Leadership

Symposium on Leadership Resources

The Symposium on Leadership is a NAFSA Signature Program presented by the International Education Leadership Knowledge Community (IEL KC) for an audience of senior international officers (SIOs) and campus internationalization leaders. Delivered annually, each Symposium centers around a theme of

Meet an IEM Professional: Yasushi Onodera

IEM Spotlight, Vol. 17, Summer Issue | Table of Contents Yasushi Onodera is the associate dean, international and multicultural student services at Arkansas Tech University. Where I live: Russellville, Arkansas. Proud to live in small-town USA! Where I was born: Kanagawa, Japan Family: My wife, who

Celebrating IEM: Interview with Pamela Barrett

IEM Spotlight, Vol. 17, Summer Issue | Table of Contents Pamela Barrett is CEO of Barton Carlyle. Her company provides services to educational institutions worldwide to support how international strategy is imagined and delivered. Mitigating and managing risk and achieving growth are increasingly

Ravi Shankar

Ravi Shankar is the Assistant Vice Provost for International Services and Support at the University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, directing a team of twenty professionals in providing comprehensive support and engagement to over four thousand international students and scholars. He has been in the

Paolo Daniele

Originally from Turin, Italy, but with proud Filipino heritage, Paolo Daniele has international travel and education as part of his DNA. Paolo currently serves as NAFSA's Consular Affairs Liaison with the Consulate of Italy in San Francisco, as a Trainer Corps member with experience co-leading Non

About International Education

International education advances learning and scholarship; builds understanding and respect among different peoples; and enhances constructive leadership in the global community. NAFSA and its members believe that international education is fundamental to fostering peace, security, and well-being.

Leadership and Governance

Symposium on Leadership 2019

Leadership in Uncertain Times: Addressing a Changing International Education Environment Globally, the higher education sector has entered interesting times of uncertainty, where changes in national policies and attitudes on immigration, international student and faculty mobility and enrollment

Michael Freeman

Michael Freeman is the director emeritus of International Students and Scholars at the University of Arkansas. When the director, he advised scholars on employment related permanent residency, H and J issues, supervised a fantastic team of creative and dedicated professionals and developed models to

Internationalization in a Time of Global Disruption

This issue of Trends & Insights showcases the work of the 2018–19 NAFSA Senior Fellows, respected international education scholars whose deliberative reflections are informing internationalization efforts and strengthening higher education’s global bonds.