Millennials and the young professionals of Generation Z wondering how to develop a career in international education are encountering a field that has changed considerably and that continues to evolve.
Internationalization
Mohamed Abdel-Kader, executive director of the Stevens Initiative at The Aspen Institute, shares his unique perspective on internationalization, the role of anti-intellectualism, and what exactly global competency is.
The University of South Florida's solution to a problem encountered by most colleges and universities: a disproportionately low number of men participating in education abroad programs.
To help ease international students' language transition and help pave the way for academic success, many U.S. colleges and universities have turned to pathway programs.
Institutions once tended to partner with each other based on commonalities. Now, like puzzle pieces that must be shaped differently in order to interlock, campuses are actively seeking out some very dissimilar partners.
Amid the ever-tightening constraints of bandwidth and time, institutions are increasingly and creatively partnering with each other to achieve what neither can do alone.
University educators and recent graduates are striving to show that even the deepest rifts have the potential to be healed—these are the stories of four women who are working to promote peace and understanding in current and former conflict regions.
As institutional priorities shift and the language around them changes, international offices must reframe the value proposition of global learning and tie them to larger institutional missions and goals.
The President of West Virginia University shares his perspective on why people from diverse backgrounds should come together to promote international education and exchange.