Joint Statement by the U.S. Department of State & the U.S. Department of Education of Principles in Support of International Education - Reengaging the World to Make the United States Stronger at Home, A Renewed U.S. Commitment to International Education. Issued July 26, 2021 at https://bit.ly/3y8nNmn
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to highlight value of International Education at the Department’s 12th Annual EducationUSA Forum on July 26th. U.S. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel Cardona will also address the Forum. Media Note via the Office of the Spokesperson [July 23, 2021] available at https://bit.ly/3kU7c1J
The following is a copy and paste from a message my colleague Jessica Oldford, Interim Managing Director, Global Initiatives at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, posted to a shared professional network. Jessica gave me permission to copy and paste her message into this IHEC Blog post as I think others will find her compilation helpful.
DEI sessions at Cornell
Diversity Abroad Global Inclusion (Schedule up in Summer 2021; likely in August)
Anti-Asian Racism with Int’l Students NAFSA: Mobility and Management - How will Covid Shape the New ‘Normal’
I'm very excited to be attending the upcoming The PIE Live TNE & Tech event March 22-26, 2021.
I'm a big fan of the work of our colleagues at The PIE News in advancing international education. Information and registration is available at https://thepielive.com/tneandtech/en/page/thepielive. If you are unable to attend The PIE Live you can follow the backchannel on Twitter via #PIELive21.
The Gateway International Group just launched a compilation of EdTech companies/platforms for International Education. Compiled and edited by Erin Niday and Tony Ogden, this compilation has the goal of highlighting those EdTech platforms that have the potential to transform next generational international learning and engagement. You can learn more at https://gatewayinternational.org/edtech/.
Note: I'm an affiliate of the Gateway International Group but receive no compensation for this post.
Learn more about the upcoming Forum on Education Abroad annual conference and register at https://forumea.org/training-events/annual-conference/general-info-2/ #ForumEA21
Note: I've been invited to attend the Forum on Education Abroad annual conference and will be tweeting and posting to IHEC Blog's Facebook page during the conference as well as doing an end of conference summary blog post.
More information at https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/1110
H/T to Tom Millington for alerting me to this!
The Spring 2021 Gateway Leadership Institute will appeal to those international education professionals and related higher education experts who are interested in developing new knowledge and skills needed to shape the next generation of international higher education. Through a combination of webinars, workshops, and coaching, the Institute engages participants in an exploration of new directions in educational technology. Working in small teams, participants will be assigned to a specific EdTech company and will work on a realistic challenge over the course of the Institute. The Institute facilitators are Drs. Rosa Almoguera and George F. Kacenga.
Participation is now only US$125. Apply by Saturday, February 20th. Learn more and apply here.
Note: I'm an affiliate of the Gateway International Group but receive no compensation for this post. For the first Gateway Leadership Institute I served as a volunteer mentor. I'm posting to support this Gateway International Group endeavor.
Yesterday I received and I'm very excited to read and review for IHEC Blog: Education Abroad: Bridging Scholarship and Practice edited by Anthony Ogden, Bernhard Streitwieser and Christof Van Mol. This new book is part of the Routledge Internationalization in Higher Education series edited by Elspeth Jones.
Learn more at https://bit.ly/2YNGcon
30 years ago today my wife and I started our relationship with a late night/early morning kiss on a street corner in Valladolid, Spain after going out to the clubs! We were on the same study abroad program and our relationship is the best outcome of our study abroad experience!
Here we are on top of the Alcázar de Segovia
I was invited to attend the 2020 AIRC Annual Conference which was held virtually due to COVID-19. This was my first AIRC conference and I was not disappointed! Following is a brief summary of my thoughts on the 2020 AIRC Annual Conference.
Like many things in the field of international education, I watched with much interest the establishment of the American International Recruitment Council (AIRC) and have paid attention to each of their annual conferences via Twitter ever since. I have always wanted to attend the AIRC annual conference but it was never in the cards for me to do so. AIRC reported that they welcomed a record of over 580 participants to the conference this past year. I think the challenge for AIRC (and all international education organizations hosting conferences) will be how to work in virtual components to their in person conferences. AIRC's 2021 annual conference is scheduled to be held in Miami!
While the conference was held virtually I found it to be an incredibly informative and a very well run conference. The conference was held over a two week period from November 30th to December 11th which I found to be a very strategic plan as it allowed me to maintain my work schedule and work the few sessions per day into the mix. I didn't have to block out 2-5 solid days to attend session after session. While there were a few sessions I was unable to attend due to work conflicts I could not reschedule I was able to work almost all sessions into my work schedule. I also found the quality of the sessions to be top notch and incredibly informative. I thank all of the presenters for their time and knowledge as I learned much! What I found to be incredibly helpful and a great add on to the conference were the daily Roundup emails from Jennifer Wright that were incredibly detailed summaries of the day and sessions! You can read a summary of the major conference themes here.
AIRC was also going through a transition during the conference with the retirement of AIRC Executive Director Mike Finnell and the start of Brian Whalen's term as the new AIRC Executive Director during the conference! I've known Brian for many years and before his time as President and CEO of the Forum on Education Abroad. Brian did an excellent job leading the conference with his AIRC colleagues and AIRC is in good hands under Brian's leadership!
In sum, I thought the 2020 AIRC annual conference was fantastic and I was not disappointed! I fully recommend to everyone in the field and especially those whose work focuses on international admissions and recruitment. If your work focuses on education abroad but you want to expand your knowledge in the field I recommend registering for the 2021 annual conference as well as the other AIRC events!
