional teams and conferences can play in NAFSA members’ sense of community and leadership development.
Call them satellite campuses, global campuses, or branch campuses—whatever the term, these international campuses continue to innovate to meet students’ needs and create additional revenue streams for their home campus.
Community colleges, with their unique challenges and opportunities, stake their place in the international student recruitment landscape by building on existing strengths and finding ways to differentiate themselves.