Teaching, Learning, and Facilitation

Connect with Global Learners

These two TLS KC online networks provide resources and foster conversations for those interested in (1) intercultural learning/training and internationalizing (co)curriculum and (2) exploring research trends and continuing scholarly discussions about various facets of international education.

Global Forecasting, Scenario Planning, and Collaborative Action in Leading Campus Internationalization

By Melanie Agnew, Moreen Carvan, Sebrina Palmer, and Jane Gatewood Leadership for campus internationalization is becoming increasingly professionalized, as evidenced by the work of professional organizations like NAFSA: Association of International Educators. Moreover, that institutional missions

Avoiding Collateral Damage: Education Abroad Programs and Their Impacts on Host Communities

Institutions committed to the ethical practice of education abroad must make serious efforts to work with all stakeholders—including faculty critical of current education abroad—to understand the effects that programs have on host communities and to develop and implement best practices that mitigate

Using Agents to Recruit International Students: A Settled Issue?

In April 2017 the Middles States Commission on Higher Education proposed new language to its existing policy on recruitment that would prohibit Middle States-accredited institutions from using incentive-based compensation for recruiting international students.

Removing the Blinders: Neo-Racism and International Students

The Institute of International Education (IIE) recently released its Open Doors report, indicating that more than 1 million international students are enrolled in U.S. colleges and universities (IIE 2016). Whether the trend will continue on an upward path or not remains uncertain. The forecast is

Act Globally

By Glenn Cook As a junior at American University in Washington, D.C., Stephanie Kridlo was trying to determine what her study abroad program would look like. She knew that going to another country had the potential to be life changing,

Teaching, Learning, & Scholarship On-Demand Seminars

Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship on-demand e-Learning Seminars serve as a valuable resource for international education professionals and scholar-practitioners looking to enhance skills.

International Student & Scholar Services On-Demand Seminars

International Student and Scholar Services Cross-Cultural Dynamics in Crisis Management Curricular Practical Training: Creating Best Practices and Policies Curricular Practical Training: Policies and Practices for Elective Training Developing the Cultural Component of Your Exchange Visitor (EV)

International Enrollment Management On-Demand Seminars

The International Enrollment Management collection of NAFSA’s on-demand e-Learning Seminars serve as a valuable resource for professionals looking to jump-start or enhance their career in international student recruitment.

Designing Solutions

By Charlotte West According to many educators, the design and architecture disciplines have always to a certain extent had an international focus, but the way they are taught has shifted in the last few decades. “In my own design education,