This past week, IIE released its annual report on international students in US Higher Education, and for the first time in over a decade, overall growth was nearly stagnate. New students in the US showed the third straight year of declines. The articles of concern abound. But those in higher education have been aware of …
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Over the weekend, my wife and I visited a community-run non-profit theater that features cinema outside of the mainstream blockbusters. Expecting an evening of the oft-quoted suspension of disbelief, I instead was reminded of how vital our support of all students is, but especially those who have crossed borders seeking the educational foundation for future …
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Highlighting the Stories of International Education Student Mobility is booming – Turkey focused on 200,000; China set to meet its 2020 mark of 500,000; The UK witnessing surges; Canada already past the 500,000 mark with surging economic impact; Australia discussing sustainability of its record growth – everywhere except the U.S., which, while still the number …
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Many Admissions Counselors from around the globe are gathered this week at IACAC, focused on the practices that support and facilitate the matriculation of international students from secondary to post-secondary education. While much of the news on student mobility, at least to the U.S., has highlighted the downturn in enrollments at intensive English programs and …
The other day, I got my friend from Scotland a gift. He has been living in the US for almost 10 years, but still very much part of the UK. The gift was a play on Independence Day – a tee-shirt with phrase: “Happy Treason Day, You Ungrateful Colonists”. We both got a good laugh …
International education in the US has been weathering a perfect storm for the past few years. Schools have closed, wholesale layoffs have occurred (most recently at the American Language Institute at Sand Diego State University), and some have hedged their risk through creative insurance. Yesterday, SEVP enacted another rise in the barometric pressure of that …
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Thumbing through Facebook, a meme caught my eye, stopped me in my tracks: Without a Vision for the Future, We Always Return to Our Past. Now substitute International Education for “We”. We have the opportunity now to define and form the Vision for International Education. For the past decade, we in the States have ridden …
For the past year, I have had the opportunity to innovate by focusing on building partnerships to deliver education in new markets for academic and professional development – stepping outside of the traditional in-country models. Cultivating relationships and establishing foundations for future growth was exciting and spoke of promise for unique approaches and modes to …
