Students' Perspectives Series Students are the centerpiece of campus and curriculum internationalization because they drive their campus’ academic and intercultural programs. Students come from different backgrounds (including social, ethnic, economic, linguistic, and cultural) and often need to navigate different identities throughout their enrollment. Within this framework, this series seeks to capture student expectations, experiences, challenges, and perspectives—whether the students are domestic, international, undergraduate, or graduate. Contributions to the series could shed light on students’ personal circumstances and journeys and help to close any gaps in perceptions around student intercultural experiences on campus.
In 1996, AIEA published a Research Agenda for the Internationalization of Higher Education in the United States in response to post-cold war concerns about the future of internationalization. Continuation of federal supports for internationalization was uncertain, and leaders in internationalization were justly concerned that the outcomes of internationalization were neither clear nor well-documented. Despite changes in funding, the internationalization of higher education has taken on even greater prominence in the U.S. and elsewhere since the report’s publication, and research on internationalization has burgeoned. The aim of AIEA’s Research Agenda series is to reflect on existing research, identify gaps, and encourage new research to address the gaps.
