Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship

2025 Next-Generation Strategy Development Challenge

May 27 - 30, 2025 | 2:00 pm

The Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship Knowledge Community (TLS KC) encourages first-timers, students, and young professionals to intentionally engage with their Annual Conference & Expo experience with the Next-Generation Strategy Development Challenge.

Dr. Korka Sall

Dr. Korka Sall is a seasoned international educator, researcher and change maker with more than 15 years in international education, international development, gender and child protection. She is currently the Academic Director of MSID-Senegal, a study abroad program in Senegal for the University of

A Systems Approach to Risk Mitigation

March 18, 2025

March/April 2025 By David L. Di Maria and Kalpen Trivedi All organizations are susceptible to risks—defined as “external and internal factors and influences that make it uncertain whether they will achieve their objectives” (ISO 2018)—but not all organizations are adequately prepared to manage risks

Are International Educators Ready for a Generative AI Future?

January 21, 2025

January/February 2025 By Miko McFarland and Jon Hibbard Throughout history, technological innovations have consistently reshaped the way humans live and work. One of the latest of these significant shifts is the rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI). Even though AI has been lingering in

Developing Professionals to Meet the Needs of the Global Campus Through Virtual Exchange for Staff

September/October 2024 By Paloma Rodriguez Staff in academic service and support units are recognized as crucial stakeholders in the process of achieving comprehensive internationalization (Hudzik 2011). They directly interact with and support international students, faculty, and colleagues and

Bridging Borders: Toward Equity in International Research Collaborations

November 12, 2024

November/December 2024 By Miri Yemini In examining the broader landscape of higher education, we can identify significant changes that are driven by global crises—such as the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, and wars—and that pose questions concerning the relevance and value of higher education

Breaking Records and Building Bridges

May/June 2024 By Shanna Saubert Iconically symbolized by Pierre de Coubertin’s design of five interlaced rings representative of the colors in all nations’ flags, the Olympic Games bring the world together in both official and unofficial diplomatic capacities. It is one of the largest de facto

T&I Author

Position: Trends & Insights (T&I) Author Term Dates: 4–5 month writing assignment Trends & Insights ( T&Is) are written by respected and emerging leaders in the field of international education and from our extended community. These brief articles (1,500 –2,000 words) highlight social, economic

GSLR Author

Position: Global Studies Literature Review (GSLR) Author Term Dates: May 2024 – February 2025 The Global Studies Literature Review ( GSLR) is a peer-reviewed publication of thought leadership furthering conversations around the NAFSA annual conference theme since 2023. Each issue focuses on a timely

GSLR 2024: Community

April 15, 2024

On behalf of NAFSA’s Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship Knowledge Community (TLS KC), we are pleased to present Issue No. 13 of the Global Studies Literature Review ( GSLR). The theme of this issue, “Recentering, Reprioritizing, and Reengaging a Sense of Community within International Education,”