I currently work as the Associate Director of International
Programs at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Prior to my position at Chicago Booth, I worked as the Senior Adviser
for International Initiatives in The College and an Assistant Director in the
Office of International Affairs, both at The University of Chicago. I also serve as a Study Abroad Research Consultant for the Center for Global Education at California State University at Dominguez Hills. Additionally, I have taught online for The George Washington University Graduate School of Education and Human Development.
I received my B.A. in Spanish and Latin American
Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, my M.S. in
Family Science from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and my Ph.D. in Cultural and Educational Policy Studies, Comparative and International Education from Loyola University Chicago.
The opinions expressed are my own, and they do not
necessarily represent the views or opinions of my employer.
Summer Shenanigans at the Melibee Global Hive
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I can’t believe that it is already late July! Anyone else feeling this way?
Before it the lightening bugs and daises pass too quickly, I am sharing a
few ...
PIEoneer Awards shortlist announced
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Hundreds of entries were received and pared down to just three to four for
each of the 12 categories which include Marketing Campaign of the Year,
Intern...
Staying Safe While Studying In The United States
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Staying safe while you are studying abroad is very important.
Unfortunately, we live in a world where some people may take advantage of
others, especiall...
Confused by SEVIS regulations?
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July 20th, 2017 Are you up-to-date on new SEVIS Regulations? Are you
confused by new regulations or changes? We can help! ACEI expert webinar
will provide ...
Taipei with Kids: 24 Tips for a Great Trip
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Categories:
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Body:
Our *Taipei *experience has been a whirlwind but despite that, or maybe
because of it, we accumulated a small mountai...
Comments on an Article by Brian Leiter
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Global university rankings are now nearly a decade and a half old. The
Shanghai rankings (Academic Ranking of World Universities or ARWU) began in
2003, fo...
Summer Reading
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If you’re looking for travel-related books to read this summer, or a
recommendation before your next professional trip abroad, the list below
was compiled ...
Fall 2017 EducationUSA Community College Fairs
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This fall, EducationUSA, i.e., US Mission-Viet Nam through its Embassy in
Hanoi and Consulate in HCMC, is organizing a community college fair series
in thr...
La ética como principio en la gestión de proyectos
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Un proyecto puede servir para desarrollar nuevos productos y servicios,
generar conocimiento y tecnologías, impulsar experimentos, investigaciones
y descub...
Riverdog: A Rural Retreat in Ohio
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Through an unforeseen set of circumstances, early this summer I found
myself staying, along with some of my family, in the restored
nineteenth-century “Set...
Implicit Bias and Progress
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Yesterday I took part in a workshop on implicit (unconscious) bias--it was
fascinating & engaging, and I'm so glad I went. The statistics on implicit
bias ...
The Rise of Containerization Software
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Containerization is the new buzzword in the software industry, from
articles about how Google has moved all their applications to containers,
to Microsof...
Reclaiming university autonomy
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UNIVERSITY autonomy is again back on the front burner. Ideas and Yayasan
Sime Darby will be hosting next week the National Higher Education
Conference 20...
Students Experience Bridger Bowl Ski Day
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Have you ever experienced downhill skiing in Montana? It is a great sport!
Recently a group of 12 international students from Korea, Turkey, and China
vent...
On diversity as a resource for learning
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Is it exploitative to view international students as a learning resource
for home students? There is in my view a problematic tension inherent in
the conce...
July/August 2016 – New Resources
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AIEA has added several new resources to the INCI site. Under International
Students and Scholars – AIEA Research Agendas for the Internationalization
of Hi...
Deciding what to wear in another culture
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Over the years I have sometimes wondered: Sneakers or leather walking shoes
for my European travels? Maybe I don’t want my shoes to announce that I’m
from ...
International Higher Ed in facts and figures
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“Universities UK and the International Unit have collaborated to produce
their annual overview of key statistics about international students and
Higher Ed...
The Wonder of Google
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By Yves Salomon-Fernandez It’s not every day that I get to have this type
of a mesmerizing experience through the course of my work. Of course
students rea...
Sustainable Population through Immigration
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Current events in the news sees significant international movements or
migration of people for various reasons, pull and push factors etc..
However, be ca...
First-Year Retention Rates
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First-year retention rates measure the percent of first-year undergraduate
students who return for their second y...
Congressional Internships – Ideal Building Blocks
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In Working World, Mark and I discuss the importance of having “building
blocks” on your resume. These are experiences that show you have survived a
rigorou...
Student Perspective: 23 days of change
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Jackie Jorgensen, the Eagles Abroad marketing intern, writes: I never knew
23 days could change my life; in just 23 days my perspective on this world
was g...
Factors in International Student Decision Making
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International students might come from far and wide but they mostly have
the same expectations for the schools that they apply to. Prospective
students r...
Realignments in International Education
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In my final blog on the Sage Handbook of international Higher Education, I
thought it appropriate to review some of the concluding themes in the
volume’s f...
Office Situation Update/2012 Holiday Schedule
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I am pleased to announce that our office is fully operational again.
Regarding our holiday schedule: Please note that Global Current will be
closed from Mo...
Exploring SKY, LIGHT, PEACE and DUSK in Kyoto
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I’ve been in Kyoto, Japan for about two weeks now. This place is magical!
Little did I know that autumn is one of the most beautiful times of year,
with th...
How To Avoid Becoming a Pseudo Global Citizen
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A university official running global programs lamented in his blog that
global citizenship, a term that is meant to convey concern for global
social justic...
Interviewed about being an International Education Blogger
During the NAFSA: Association of International Educators conference in Washington D.C. (May 2009) I was interviewed on video by Ruth Marie Sylte of Manitou Heights (Conversations about Crossing Cultures and Bridging Divides in the Information Age) about being a blogger. Here is our conversation:
I want to thank Ruth Marie Sylte for making and posting my first and only video to YouTube! You can view Manitou Heights YouTube channel here.
