Members in the News

AIEA Member Francisco Marmolejo wrote an article titled "Aligning International Work with Institutional Priorities" for the Chronicle of Higher Education. Click here for a copy of the article.

AIEA President-Elect Donna Scarboro and AIEA Board Member Kathy Bellows are quoted in the New York Times article Universities debate over study abroad programs in “hot spots” - as cited on the Alliance for International Educational and Cultural Exchange website.  For more information, click here.

AIEA Executive Director Darla Deardorff spoke at the World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue in Baku, Azerbaijan. To view an article published in The Azeri Times, click here. For a video on the Forum, click here. Photographed on stage, Dr. Deardorff is seated to the far left. This session was chaired by the Azeri minister, fifth from the left.

AIEA Past-President William Brustein, Member Miriam Kazanjian and Member Mark Tessler have been quoted in the article "Language and International-Studies Programs Face 'Devastating' Cuts Under Budget Deal" in The Chronicle of Higher Education. Click here to view the article. 

AIEA Member Francisco Marmolejo published an article in The Chronicle of Higher Education on "African Higher Education in the World: Are They (and We) Ready?" Click here to read the article.

AIEA Executive Director Darla K. Deardorff contributed to Speaking Across Borders: The Role of Higher Education in Furthering Intercultural Dialogue, published by the Council of Europe. Click here for more information. AIEA Executive Director Darla K. Deardorff is also being featured in Brandeis's report as one of three speakers in the "Global Brandeis Symposia"series. These events bring recognized scholars in different disciplines to campus to interact with faculty, students, and staff over major questions of global higher education. A new report from that series is available for download here. For links to videos of keynote speeches and interviews, click here.

AIEA President Susan Sutton will participate in the International Association of Universities meeting in Delhi, India.

AIEA President-Elect Donna Scarboro participated in the EDGE Forum in Delhi, India, March 9-11, 2011. For information about the Emerging Directions in Global Education Forum, click here.

AIEA Executive Director Darla K. Deardorff will be giving an invited talk at a UN World Forum in Intercultural Dialogue in Baku, Azerbaijan.

AIEA Member John Hudzik was the keynote speaker at the Going Global conference in Hong King. Click here for an article in The Chronicle of Higher Education discussing the conference.

AIEA Member Francisco Marmolejo's article "Out of the Ivory Tower: Translating Academic Research into Public Policy" was published in The Chronicle of Higher Education on March 21, 2011. Click here to access the article.

AIEA Member Jeffrey Peck wrote an article titled "Experiencing Difference: The Meaning of Globalization at a Diverse Institution" for the Spring 2011 edition of IIENetworker, accessible here.

Numerous AIEA Members have been featured in these articles in The Chronicle from the 2011 AIEA Annual Conference.
Michael McCarry
     Shifts in Congress Could Hurt Global-Exchange Programs, Educators Fear
Darryl Crompton, Cornell Menking
     Internationalization Presents Steep Challenges for Historically Black Colleges
Rahul Choudaha, Stephen Dunnett, Bhushan Patwardhan, Nicole Ranganath, Susan Buck Sutton
     Despite Hurdles, India is Ripe for Partnerships, Educators Say
Katherine Bellows, Tully Cornick
     American Colleges Discuss Their Next Moves in Protest-Riven Middle East

AIEA Member Francisco Marmolejo contributed two articles to the Chronicle, linked below.
     International Mobility of Students: Beyond the Numbers
     Higher Education in Egypt: What's Next?

The following AIEA Member Institutions are participating in the Institute of International Education's US University Presidents' Delegation to Russia: Lehigh University, Montclair State University, North Carolina State University, University of Arizona, and University of California - Los Angeles. For more information, visit the IIE webpage by clicking here.

AIEA Member Gary Rhodes is quoted in the article "Evacuations From Egypt Highlight Need for Advance Planning," in the February 11 issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education. Click here to read the article.

AIEA Member Institutions Northeastern University and Houston Community College were selected by IIE as 2011 Andrew Heiskell Award winners in Study Abroad and Internationalizing the Community College Campus, respectively. AIEA Member Institutions Kennesaw State University, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, Genesee Community College, and University of Nebraska - Lincoln received Honorable Mentions in a range of categories. For more information, please click here for more information on the Heiskell Awards, at the IIE website.

AIEA Member Institutions Jacksonville State University, Southern Methodist University, and Utah Valley University are among ten US institutions selected by the Institute of International Education (IIE) for participation in the 2011 China initiative the International Academic Partnerships Program (IAPP). For more information, please click here to visit IIE's website.

AIEA Members Hans de Wit and Rahul Choudaha published articles in International Higher Education, published by the Boston College Center for International Higher Education. To read "The End of Internationalization" by Uwe Brandenburg and Hans de Wit, and "Drivers of Mobility of Chinese and Indian Students," click here to access the newsletter.

AIEA member Wendy Williamson had an article published in The Chronicle of Higher Education on December 9. Her article is titled "In Study Abroad, Simple is Sophisticated." To read the article, click here.

AIEA Institutional Members Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has received, the first ever in Hong Kong, Erasmus Mundus Mobility Grant (Lot 4, Action 2 Strand 2) awarded by the European Commission. The current grant of nearly EUR1.4 million will be shared by the 9 consortium partners in Europe and South East Asia in the project titled: "Multilingualism and Multiculturalism: linguistic approaches to transition and identity". For further information on the project, click here.

AIEA Member Mariam Assefa, Executive Director of World Education Services (WES), was honored by Upwardly Global with its prestigious "Outstanding Leadership" award on November 16. Assefa was recognized for her "personal and professional accomplishments elevating the profile of immigrant Americans, as well as supporting diversity in the workplace." To read the full article on The Allliance Policy Monitor, click here.

AIEA Past President Stephen Dunnett and AIEA members Miriam Assefa and Francisco Marmolejo gave invited sessions at the AMPEI Conference in Manzanillo Mexico.  At that same conference, AIEA Executive Director Darla Deardorff and AIEA member Rodolfo Hernandez gave an invited workshop on Global Leadership.  Details at www.ampei.org.mx/

AIEA Member Samuel Shepherd was decorated with The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette, by the Emperor of Japan, on November 3, in recognition of his "contribution to strengthening of the relations between Japan and the United States through educational exchanges and internationalization of education in Japan." For further detail, the press release is available here: Press Release from Consulate-General of Japan.

AIEA Members Francisco Marmolejo and Gary Rhodes have been quoted in the University Global News: The Global Window on Higher Education article "US: Study abroad continues despite Mexican violence" published on October 31. Click here to read the article.

AIEA Members Cheryl Matherly and Mark Novak have been named new members of the ACE Internationalization Collaborative Advisory Council.  This important group serves to guide ACE staff and acts as the voice of the collaborative membership.

AIEA Member Cheryl Matherly is quoted in the Chronicle of Higher Education Oct 17 article "Study Abroad's New Focus Is Job Skills: Colleges strive to translate students' experience for employers"  Click here for details.

AIEA President Bill Lacy, AIEA Executive Director Darla K. Deardorff, AIEA Past President John Hudzik and AIEA Members Tony Adams and Kirk Simmons gave invited talks at the IEAA US-Australia Symposium in Sydney on Oct 10-11. Click here for details.

AIEA Member Rahul Choudaha from World Education Services was interviewed on NPR's Tell me More on international student mobility.  To read transcript and listen to interview, click here

AIEA Members who spoke at the EAIE Conference held in Nantes, France, September 15 - 18: AIEA Executive Director Darla Deardorff, AIEA Vice President for External Relations Duleep Deosthale, Gilles Bousquet, Thomas Buntru, Rahul Choudaha, Daniel Guhr, Kevin Murphy, and Gary Rhodes.  

AIEA Member Francisco Marmolejo wrote a blog article in September 9 Chronicle of Higher Education:
Challenges of Mexican Higher Education: Are There Implications for the U.S.?

AIEA Executive Committee Member Mitch Leventhal was quoted in Campus Review, Chronicle of Australia in an article titled "New York ups the ante on foreign students"

AIEA Member and AMPEI President Thomas Buntru was quoted in an Alliance article Aug 27, "State Department travel warning stems flow of American students to Mexican universities". In March, the U.S. Department of State issued a travel warning for citizens intending to visit the regions of Mexico most afflicted by drug-related violence. As a recent Chronicle of Higher Education article reports, this travel warning has led to declining numbers of American students participating in study abroad programs in Mexico.

Two articles from The Chronicle of Higher Education explore how institutions are working to strengthen their internationalization efforts even in the face of the economic crisis. Many from the AIEA community have been quoted: President William Lacy; Past Presidents - William Brustein, Uliana Gabara and John Hudzik; Executive Committee Members - Mitch Leventhal and Sabine Klahr.
Learn more in Boise State U Eliminates International Office to Save Its Services and In Economic Downturn Colleges Eye International Education: Cut Back or Forge Ahead?

Congratulations to AIEA members William Davey and Dennis Dutschke, winners of the 2010 EAIE Transatlantic Leadership Award.  This is an award given to persons that have “provided significant leadership to educational exchange between Europe and the United States with a spirit of mutual understanding and respect with documented achievements in transatlantic cooperation. These achievements should provide guidance and examples of good practice for individuals active in transatlantic cooperation.”

Congratulations to the AIEA member institutions that received Title VI Language Resource Center awards for 2010-2014 from the U.S. Department of Education: Duke University, George Washington University, Michigan State University, Ohio State University, University of Arizona, University of California - Los Angeles, University of Minnesota, University of Wisconsin - Madison.

AIEA President Bill Lacy attended the APLU Commission on International Programs (CIP) 2010 Summer Meeting July 12-14 in Sedona, Arizona. He was a presenter in the session organized by Dieter Wanner, Associate Provost, Global Strategies and International Affairs, The Ohio State University, titled "Gateways, Branch Campuses, and Partnerships: Globally Committed Public Research Universities." His panel of speakers included members William Brustein, former president of AIEA, and Vice Provost, Global Strategies and International Affairs, at the Ohio State University, and Bailian Li, Vice Provost, International Affairs, North Carolina State University, and Jeffrey Riedinger, Dean of International Studies and Programs, Michigan State University. Bill also moderated the Session on "Leveraging Systems: The Role of System Offices in Global Relations" with Mitch Leventhal, member of the AIEA Executive Council and Vice Chancellor for Global Affairs at SUNY, and David Fleshler, Associate Provost for International Affairs at Case Western Reserve University and 2010-11 AIEA Presidential Fellow. Mitch was also the speaker in the session on "The UN Global Compact and Corporate Responsibility".

Former AIEA President John Hudzik is quoted extensively in a Times Higher Education article summarizing his recent presentation at the UK Council for International Student Affairs annual conference. Read Higher Education Becomes a Globally Traded Commodity as Demand Soars.

AIEA member Wendy Williamson, director of study abroad at Eastern Illinois University, tackles the question of why as few as 1.5 per cent of college students travel overseas to study every year in the July 26 edition of Chronicle of Higher Education.  She cites a 2008 report by the American Council on Education and the College Board to find a reply:

‘The answer involves a series of obstacles that prevent enthusiastic students from seeking the opportunities they desire. As the report states, “barriers to student participation are real, including security concerns, high cost, academic demands that accommodate neither study abroad nor other international-learning experiences, and lack of encouragement by faculty and advisers.” Also, many colleges do not foster the international-learning experience. They may talk the talk but don't walk the walk; they construct many of the barriers that hamper students.’

Williamson also notes that it’s merely a matter of time before institutions with unfriendly study abroad programs find themselves at a distinct disadvantage in recruiting students. For Williamson, there are seven signs that a university is running a successful study abroad program:

1) Support from both the administration and the faculty.
2) Variety of program options.
3) Preparation for risk.
4) Fair value, a fair price.
5) Every department has options.
6) Students earn valuable credit.
7) A commitment to go green.

For more detail on Williamson’s seven study abroad signs, read complete article.

AIEA member Elizabeth (Betsy) Brewer co-edited a book on Integrating Study Abroad into the Curriculum: Theory and Practice Across the Disciplines by Stylus Press.  Betsy also has an article in New Directions for Higher Education 150 (Summer 2010) titled "Leveraging Partnerships to Internationalize the Liberal Arts College: Campus Internationalization and the Faculty".

AIEA Member Paul Primak has been elected to the Forum on Education Abroad Council for a 3-year term.