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Resources related to AIEA Standards​

Standards of Professional Practice
for International Education Leaders and Senior International Officers

​Selected Resources for the Standards of Professional Practice for International Education Leaders and Senior International Officers.
To submit a (free) resource for consideration, please email [email protected]. 

Many thanks to the AIEA Editorial Committee for indexing AIEA publications and to Noel Bynum for compiling additional resources (June 2019).
Internationalization Expertise
Standard One: Understands comprehensive internationalization in higher education as an inclusive process that impacts the three principal aims of the academy: teaching, research and service.
  • ACE CIGE Model for Comprehensive Internationalization (website) 
    This model outlines in detail the main tenants of comprehensive internationalization and strategies for development and implementation. 
  • Comprehensive Internationalization (NAFSA Guide) (.pdf) 
    This guide outlines comprehensive internationalization and provides concrete steps for putting theory into action in each of the principal three aims of the academy.
  • Comprehensive Internationalization: A Primer for Leadership to move from Concept to Action (.pdf) 
    This primer outlines a succinct definition of comprehensive internationalization, and uses some examples for putting each tenet into action. 
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Today’s Women Leaders in International Education" (article)
    This article by Helen Gaudette et al. outlines differences of SIO leadership experiences based on gender. Data in the article summarizes what areas are most critical for gender equity and inclusiveness.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper—Internationalization at U.S. Public Comprehensive Universities: Three Case Studies" (pdf)
    This article by Jermain Griffin highlights the efforts of U.S. public comprehensive universities to help advance higher education internationalization.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Strategic Planning for Internationalization in Higher Education" (AIEA Article)
    This paper by Elizabeth Brewer, Harvey Charles, and Adelaide Ferguson provides a succinct overview to the planning process of internationalization based on SIO interviews and other research. It also provides case studies from a few various institutions to contextualize the planning process.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: International Education Self-Studies and External Reviews" (article)
    This article by Elizabeth Brewer and Joseph Brockington provides guidance to Senior International Officers (SIOs) in preparing reviews of internationalization programs through a brief discussion of accreditation in the U.S. and subsequent discussions of self-studies and external reviews.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: The Role of Governing Boards in Campus Globalization" (AIEA Article)
    This paper by Thomas Wyly and Earl Kellogg examines campus globalization as an increasingly important strategic issue in American higher education, one rarely addressed by governing boards despite the considerable international experience of many board members.  The discusses these problems and their causes, and suggests strategies SIOs can use to help the governing boards of their institutions become more engaged with internationalization.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: The Value of International Internships in Global Workforce Development" (AIEA Article)
    This paper by Jennifer Malerich illustrates the rise of international internships as a highly sought commodity by students seeking opportunities to gain skills not possible in traditional study abroad programs. The article argues that students must be able to articulate what they learned to potential employers, a skill that can be learned when the internship is followed by a credit-bearing activity upon return to campus. 
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: The Value of International Internships in Global Workforce Development" (AIEA Article)
    This occasional paper by Ann Imlah Schneider offers an overview of the major challenges that have been met by the Title VI legislation as it has evolved over the past fifty years. It then enumerates current and anticipated challenges as of February 2010 for Title VI specifically and, more generally, for efforts to inject more international content into the curricula of education in the United States.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Whither Bologna?" (AIEA Article)
    This occasional paper by Paul L. Gaston reviews both powerful accomplishments to date (the “three-cycle” degree system, ECTS, emphasis on life-long learning and a “social dimension”), as well as potential “pot holes” in the road to a European Higher Education Area. Challenges identified include the growing number of signatory states, lack of funding or formal infrastructure for the process itself, as well as competing interests.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Ecotourism as an Educational Experience" by David Urias and AnnaLisa Russo (AIEA article)
    This paper uses an ecotourism program in Peru as case study of how use environmental issues to connect students to the local community and promote conservationism.
  • "Trends in Global Higher Education: Tracking an Academic Revolution—A Report Prepared for the UNESCO 2009 World Conference on Higher Education" by Philip G. Altbach, Liz Reisberg, and Laura E. Rumbley (PDF)
    This 2009 Executive Summary examines the main engines of change and their impact on higher education following the 1998 UNESCO World Conference on Higher Education. Major trends discussed include higher education’s response to the challenge of massification, as well as the the costs and benefits of higher education as a competitive enterprise.
  • "Executive Summary—Internationalization of Higher Education: Growing expectations, fundamental values" by Eva Egron-Polak and Ross Hudson (PDF)
    This document highlights the notable findings and results of the IAU 4th Global Survey (2014).
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: International Experiences at the Core" by Roseann O'Reilly Runte (pdf)
    Roseann O'Reilly Runte reflects on insights and experiences gained in her role as President and Vice-Chancellor of Carleton University.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: Growing International—Breaking Down Language Barriers and Parochialism" by Alberto Bustani (essay)
    In this essay, Alberto Bustani outlines the issues surrounding study abroad participation and offers a set of solutions to these challenges.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: America's Community Colleges Must be Globally Engaged" by Michael Chipps (essay)
    In this essay, Michael R. Chipps argues for the increased involvement of community colleges in global education.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: The Role of Academy in Facilitating Global Understanding" by Rolf Tarrach (essay)
    In this essay, Rolf Tarrach reflects on the role and responsibility of the university in promoting global knowledge and understanding.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: Developing Global Citizens—An Australian Perspective" by Frederick G. Hilmer (essay)
    In this essay, Frederick Hilmer comments on Australia's successes and challenges in international student enrollment and development.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: PSE Globality—What are the Marks of a Truly Global Postsecondary Educational Institution and How Do We Benchmark Them?" by Daniel Woolf (essay)
    In this essay, Daniel Woolf discusses the "input indicators" and "outcome indicators" which may be used as benchmarks for "globality" (or the end result of internationalization) in higher education institutions.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective—Diversity and International Collaboration: A Vision for the Twenty-First Century" by Thomas R. Kepple, Jr. (essay) In this essay, Thomas R. Kepple, Jr. reflects on the goals and outcomes of Juniata College's Global Engagement Initiative.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective—Lessons Learned in the Internationalization of Higher Education: ‘A Call to Leadership’ Revisited" by Nancy Zimpher (essay)
    In this essay, Nancy Zimpher (State University of New York) reexamines the 2004 report "A Call to Leadership: The Presidential Role in Internationalizing the University," commenting on the results of its predications as well as what the future will require of institutions.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: Partnerships Fuel Internationalization" by Jack Hawkins, Jr. (download)
    In this essay, Jack Hawkins, Jr. (Troy University) shares a number of internationalization strategies and successes from his institution.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective—Learning to change the world: Making international education core to the institutional mission" by Victor J. Boschini, Jr. (essay)
    In this essay, Victor J. Boschini, Jr. (Texas Christian University) comments on TCU's internationalization through the lens of student experiences, making the most of human and financial resources, and seeking out new perspectives.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: A World College for the World's Women" by Carol T. Christ (essay)
    In this essay, Carol T. Christ (Smith College) reflects on both Smith's past accomplishments as a US women's college and future potential in international education.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: How Presidents Can Foster an International Culture on Campus" by Joseph Rallo (essay)
    In this essay, Joseph Rallo (Angelo State University) discusses the contemporary barriers to internationalization and the need for making international culture an "untouchable," fully embedded aspect of the university.
  • “AIEA Presidential Perspectives - An Imagination As Big As The World Itself” by E. Gordon Gee (essay)
    This essay argues the need for creative, bold and adaptable leadership. Using examples from his tenure, an SIO reflects on the necessity of imagination in SIO leadership.
  • "AIEA Provost Perspectives: The Liberal Arts and Internationalization: Leveraging Student Mobility, Partnerships, and Faculty Hires" by Mette Hjort (pdf). This paper offers a provost’s perspective on how SIOs can take advantage of various resources on campus that are often disjointed. It encourages SIOs to invest smartly in human and financial capital, and to see the two as connected. 
  • "AIEA Provost Perspectives: A Global City University in Asia in Continuous Transformation" by Lilly Kong (pdf)
    This provost’s perspective from Lilly Kong (Singapore Management University) explores lessons learned from the past two decades of internationalization efforts at SMU.
  • "AIEA Provost Perspectives: Internationalization as a Driver for Research, Education, and Regional Development" by Marilza Vieira Cunha Rudge (pdf). This provost’s perspective discusses the motivations, constraints, and successes of the internationalization efforts at UNESP (Universidade Estadual Paulista–Sao Paolo State University), one of Brazil's major higher education institutions.
  • "AIEA Provosts' Perspectives: Seeking Solutions to Global Challenges" by Ralph J. Hexter (pdf)
    This provost’s perspective from Ralph J. Hexter discusses the recent constraints and successes of UC Davis's ongoing internationalization efforts and initiatives.
  • "The International University: Models and Muddles" (.pdf) This chapter by Jane Knight analyzes in turn: the meaning of higher education internationalization, changing rationales, and new developments related to internationalization on campus and abroad; three models or generations of international higher education institutions; and the broader issues of higher education internationalization, including their benefits, risk, and unintended consequences.

Standard Two
Recognizes the centrality of the curriculum and co-curriculum in preparing students for participation in an increasingly interconnected, diverse, and rapidly changing world. Understands how to advance global learning in the curriculum and co-curriculum in a collaborative manner.
  • Internationalization at Home and institutional strategy (EAIE Blog) (website) 
    This blog highlights how international educators can use the curriculum and co-curriculum to promote internationalization at home - recognizing that internationalization is more than student mobility. 
  • On the Internationalization of Curricula (website)
    This publication outlines German Higher Education sectors' leadership's priorities and innovation in prioritizing internationalization in their curriculum standards.
  • How to Thrive in the 21st Century: Educating a new generation of global citizens prepared to create, collaborate, and navigate the world’s complexities (website)
    This article outlines the urgency for preparing students to learn and thrive in an increasingly global world and how to develop curricula to adapt to these needs. 
  • Re-becoming universities? Higher Education Institutions in Networked Knowledge Societies with David Hoffman (podcast)
    This podcast contextualizes the role of Higher Ed in developed countries and how they are adapting to a more internationalized, knowledge-based world economy.
  • "AIEA Issue Brief: Ten Quick Tips for Working with Education Abroad Provider Organizations," by Anthony Ogden (article)
    This paper outlines strategies for working more effectively with non-university-based study abroad providers along with other non-profit and for-profit educational agencies.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper—Internationalization at U.S. Public Comprehensive Universities: Three Case Studies" (pdf)
    This article by Jermain Griffin highlights the efforts of U.S. public comprehensive universities to help advance higher education internationalization.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Today’s Women Leaders in International Education" (article)
    This article by Helen Gaudette et al. outlines differences of SIO leadership experiences based on gender. Data in the article summarizes what areas are most critical for gender equity and inclusiveness.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: International Education Self-Studies and External Reviews" (article)
    This article by Elizabeth Brewer and Joseph Brockington provides guidance to Senior International Officers (SIOs) in preparing reviews of internationalization programs through a brief discussion of accreditation in the U.S. and subsequent discussions of self-studies and external reviews. 
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Third-Party Program Providers and Education Abroad: Partner or Competitor?" (AIEA Article)
    This paper by John Heyl examines the growing trend of study-abroad programs organized all or in part by “providers." The term “provider” is defined, and the relationship of providers to host and sending universities discussed. Questions of cost and quality assurance are deemed unlikely to diminish the trend toward increased use of provider programs.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: The Value of International Internships in Global Workforce Development" (AIEA Article)
    This paper by Jennifer Malerich illustrates the rise of international internships as a highly sought commodity by students seeking opportunities to gain skills not possible in traditional study abroad programs. The article argues that students must be able to articulate what they learned to potential employers, a skill that can be learned when the internship is followed by a credit-bearing activity upon return to campus. 
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Internationalization and Title VI: New Challenges" (AIEA Article)
    This occasional paper by Ann Imlah Schneider offers an overview of the major challenges that have been met by the Title VI legislation as it has evolved over the past fifty years. It then enumerates current and anticipated challenges as of February 2010 for Title VI specifically and, more generally, for efforts to inject more international content into the curricula of education in the United States.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Whither Bologna?" (AIEA Article)
    This occasional paper by Paul L. Gaston reviews both powerful accomplishments to date (the “three-cycle” degree system, ECTS, emphasis on life-long learning and a “social dimension”), as well as potential “pot holes” in the road to a European Higher Education Area. Challenges identified include the growing number of signatory states, lack of funding or formal infrastructure for the process itself, as well as competing interests.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Global Learning through Partnered Inquiry" (AIEA Article)
    This occasional paper by Rebecca Hovey discusses the potential role of partnered inquiry in creating globally engaged colleges and universities that prepare students for global citizenship, that is, citizen diplomacy. Such diplomacy acknowledges the multiple affiliations of students and faculty members, and also their responsibilities to home and host communities. The brief concludes with a discussion of a pedagogical model involving community partnerships, collaborative inquiry, hands-on experience, and integrative projects.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper—Study Abroad in the Sciences: Increasing Disciplinary Diversity in Programming Abroad" (AIEA Article)This occasional paper by Preetha Ram and Phillip Wainwright highlights how science majors, including pre-med students, can find multiple benefits from participation in study abroad programs and examines both real and imagined obstacles universities face in the development of successful study abroad programs for science majors. 
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Ecotourism as an Educational Experience" by David Urias and AnnaLisa Russo (AIEA article)
    This paper uses an ecotourism program in Peru as case study of how use environmental issues to connect students to the local community and promote conservationism.
  • "Trends in Global Higher Education: Tracking an Academic Revolution—A Report Prepared for the UNESCO 2009 World Conference on Higher Education" by Philip G. Altbach, Liz Reisberg, and Laura E. Rumbley (PDF)
    This 2009 Executive Summary examines the main engines of change and their impact on higher education following the 1998 UNESCO World Conference on Higher Education. Major trends discussed include higher education’s response to the challenge of massification, as well as the the costs and benefits of higher education as a competitive enterprise. 
  • "Internationalization Brings Important Benefits as Well as Risks" by Jane Knight (article)
    This article, shared as a reading for the First Annual AIEA Global Dialogue, analyzes the implications of universities' reported views on the perceived dangers and rewards of comprehensive internationalization.
  • "Executive Summary—Internationalization of Higher Education: Growing expectations, fundamental values" by Eva Egron-Polak and Ross Hudson (PDF)
    This document highlights the notable findings and results of the IAU 4th Global Survey (2014).
  • "AIEA Issue Brief: The Seven Habits for Sustainable Education Abroad Growth" (article)
    This article by Anthony C. Ogden and Kalpen Trivedi encourages strategic planning in terms of sustainability, pushing SIOs to think about more than simply increasing enrollment numbers.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: International Experiences at the Core" by Roseann O'Reilly Runte (pdf)
    Roseann O'Reilly Runte reflects on insights and experiences gained in her role as President and Vice-Chancellor of Carleton University.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: Growing International—Breaking Down Language Barriers and Parochialism" by Alberto Bustani (essay)
    In this essay, Alberto Bustani outlines the issues surrounding study abroad participation and offers a set of solutions to these challenges.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: America's Community Colleges Must be Globally Engaged" by Michael Chipps (essay)
    In this essay, Michael R. Chipps argues for the increased involvement of community colleges in global education.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: The Role of Academy in Facilitating Global Understanding" by Rolf Tarrach (essay)
    In this essay, Rolf Tarrach reflects on the role and responsibility of the university in promoting global knowledge and understanding.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: Developing Global Citizens—An Australian Perspective" by Frederick G. Hilmer (essay)
    In this essay, Frederick Hilmer comments on Australia's successes and challenges in international student enrollment and development.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: PSE Globality—What are the Marks of a Truly Global Postsecondary Educational Institution and How Do We Benchmark Them?" by Daniel Woolf (essay)
    In this essay, Daniel Woolf discusses the "input indicators" and "outcome indicators" which may be used as benchmarks for "globality" (or the end result of internationalization) in higher education institutions.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective—Lessons Learned in the Internationalization of Higher Education: ‘A Call to Leadership’ Revisited" by Nancy Zimpher (essay). In this essay, Nancy Zimpher (State University of New York) reexamines the 2004 report "A Call to Leadership: The Presidential Role in Internationalizing the University," commenting on the results of its predications as well as what the future will require of institutions.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective—Learning to change the world: Making international education core to the institutional mission" by Victor J. Boschini, Jr. (essay). In this essay, Victor J. Boschini, Jr. (Texas Christian University) comments on TCU's internationalization through the lens of student experiences, making the most of human and financial resources, and seeking out new perspectives.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: A World College for the World's Women" by Carol T. Christ (essay)
    In this essay, Carol T. Christ (Smith College) reflects on both Smith's past accomplishments as a US women's college and future potential in international education.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: How Presidents Can Foster an International Culture on Campus" by Joseph Rallo (essay)
    In this essay, Joseph Rallo (Angelo State University) discusses the contemporary barriers to internationalization and the need for making international culture an "untouchable," fully embedded aspect of the university.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: Rendezvous with the World" by Stephen J. Friedman (essay)
    In this essay, Stephen J. Friedman (Pace University) examines the value of international experience and cultural exchange.
  • “AIEA Presidential Perspectives - An Imagination As Big As The World Itself” by E. Gordon Gee (pdf)
    This essay argues the need for creative, bold and adaptable leadership. Using examples from his tenure, an SIO reflects on the necessity of imagination in SIO leadership.
  • "AIEA Provost Perspectives: The Liberal Arts and Internationalization: Leveraging Student Mobility, Partnerships, and Faculty Hires" by Mette Hjort (pdf). This paper offers a provost’s perspective on how SIOs can take advantage of various resources on campus that are often disjointed. It encourages SIOs to invest smartly in human and financial capital, and to see the two as connected.
  • "AIEA Provost Perspectives: A Global City University in Asia in Continuous Transformation" by Lilly Kong (pdf)
    This provost’s perspective from Lilly Kong (Singapore Management University) explores lessons learned from the past two decades of internationalization efforts at SMU.
  • "AIEA Provost Perspectives: Internationalization as a Driver for Research, Education, and Regional Development" by Marilza Vieira Cunha Rudge (pdf). This provost’s perspective discusses the motivations, constraints, and successes of the internationalization efforts at UNESP (Universidade Estadual Paulista–Sao Paolo State University), one of Brazil's major higher education institutions.
  • "AIEA Provost Perspectives: Internationalizing Higher Education in Rural Japan" by Peter McCagg (pdf)
    This provost’s perspective from Peter McCagg discusses the motivations, constraints, and successes of the past fifteen years of  internationalization efforts at Akita International University.
  • "AIEA Provosts' Perspectives: Seeking Solutions to Global Challenges" by Ralph J. Hexter (pdf)
    This provost’s perspective from Ralph J. Hexter discusses the recent constraints and successes of UC Davis's ongoing internationalization efforts and initiatives.

Standard Three 
Has an appreciation for the risks associated with global engagement for the institution and its faculty, staff and students, and works closely with relevant others to minimize risk.
  • AIEA Town Hall Recording: "Is Our Field (and Job) in Jeopardy? Adapting and Re-inventing Internationalization of Higher Education to the Post-COVID-19 New 'Normal" (recording; member-only)
    The scenario for higher education in the after-COVID19 era is not precisely positive. Leaders of colleges and universities will face painful decisions in order to keep afloat institutions. But, do they consider internationalization as key component of the “new normal”, or they think that it is relatively marginal?  Sadly, the traditional business model behind the internationalization strategy of institutions -mostly focused on student mobility- has shown its fragility. Adapting and re-inventing the approach, rationale and activities, of internationalization strategies is both, urgent and needed. At the Town-Hall meeting we will discuss options and will exchange ideas. Moderator: Adel el Zaïm  (University of Ottawa); Presenter: Francisco Marmolejo (Qatar Foundation). June 2020 recording. 
  • "Expanding Portfolios in International Programs: Non-Credit Experiences Abroad" (AIEA Issue Brief) 
    International travel safety, often the realm of the SIO’s responsibilities, is beginning to evolve beyond ‘just’ study abroad. This issue brief discusses the growing challenges that SIOs and those responsible for international travel safety and risk management must address as international program portfolios expand to include a wide range of non-credit activities.
  • Resources for Health and Safety in Education Abroad (website)
    This webpage from NAFSA provides a nice summary of resources for understanding and reducing safety issues and concerns with international program management.
  • Crisis Management for Education Abroad (NAFSA publication)
    This resource provides a practitioner's guide to preventing or handling a number of common crises students and faculty face when studying abroad.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Strategic Planning for Internationalization in Higher Education" (AIEA Article)
    This paper by Elizabeth Brewer, Harvey Charles, and Adelaide Ferguson provides a succinct overview to the planning process of internationalization based on SIO interviews and other research. It also provides case studies from a few various institutions to contextualize the planning process.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Strategic Planning for Internationalization in Higher Education" (AIEA Article)
    This paper by Rahul Choudaha covers the primary reasons why institutions are utilizing social media as an important tool in international student recruitment, how they are using it in the international context (including links to many varied examples), and widespread challenges to this approach.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: The Role of Governing Boards in Campus Globalization" (AIEA Article)
    This paper by Thomas Wyly and Earl Kellogg examines campus globalization as an increasingly important strategic issue in American higher education, one rarely addressed by governing boards despite the considerable international experience of many board members.  The discusses these problems and their causes, and suggests strategies SIOs can use to help the governing boards of their institutions become more engaged with internationalization.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Third-Party Program Providers and Education Abroad: Partner or Competitor?" (AIEA Article)
    This paper by John Heyl examines the growing trend of study-abroad programs organized all or in part by “providers." The term “provider” is defined, and the relationship of providers to host and sending universities discussed. Questions of cost and quality assurance are deemed unlikely to diminish the trend toward increased use of provider programs.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Whither Bologna?" (AIEA Article)
    This occasional paper by Paul L. Gaston reviews both powerful accomplishments to date (the “three-cycle” degree system, ECTS, emphasis on life-long learning and a “social dimension”), as well as potential “pot holes” in the road to a European Higher Education Area. Challenges identified include the growing number of signatory states, lack of funding or formal infrastructure for the process itself, as well as competing interests.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper—Setting Up an International Office: Lessons Learned" (AIEA Article)This occasional paper by Joel Harrington and Dawn Turton shares a frank and detailed review of the first few years of the Vanderbilt International Office, created in 2006. Short descriptions of various processes and key activity areas such as increasing visibility, building a team, developing institutional partnerships, are each followed by important “lessons learned” that utilize the value of hindsight for the benefit of SIOs in similar positions.
  • "Trends in Global Higher Education: Tracking an Academic Revolution—A Report Prepared for the UNESCO 2009 World Conference on Higher Education" by Philip G. Altbach, Liz Reisberg, and Laura E. Rumbley (PDF)
    This 2009 Executive Summary examines the main engines of change and their impact on higher education following the 1998 UNESCO World Conference on Higher Education. Major trends discussed include higher education’s response to the challenge of massification, as well as the the costs and benefits of higher education as a competitive enterprise.
  • "Internationalization Brings Important Benefits as Well as Risks" by Jane Knight (article)
    This article, shared as a reading for the First Annual AIEA Global Dialogue, analyzes the implications of universities' reported views on the perceived dangers and rewards of comprehensive internationalization.
  • "Executive Summary—Internationalization of Higher Education: Growing expectations, fundamental values" by Eva Egron-Polak and Ross Hudson (PDF)
    This document highlights the notable findings and results of the IAU 4th Global Survey (2014).
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: International Experiences at the Core" by Roseann O'Reilly Runte (pdf)
    Roseann O'Reilly Runte reflects on insights and experiences gained in her role as President and Vice-Chancellor of Carleton University.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: America's Community Colleges Must be Globally Engaged" by Michael Chipps (essay)
    In this essay, Michael R. Chipps argues for the increased involvement of community colleges in global education.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: Developing Global Citizens—An Australian Perspective" by Frederick G. Hilmer (essay)
    In this essay, Frederick Hilmer comments on Australia's successes and challenges in international student enrollment and development.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: PSE Globality—What are the Marks of a Truly Global Postsecondary Educational Institution and How Do We Benchmark Them?" by Daniel Woolf (essay)
    In this essay, Daniel Woolf discusses the "input indicators" and "outcome indicators" which may be used as benchmarks for "globality" (or the end result of internationalization) in higher education institutions.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective—Diversity and International Collaboration: A Vision for the Twenty-First Century" by Thomas R. Kepple, Jr. (essay). In this essay, Thomas R. Kepple, Jr. reflects on the goals and outcomes of Juniata College's Global Engagement Initiative.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective—Lessons Learned in the Internationalization of Higher Education: ‘A Call to Leadership’ Revisited" by Nancy Zimpher (essay). In this essay, Nancy Zimpher (State University of New York) reexamines the 2004 report "A Call to Leadership: The Presidential Role in Internationalizing the University," commenting on the results of its predications as well as what the future will require of institutions.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: A World College for the World's Women" by Carol T. Christ (essay)
    In this essay, Carol T. Christ (Smith College) reflects on both Smith's past accomplishments as a US women's college and future potential in international education.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: How Presidents Can Foster an International Culture on Campus" by Joseph Rallo (essay)
    In this essay, Joseph Rallo (Angelo State University) discusses the contemporary barriers to internationalization and the need for making international culture an "untouchable," fully embedded aspect of the university.

Standard Four 
Has an awareness and understanding of the laws that impact significant aspects of internationalization, such as student and faculty mobility, and works with legal counsel to ensure compliance with these laws in a manner consistent with the interest of the institution and its stakeholders.
  • "Crisis Management for International Programmes," by Regine Lambrech (blog post)
    This blog gives an overview of crisis preparedness for international education administrators, plus some possible resources and strategies for coping.
  • Global Engagement: New Modalities (ACE publication)
    This brief from the American Council on Education covers a general list of modalities and concludes with a summary of key legal issues for International education leadership to be aware of.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper—Internationalization at U.S. Public Comprehensive Universities: Three Case Studies" (pdf)
    This article by Jermain Griffin et al., highlights the efforts of U.S. public comprehensive universities to help advance higher education internationalization.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Strategic Planning for Internationalization in Higher Education" (AIEA Article)
    This paper by Elizabeth Brewer, Harvey Charles, and Adelaide Ferguson provides a succinct overview to the planning process of internationalization based on SIO interviews and other research. It also provides case studies from a few various institutions to contextualize the planning process.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: International Education Self-Studies and External Reviews" (article)
    This article by Elizabeth Brewer and Joseph Brockington provides guidance to Senior International Officers (SIOs) in preparing reviews of internationalization programs through a brief discussion of accreditation in the U.S. and subsequent discussions of self-studies and external reviews.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: The Value of International Internships in Global Workforce Development" (AIEA Article)
    This paper by Jennifer Malerich illustrates the rise of international internships as a highly sought commodity by students seeking opportunities to gain skills not possible in traditional study abroad programs. The article argues that students must be able to articulate what they learned to potential employers, a skill that can be learned when the internship is followed by a credit-bearing activity upon return to campus. 
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Whither Bologna?" (AIEA Article)
    This occasional paper by Paul L. Gaston reviews both powerful accomplishments to date (the “three-cycle” degree system, ECTS, emphasis on life-long learning and a “social dimension”), as well as potential “pot holes” in the road to a European Higher Education Area. Challenges identified include the growing number of signatory states, lack of funding or formal infrastructure for the process itself, as well as competing interests.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: Developing Global Citizens—An Australian Perspective" by Frederick G. Hilmer (essay)
    In this essay, Frederick Hilmer comments on Australia's successes and challenges in international student enrollment and development.
  • "AIEA Provost Perspectives: The Liberal Arts and Internationalization: Leveraging Student Mobility, Partnerships, and Faculty Hires" by Mette Hjort (pdf). This paper offers a provost’s perspective on how SIOs can take advantage of various resources on campus that are often disjointed. It encourages SIOs to invest smartly in human and financial capital, and to see the two as connected.
  • "AIEA Provost Perspectives: Internationalization as a Driver for Research, Education, and Regional Development" by Marilza Vieira Cunha Rudge (pdf). This provost’s perspective discusses the motivations, constraints, and successes of the internationalization efforts at UNESP (Universidade Estadual Paulista–Sao Paolo State University), one of Brazil's major higher education institutions.

​Standard Five 
Has an understanding of how research on comprehensive internationalization can be used to advance the internationalization of an institution.
  • "Europe Calling: A New Definition for Internationalization at Home," by Jos Beelen and Elspeth Jones (article)
    This article is a great short summary of how internationalization is more than mobility and travel, and can/should change the culture of a higher ed organization and its local community.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper—Setting Up an International Office: Lessons Learned" (AIEA Article). This occasional paper by Joel Harrington and Dawn Turton shares a frank and detailed review of the first few years of the Vanderbilt International Office, created in 2006. Short descriptions of various processes and key activity areas such as increasing visibility, building a team, developing institutional partnerships, are each followed by important “lessons learned” that utilize the value of hindsight for the benefit of SIOs in similar positions.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper—Study Abroad in the Sciences: Increasing Disciplinary Diversity in Programming Abroad" (AIEA Article)This occasional paper by Preetha Ram and Phillip Wainwright highlights how science majors, including pre-med students, can find multiple benefits from participation in study abroad programs and examines both real and imagined obstacles universities face in the development of successful study abroad programs for science majors.
  • "Trends in Global Higher Education: Tracking an Academic Revolution—A Report Prepared for the UNESCO 2009 World Conference on Higher Education" by Philip G. Altbach, Liz Reisberg, and Laura E. Rumbley (PDF)
    This 2009 Executive Summary examines the main engines of change and their impact on higher education following the 1998 UNESCO World Conference on Higher Education. Major trends discussed include higher education’s response to the challenge of massification, as well as the the costs and benefits of higher education as a competitive enterprise.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: Growing International—Breaking Down Language Barriers and Parochialism" by Alberto Bustani (essay)
    In this essay, Alberto Bustani outlines the issues surrounding study abroad participation and offers a set of solutions to these challenges.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: Developing Global Citizens—An Australian Perspective" by Frederick G. Hilmer (essay)
    In this essay, Frederick Hilmer comments on Australia's successes and challenges in international student enrollment and development.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: PSE Globality—What are the Marks of a Truly Global Postsecondary Educational Institution and How Do We Benchmark Them?" by Daniel Woolf (essay)
    In this essay, Daniel Woolf discusses the "input indicators" and "outcome indicators" which may be used as benchmarks for "globality" (or the end result of internationalization) in higher education institutions.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective—Lessons Learned in the Internationalization of Higher Education: ‘A Call to Leadership’ Revisited" by Nancy Zimpher (essay). In this essay, Nancy Zimpher (State University of New York) reexamines the 2004 report "A Call to Leadership: The Presidential Role in Internationalizing the University," commenting on the results of its predications as well as what the future will require of institutions.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: Partnerships Fuel Internationalization" by Jack Hawkins, Jr. (download)
    In this essay, Jack Hawkins, Jr. (Troy University) shares a number of internationalization strategies and successes from his institution.
  • "AIEA Provost Perspectives: A Global City University in Asia in Continuous Transformation" by Lilly Kong (pdf)
    This provost’s perspective from Lilly Kong (Singapore Management University) explores lessons learned from the past two decades of internationalization efforts at SMU.
  • "AIEA Provosts' Perspectives: Seeking Solutions to Global Challenges" by Ralph J. Hexter (pdf)
    This provost’s perspective from Ralph J. Hexter discusses the recent constraints and successes of UC Davis's ongoing internationalization efforts and initiatives.
Leadership and ManagemenT
Standard Six
Is able to provide vision, leadership and strategic planning for internationalization.
  • "Partnered Webinar: The Future of International Education: Why Agility Is Now Integral to Strategic Planning" (Partnered Webinar)
    If 2020 has taught international educators anything, it has been that simply having well-developed emergency plans may be insufficient. This webinar describes how to take the principle of agility from the business world and apply concepts to strategic planning for internationalization. 
  • "AIEA Issue Brief: The Seven Habits for Sustainable Education Abroad Growth" (article)
    This article by Anthony C. Ogden and Kalpen Trivedi encourages strategic planning in terms of sustainability, pushing SIOs to think about more than simply increasing enrollment numbers.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Strategic Planning for Internationalization in Higher Education" (AIEA Article)
    This paper by Elizabeth Brewer, Harvey Charles, and Adelaide Ferguson provides a succinct overview to the planning process of internationalization based on SIO interviews and other research. It also provides case studies from a few various institutions to contextualize the planning process.
  • “Leadership Knowledge and International Education,” by Josef A. Mestenhauser and Brenda J. Ellingboe (pdf)
    A concise summary of leadership theories relevant to international education and strategic planning.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: International Education Self-Studies and External Reviews" (article)
    This article by Elizabeth Brewer and Joseph Brockington provides guidance to Senior International Officers (SIOs) in preparing reviews of internationalization programs through a brief discussion of accreditation in the U.S. and subsequent discussions of self-studies and external reviews.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Strategic Planning for Internationalization in Higher Education" (AIEA Article)
    This paper by Rahul Choudaha covers the primary reasons why institutions are utilizing social media as an important tool in international student recruitment, how they are using it in the international context (including links to many varied examples), and widespread challenges to this approach.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: The Role of Governing Boards in Campus Globalization" (AIEA Article)
    This paper by Thomas Wyly and Earl Kellogg examines campus globalization as an increasingly important strategic issue in American higher education, one rarely addressed by governing boards despite the considerable international experience of many board members.  The discusses these problems and their causes, and suggests strategies SIOs can use to help the governing boards of their institutions become more engaged with internationalization.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Third-Party Program Providers and Education Abroad: Partner or Competitor?" (AIEA Article)
    This paper by John Heyl examines the growing trend of study-abroad programs organized all or in part by “providers." The term “provider” is defined, and the relationship of providers to host and sending universities discussed. Questions of cost and quality assurance are deemed unlikely to diminish the trend toward increased use of provider programs.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Whither Bologna?" (AIEA Article). This occasional paper by Paul L. Gaston reviews both powerful accomplishments to date (the “three-cycle” degree system, ECTS, emphasis on life-long learning and a “social dimension”), as well as potential “pot holes” in the road to a European Higher Education Area. Challenges identified include the growing number of signatory states, lack of funding or formal infrastructure for the process itself, as well as competing interests.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper—Study Abroad in the Sciences: Increasing Disciplinary Diversity in Programming Abroad" (AIEA Article). This occasional paper by Preetha Ram and Phillip Wainwright highlights how science majors, including pre-med students, can find multiple benefits from participation in study abroad programs and examines both real and imagined obstacles universities face in the development of successful study abroad programs for science majors.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Ecotourism as an Educational Experience" by David Urias and AnnaLisa Russo (AIEA article)
    This paper uses an ecotourism program in Peru as case study of how use environmental issues to connect students to the local community and promote conservationism.
  • "Trends in Global Higher Education: Tracking an Academic Revolution—A Report Prepared for the UNESCO 2009 World Conference on Higher Education" by Philip G. Altbach, Liz Reisberg, and Laura E. Rumbley (PDF)
    This 2009 Executive Summary examines the main engines of change and their impact on higher education following the 1998 UNESCO World Conference on Higher Education. Major trends discussed include higher education’s response to the challenge of massification, as well as the the costs and benefits of higher education as a competitive enterprise.
  • "Internationalization Brings Important Benefits as Well as Risks" by Jane Knight (article)
    This article, shared as a reading for the First Annual AIEA Global Dialogue, analyzes the implications of universities' reported views on the perceived dangers and rewards of comprehensive internationalization.
  • "IAU Statement on Internationalization—Towards a Century of Cooperation: Internationalization of Higher Education" (PDF)
    This Policy Statement from the International Association of Universities, formally adopted as part of the IAU policy 2000, offers an affirmation of principle and a set of recommendations for higher education institutions in the 21st century.
  • "Executive Summary—Internationalization of Higher Education: Growing expectations, fundamental values" by Eva Egron-Polak and Ross Hudson (PDF)
    This document highlights the notable findings and results of the IAU 4th Global Survey (2014).
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: International Experiences at the Core" by Roseann O'Reilly Runte (pdf)
    Roseann O'Reilly Runte reflects on insights and experiences gained in her role as President and Vice-Chancellor of Carleton University.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: Growing International—Breaking Down Language Barriers and Parochialism" by Alberto Bustani (essay)
    In this essay, Alberto Bustani outlines the issues surrounding study abroad participation and offers a set of solutions to these challenges.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: America's Community Colleges Must be Globally Engaged" by Michael Chipps (essay)
    In this essay, Michael R. Chipps argues for the increased involvement of community colleges in global education.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: Developing Global Citizens—An Australian Perspective" by Frederick G. Hilmer (essay)
    In this essay, Frederick Hilmer comments on Australia's successes and challenges in international student enrollment and development.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective—Lessons Learned in the Internationalization of Higher Education: ‘A Call to Leadership’ Revisited" by Nancy Zimpher (essay)
    In this essay, Nancy Zimpher (State University of New York) reexamines the 2004 report "A Call to Leadership: The Presidential Role in Internationalizing the University," commenting on the results of its predications as well as what the future will require of institutions.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: Partnerships Fuel Internationalization" by Jack Hawkins, Jr. (download)
    In this essay, Jack Hawkins, Jr. (Troy University) shares a number of internationalization strategies and successes from his institution.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective—Learning to change the world: Making international education core to the institutional mission" by Victor J. Boschini, Jr. (essay)
    In this essay, Victor J. Boschini, Jr. (Texas Christian University) comments on TCU's internationalization through the lens of student experiences, making the most of human and financial resources, and seeking out new perspectives.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: A World College for the World's Women" by Carol T. Christ (essay)
    In this essay, Carol T. Christ (Smith College) reflects on both Smith's past accomplishments as a US women's college and future potential in international education.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: How Presidents Can Foster an International Culture on Campus" by Joseph Rallo (essay)
    In this essay, Joseph Rallo (Angelo State University) discusses the contemporary barriers to internationalization and the need for making international culture an "untouchable," fully embedded aspect of the university.
  • “AIEA Presidential Perspectives - An Imagination As Big As The World Itself” by E. Gordon Gee (pdf)
    This essay argues the need for creative, bold and adaptable leadership. Using examples from his tenure, an SIO reflects on the necessity of imagination in SIO leadership.
  • "AIEA Provost Perspectives: The Liberal Arts and Internationalization: Leveraging Student Mobility, Partnerships, and Faculty Hires" by Mette Hjort (pdf). This paper offers a provost’s perspective on how SIOs can take advantage of various resources on campus that are often disjointed. It encourages SIOs to invest smartly in human and financial capital, and to see the two as connected.
  • "AIEA Provost Perspectives: A Global City University in Asia in Continuous Transformation" by Lilly Kong (pdf)
    This provost’s perspective from Lilly Kong (Singapore Management University) explores lessons learned from the past two decades of internationalization efforts at SMU.
  • "AIEA Provost Perspectives: Internationalizing Higher Education in Rural Japan" by Peter McCagg (pdf)
    This provost’s perspective from Peter McCagg discusses the motivations, constraints, and successes of the past fifteen years of  internationalization efforts at Akita International University.
  • "AIEA Provosts' Perspectives: Seeking Solutions to Global Challenges" by Ralph J. Hexter (pdf)
    This provost’s perspective from Ralph J. Hexter discusses the recent constraints and successes of UC Davis's ongoing internationalization efforts and initiatives.

Standard Seven 
Has the administrative ability and insight needed to manage the complex administrative functions associated with internationalization, including enlisting the support and actions of individuals and campus units across the institution.
  • “AIEA Issue Brief - Moving to the Center: Five strategies for strengthening institutional commitment to global initiatives” (article)
    This brief by Susan Bender and Victoria Jones discusses the increasing formal power of SIOs; additionally, it examines the continued need to network and advocate across various units on campus to place internationalization at the core of its mission and practice.
  • "AIEA Issue Brief: Internationalizing the Tenure Code - Six Strategies for Policy Design and Implementation" by Robin Matross Helms (article). This paper outlines the need and strategies for recruiting good permanent faculty as a key method for advancing internationalization. It draws upon the American Council for Education's substantial data sets.
  • "AIEA Issue Brief: Managing from the Middle: Eight Tips for New International Education Administrators for Working with Faculty" by Nick Gozik (article)
    This paper recognizes the importance of faculty in comprehensive internationalization efforts, and offers practical tips for how SIOs from different backgrounds can work with them most effectively.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Strategic Planning for Internationalization in Higher Education" (AIEA Article)
    This paper by Elizabeth Brewer, Harvey Charles, and Adelaide Ferguson provides a succinct overview to the planning process of internationalization based on SIO interviews and other research. It also provides case studies from a few various institutions to contextualize the planning process.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Today’s Women Leaders in International Education" (article)
    This article by Helen Gaudette et al. outlines differences of SIO leadership experiences based on gender. Data in the article summarizes what areas are most critical for gender equity and inclusiveness.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: International Education Self-Studies and External Reviews" (article)
    This article by Elizabeth Brewer and Joseph Brockington provides guidance to Senior International Officers (SIOs) in preparing reviews of internationalization programs through a brief discussion of accreditation in the U.S. and subsequent discussions of self-studies and external reviews.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Strategic Planning for Internationalization in Higher Education" (AIEA Article)
    This paper by Rahul Choudaha covers the primary reasons why institutions are utilizing social media as an important tool in international student recruitment, how they are using it in the international context (including links to many varied examples), and widespread challenges to this approach. 
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Third-Party Program Providers and Education Abroad: Partner or Competitor?" (AIEA Article)
    This paper by John Heyl examines the growing trend of study-abroad programs organized all or in part by “providers." The term “provider” is defined, and the relationship of providers to host and sending universities discussed. Questions of cost and quality assurance are deemed unlikely to diminish the trend toward increased use of provider programs.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: The Value of International Internships in Global Workforce Development" (AIEA Article)
    This paper by Jennifer Malerich illustrates the rise of international internships as a highly sought commodity by students seeking opportunities to gain skills not possible in traditional study abroad programs. The article argues that students must be able to articulate what they learned to potential employers, a skill that can be learned when the internship is followed by a credit-bearing activity upon return to campus. 
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Internationalization and Title VI: New Challenges" (AIEA Article)
    This occasional paper by Ann Imlah Schneider offers an overview of the major challenges that have been met by the Title VI legislation as it has evolved over the past fifty years. It then enumerates current and anticipated challenges as of February 2010 for Title VI specifically and, more generally, for efforts to inject more international content into the curricula of education in the United States.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Whither Bologna?" (AIEA Article)
    This occasional paper by Paul L. Gaston reviews both powerful accomplishments to date (the “three-cycle” degree system, ECTS, emphasis on life-long learning and a “social dimension”), as well as potential “pot holes” in the road to a European Higher Education Area. Challenges identified include the growing number of signatory states, lack of funding or formal infrastructure for the process itself, as well as competing interests.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper—Study Abroad in the Sciences: Increasing Disciplinary Diversity in Programming Abroad" (AIEA Article). This occasional paper by Preetha Ram and Phillip Wainwright highlights how science majors, including pre-med students, can find multiple benefits from participation in study abroad programs and examines both real and imagined obstacles universities face in the development of successful study abroad programs for science majors.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspectives" (AIEA essay series). This series gives voice to the different ways in which higher education presidents define internationalization, align it with institutional mission and student learning outcomes, and understand both opportunities for internationalization and possible threats to it.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: International Experiences at the Core" by Roseann O'Reilly Runte (pdf)
    Roseann O'Reilly Runte reflects on insights and experiences gained in her role as President and Vice-Chancellor of Carleton University.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: Growing International—Breaking Down Language Barriers and Parochialism" by Alberto Bustani (essay)
    In this essay, Alberto Bustani outlines the issues surrounding study abroad participation and offers a set of solutions to these challenges.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: America's Community Colleges Must be Globally Engaged" by Michael Chipps (essay)
    In this essay, Michael R. Chipps argues for the increased involvement of community colleges in global education.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: Developing Global Citizens—An Australian Perspective" by Frederick G. Hilmer (essay)
    In this essay, Frederick Hilmer comments on Australia's successes and challenges in international student enrollment and development.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: PSE Globality—What are the Marks of a Truly Global Postsecondary Educational Institution and How Do We Benchmark Them?" by Daniel Woolf (essay)
    In this essay, Daniel Woolf discusses the "input indicators" and "outcome indicators" which may be used as benchmarks for "globality" (or the end result of internationalization) in higher education institutions.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective—Lessons Learned in the Internationalization of Higher Education: ‘A Call to Leadership’ Revisited" by Nancy Zimpher (essay)
    In this essay, Nancy Zimpher (State University of New York) reexamines the 2004 report "A Call to Leadership: The Presidential Role in Internationalizing the University," commenting on the results of its predications as well as what the future will require of institutions.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective—Learning to change the world: Making international education core to the institutional mission" by Victor J. Boschini, Jr. (essay)
    In this essay, Victor J. Boschini, Jr. (Texas Christian University) comments on TCU's internationalization through the lens of student experiences, making the most of human and financial resources, and seeking out new perspectives.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: A World College for the World's Women" by Carol T. Christ (essay)
    In this essay, Carol T. Christ (Smith College) reflects on both Smith's past accomplishments as a US women's college and future potential in international education.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: How Presidents Can Foster an International Culture on Campus" by Joseph Rallo (essay)
    In this essay, Joseph Rallo (Angelo State University) discusses the contemporary barriers to internationalization and the need for making international culture an "untouchable," fully embedded aspect of the university.
  • "AIEA Provost Perspectives: A Global City University in Asia in Continuous Transformation" by Lilly Kong (pdf)
    This provost’s perspective from Lilly Kong (Singapore Management University) explores lessons learned from the past two decades of internationalization efforts at SMU.
  • "AIEA Provost Perspectives: Internationalizing Higher Education in Rural Japan" by Peter McCagg (pdf)
    This provost’s perspective from Peter McCagg discusses the motivations, constraints, and successes of the past fifteen years of  internationalization efforts at Akita International University.
  • "AIEA Provosts' Perspectives: Seeking Solutions to Global Challenges" by Ralph J. Hexter (pdf)
    This provost’s perspective from Ralph J. Hexter discusses the recent constraints and successes of UC Davis's ongoing internationalization efforts and initiatives.

Standard Eight 
Understands how to facilitate the professional development of faculty and staff in support of internationalization.
  • Internationalizing the Campus through Staff Development Opportunities (presentation)
    This presentation by David Ayers et al. is tailored to admin staff expertise, professional development, and contributions to international education.
  • "AIEA Issue Brief—Far Beyond Recruitment: Understanding Chinese International Students and Helping Them Succeed" by Jun Liu (article). This paper promotes a more complex and nuanced cultural understanding of Chinese students, a rapidly growing population of outbound international students. Though written about Chinese students, the article targets American and European audiences who may not understand the cultural nuances as well as they'd like.
  • "AIEA Issue Brief: Internationalizing the Tenure Code - Six Strategies for Policy Design and Implementation" by Robin Matross Helms (article). This paper outlines the need and strategies for recruiting good permanent faculty as a key method for advancing internationalization. It draws upon the American Council for Education's substantial data sets.
  • "AIEA Issue Brief: Managing from the Middle: Eight Tips for New International Education Administrators for Working with Faculty" by Nick Gozik (article)
    This paper recognizes the importance of faculty in comprehensive internationalization efforts, and offers practical tips for how SIOs from different backgrounds can work with them most effectively.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Strategic Planning for Internationalization in Higher Education" (AIEA Article)
    This paper by Elizabeth Brewer, Harvey Charles, and Adelaide Ferguson provides a succinct overview to the planning process of internationalization based on SIO interviews and other research. It also provides case studies from a few various institutions to contextualize the planning process.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Today’s Women Leaders in International Education" (article)
    This article by Helen Gaudette et al. outlines differences of SIO leadership experiences based on gender. Data in the article summarizes what areas are most critical for gender equity and inclusiveness.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper—Study Abroad in the Sciences: Increasing Disciplinary Diversity in Programming Abroad" (AIEA Article). This occasional paper by Preetha Ram and Phillip Wainwright highlights how science majors, including pre-med students, can find multiple benefits from participation in study abroad programs and examines both real and imagined obstacles universities face in the development of successful study abroad programs for science majors.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: International Experiences at the Core" by Roseann O'Reilly Runte (pdf)
    Roseann O'Reilly Runte reflects on insights and experiences gained in her role as President and Vice-Chancellor of Carleton University.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: Growing International—Breaking Down Language Barriers and Parochialism" by Alberto Bustani (essay)
    In this essay, Alberto Bustani outlines the issues surrounding study abroad participation and offers a set of solutions to these challenges.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: America's Community Colleges Must be Globally Engaged" by Michael Chipps (essay)
    In this essay, Michael R. Chipps argues for the increased involvement of community colleges in global education.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective—Lessons Learned in the Internationalization of Higher Education: ‘A Call to Leadership’ Revisited" by Nancy Zimpher (essay)
    In this essay, Nancy Zimpher (State University of New York) reexamines the 2004 report "A Call to Leadership: The Presidential Role in Internationalizing the University," commenting on the results of its predications as well as what the future will require of institutions.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: Partnerships Fuel Internationalization" by Jack Hawkins, Jr. (download)
    In this essay, Jack Hawkins, Jr. (Troy University) shares a number of internationalization strategies and successes from his institution.
  • “AIEA Presidential Perspectives - An Imagination As Big As The World Itself” by E. Gordon Gee (pdf)
    This essay argues the need for creative, bold and adaptable leadership. Using examples from his tenure, an SIO reflects on the necessity of imagination in SIO leadership.
  • "AIEA Provost Perspectives: Internationalization as a Driver for Research, Education, and Regional Development" by Marilza Vieira Cunha Rudge (pdf)
    This provost’s perspective discusses the motivations, constraints, and successes of the internationalization efforts at UNESP (Universidade Estadual Paulista–Sao Paolo State University), one of Brazil's major higher education institutions.
  • "AIEA Provost Perspectives: Internationalizing Higher Education in Rural Japan" by Peter McCagg (pdf)
    This provost’s perspective from Peter McCagg discusses the motivations, constraints, and successes of the past fifteen years of  internationalization efforts at Akita International University.

Standard Nine 
Is able to effectively and appropriately communicate the work of campus internationalization to internal and external stakeholders.
  • Guide to Communications in a University Context by Carole Workman, Nathalie Laport, David E. Elliott (pdf)
    This guide, especially geared towards those new to management roles, helps to develop and deliver communications that achieve a positive impact.
  • International Higher Education: Complex Challenges for Turbulent Times by John Daniel (article)
    This policy brief discusses the political and cultural urgency and purpose that international higher education leadership must play in terms of promoting human rights in an age of rising nationalism and conflict
  • Strategies for Communicating in a University Context by David Elliot (pdf)
    This guide outlines a series of concrete approaches that help ensure that communications are on message, focused, and clear. Together, these documents prepare SIOs to produce successful communications that facilitate positive outcomes.
  • "AIEA Issue Brief—Far Beyond Recruitment: Understanding Chinese International Students and Helping Them Succeed" by Jun Liu (article). This paper promotes a more complex and nuanced cultural understanding of Chinese students, a rapidly growing population of outbound international students. Though written about Chinese students, the article targets American and European audiences who may not understand the cultural nuances as well as they'd like.
  • “AIEA Issue Brief - Moving to the Center: Five strategies for strengthening institutional commitment to global initiatives” (article)
    This brief by Susan Bender and Victoria Jones discusses the increasing formal power of SIOs; additionally, it examines the continued need to network and advocate across various units on campus to place internationalization at the core of its mission and practice.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Strategic Planning for Internationalization in Higher Education" (AIEA Article)
    This paper by Elizabeth Brewer, Harvey Charles, and Adelaide Ferguson provides a succinct overview to the planning process of internationalization based on SIO interviews and other research. It also provides case studies from a few various institutions to contextualize the planning process.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper—Internationalization at U.S. Public Comprehensive Universities: Three Case Studies" (pdf)
    This article by Jermain Griffin et al., highlights the efforts of U.S. public comprehensive universities to help advance higher education internationalization.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Today’s Women Leaders in International Education" (article)
    This article by Helen Gaudette et al. outlines differences of SIO leadership experiences based on gender. Data in the article summarizes what areas are most critical for gender equity and inclusiveness. 
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: International Education Self-Studies and External Reviews" (article)
    This article by Elizabeth Brewer and Joseph Brockington provides guidance to Senior International Officers (SIOs) in preparing reviews of internationalization programs through a brief discussion of accreditation in the U.S. and subsequent discussions of self-studies and external reviews.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: The Role of Governing Boards in Campus Globalization" (AIEA Article)
    This paper by Thomas Wyly and Earl Kellogg examines campus globalization as an increasingly important strategic issue in American higher education, one rarely addressed by governing boards despite the considerable international experience of many board members.  The discusses these problems and their causes, and suggests strategies SIOs can use to help the governing boards of their institutions become more engaged with internationalization.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Internationalization and Title VI: New Challenges" (AIEA Article)
    This occasional paper by Ann Imlah Schneider offers an overview of the major challenges that have been met by the Title VI legislation as it has evolved over the past fifty years. It then enumerates current and anticipated challenges as of February 2010 for Title VI specifically and, more generally, for efforts to inject more international content into the curricula of education in the United States.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Global Learning through Partnered Inquiry" (AIEA Article)
    This occasional paper by Rebecca Hovey discusses the potential role of partnered inquiry in creating globally engaged colleges and universities that prepare students for global citizenship, that is, citizen diplomacy.  Such diplomacy acknowledges the multiple affiliations of students and faculty members, and also their responsibilities to home and host communities.  The brief concludes with a discussion of a pedagogical model involving community partnerships, collaborative inquiry, hands-on experience, and integrative projects.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper—Study Abroad in the Sciences: Increasing Disciplinary Diversity in Programming Abroad" (AIEA Article). This occasional paper by Preetha Ram and Phillip Wainwright highlights how science majors, including pre-med students, can find multiple benefits from participation in study abroad programs and examines both real and imagined obstacles universities face in the development of successful study abroad programs for science majors.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Ecotourism as an Educational Experience" by David Urias and AnnaLisa Russo (AIEA article)
    This paper uses an ecotourism program in Peru as case study of how use environmental issues to connect students to the local community and promote conservationism.
  • "IAU Statement on Internationalization—Towards a Century of Cooperation: Internationalization of Higher Education" (PDF)
    This Policy Statement from the International Association of Universities, formally adopted as part of the IAU policy 2000, offers an affirmation of principle and a set of recommendations for higher education institutions in the 21st century.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: International Experiences at the Core" by Roseann O'Reilly Runte (pdf)
    Roseann O'Reilly Runte reflects on insights and experiences gained in her role as President and Vice-Chancellor of Carleton University.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: America's Community Colleges Must be Globally Engaged" by Michael Chipps (essay)
    In this essay, Michael R. Chipps argues for the increased involvement of community colleges in global education.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: Developing Global Citizens—An Australian Perspective" by Frederick G. Hilmer (essay)
    In this essay, Frederick Hilmer comments on Australia's successes and challenges in international student enrollment and development.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: PSE Globality—What are the Marks of a Truly Global Postsecondary Educational Institution and How Do We Benchmark Them?" by Daniel Woolf (essay)
    In this essay, Daniel Woolf discusses the "input indicators" and "outcome indicators" which may be used as benchmarks for "globality" (or the end result of internationalization) in higher education institutions.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective—Lessons Learned in the Internationalization of Higher Education: ‘A Call to Leadership’ Revisited" by Nancy Zimpher (essay)
    In this essay, Nancy Zimpher (State University of New York) reexamines the 2004 report "A Call to Leadership: The Presidential Role in Internationalizing the University," commenting on the results of its predications as well as what the future will require of institutions.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective—Learning to change the world: Making international education core to the institutional mission" by Victor J. Boschini, Jr. (essay)
    In this essay, Victor J. Boschini, Jr. (Texas Christian University) comments on TCU's internationalization through the lens of student experiences, making the most of human and financial resources, and seeking out new perspectives.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: How Presidents Can Foster an International Culture on Campus" by Joseph Rallo (essay)
    In this essay, Joseph Rallo (Angelo State University) discusses the contemporary barriers to internationalization and the need for making international culture an "untouchable," fully embedded aspect of the university.
  • “AIEA Presidential Perspectives - An Imagination As Big As The World Itself” by E. Gordon Gee (pdf)
    This essay argues the need for creative, bold and adaptable leadership. Using examples from his tenure, an SIO reflects on the necessity of imagination in SIO leadership.
  • "AIEA Provost Perspectives: A Global City University in Asia in Continuous Transformation" by Lilly Kong (pdf)
    This provost’s perspective from Lilly Kong (Singapore Management University) explores lessons learned from the past two decades of internationalization efforts at SMU.
  • "AIEA Provost Perspectives: Internationalizing Higher Education in Rural Japan" by Peter McCagg (pdf)
    This provost’s perspective from Peter McCagg discusses the motivations, constraints, and successes of the past fifteen years of  internationalization efforts at Akita International University.
  • "AIEA Provosts' Perspectives: Seeking Solutions to Global Challenges" by Ralph J. Hexter (pdf)
    This provost’s perspective from Ralph J. Hexter discusses the recent constraints and successes of UC Davis's ongoing internationalization efforts and initiatives.

Standard Ten 
Gathers and uses assessment data to strengthen internationalization, communicate successes and gaps, refine processes and practices, and strengthen student learning outcomes.
  • "Expanding Portfolios in International Programs: Non-Credit Experiences Abroad" (AIEA Issue Brief) 
    International travel safety, often the realm of the SIO’s responsibilities, is beginning to evolve beyond ‘just’ study abroad. This issue brief discusses the growing challenges that SIOs and those responsible for international travel safety and risk management must address as international program portfolios expand to include a wide range of non-credit activities.
  • "AIEA Issue Brief: The Seven Habits for Sustainable Education Abroad Growth" (article)
    This article by Anthony C. Ogden and Kalpen Trivedi encourages strategic planning in terms of sustainability, pushing SIOs to think about more than simply increasing enrollment numbers.
  • "AIEA Issue Brief: Managing from the Middle: Eight Tips for New International Education Administrators for Working with Faculty" by Nick Gozik (article)
    This paper recognizes the importance of faculty in comprehensive internationalization efforts, and offers practical tips for how SIOs from different backgrounds can work with them most effectively.
  • Can a better admissions experience increase international student enrollment?  (website)
    White paper addressing the top challenges that international students experience during the admissions process, the top resources and websites international students rely on, key topics of information international students want to know, student sentiment across the entire admissions process, and recommendations for higher-ed and admissions leaders to improve the admissions journey.
  • IIE Resources and Recommended Links (and Regional data hubs) (website)
    A well-organized webpage that links educational data sets for major countries in every world region. Links point to the major government or NGO data agencies around the world.
  • Project Atlas (website)
    Well-organized data set from IIE that gives overviews of international higher ed trends. Also gives tips and resources on how to effectively use data.
  • “AIEA Issue Brief - Moving to the Center: Five strategies for strengthening institutional commitment to global initiatives” (article)
    This brief by Susan Bender and Victoria Jones discusses the increasing formal power of SIOs; additionally, it examines the continued need to network and advocate across various units on campus to place internationalization at the core of its mission and practice.
  • "AIEA Issue Brief: Ten Quick Tips for Working with Education Abroad Provider Organizations," by Anthony Ogden (article)
    This paper outlines strategies for working more effectively with non-university-based study abroad providers along with other non-profit and for-profit educational agencies.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Strategic Planning for Internationalization in Higher Education" (AIEA Article)
    This paper by Elizabeth Brewer, Harvey Charles, and Adelaide Ferguson provides a succinct overview to the planning process of internationalization based on SIO interviews and other research. It also provides case studies from a few various institutions to contextualize the planning process.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper—Internationalization at U.S. Public Comprehensive Universities: Three Case Studies" (pdf)
    This article by Jermain Griffin et al. highlights the efforts of U.S. public comprehensive universities to help advance higher education internationalization.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Today’s Women Leaders in International Education" (article)
    This article by Helen Gaudette et al. outlines differences of SIO leadership experiences based on gender. Data in the article summarizes what areas are most critical for gender equity and inclusiveness.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: International Education Self-Studies and External Reviews" (article)
    This article by Elizabeth Brewer and Joseph Brockington provides guidance to Senior International Officers (SIOs) in preparing reviews of internationalization programs through a brief discussion of accreditation in the U.S. and subsequent discussions of self-studies and external reviews.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Strategic Planning for Internationalization in Higher Education" (AIEA Article)
    This paper by Rahul Choudaha covers the primary reasons why institutions are utilizing social media as an important tool in international student recruitment, how they are using it in the international context (including links to many varied examples), and widespread challenges to this approach. 
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Internationalization and Title VI: New Challenges" (AIEA Article)
    This occasional paper by Ann Imlah Schneider offers an overview of the major challenges that have been met by the Title VI legislation as it has evolved over the past fifty years. It then enumerates current and anticipated challenges as of February 2010 for Title VI specifically and, more generally, for efforts to inject more international content into the curricula of education in the United States.
  • "Trends in Global Higher Education: Tracking an Academic Revolution—A Report Prepared for the UNESCO 2009 World Conference on Higher Education" by Philip G. Altbach, Liz Reisberg, and Laura E. Rumbley (PDF)
    This 2009 Executive Summary examines the main engines of change and their impact on higher education following the 1998 UNESCO World Conference on Higher Education. Major trends discussed include higher education’s response to the challenge of massification, as well as the the costs and benefits of higher education as a competitive enterprise.
  • "IAU Statement on Internationalization—Towards a Century of Cooperation: Internationalization of Higher Education" (PDF)
    This Policy Statement from the International Association of Universities, formally adopted as part of the IAU policy 2000, offers an affirmation of principle and a set of recommendations for higher education institutions in the 21st century.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: Growing International—Breaking Down Language Barriers and Parochialism" by Alberto Bustani (essay)
    In this essay, Alberto Bustani outlines the issues surrounding study abroad participation and offers a set of solutions to these challenges.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: PSE Globality—What are the Marks of a Truly Global Postsecondary Educational Institution and How Do We Benchmark Them?" by Daniel Woolf (essay)
    In this essay, Daniel Woolf discusses the "input indicators" and "outcome indicators" which may be used as benchmarks for "globality" (or the end result of internationalization) in higher education institutions.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective—Lessons Learned in the Internationalization of Higher Education: ‘A Call to Leadership’ Revisited" by Nancy Zimpher (essay)
    In this essay, Nancy Zimpher (State University of New York) reexamines the 2004 report "A Call to Leadership: The Presidential Role in Internationalizing the University," commenting on the results of its predications as well as what the future will require of institutions.
  • "AIEA Provost Perspectives: The Liberal Arts and Internationalization: Leveraging Student Mobility, Partnerships, and Faculty Hires" by Mette Hjort (pdf)
    This paper offers a provost’s perspective on how SIOs can take advantage of various resources on campus that are often disjointed. It encourages SIOs to invest smartly in human and financial capital, and to see the two as connected.
  • "AIEA Provost Perspectives: Internationalization as a Driver for Research, Education, and Regional Development" by Marilza Vieira Cunha Rudge (pdf)
    This provost’s perspective discusses the motivations, constraints, and successes of the internationalization efforts at UNESP (Universidade Estadual Paulista–Sao Paolo State University), one of Brazil's major higher education institutions.

Standard Eleven 
Applies principles of equity and inclusion to all aspects of Internationalization, including the hiring and retention of diverse staff.
  • AIEA Town Hall Recording: "How International Education Can Contribute to Social and Racial Justice"  (recording; member-only)
    While higher education holds the promise and potential as a great equalizer in society, we must confront the reality that it has often reproduced both inequality and exclusion. As we strive to respond to racism and injustice and to shift toward more equitable access and outcomes, what is the role of international education? Panelists will provide perspectives on how SIOs can provide leadership in this area, including equitable domestic and international student mobility, campus internationalization, and international partnerships. Presenters: Jewell Winn (Tennessee State University), Andrew Gordon (Diversity Abroad), and Rajika Bhandari (IC3 Institute); June 2020 recording. 
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: Diversity and International Collaboration: A Vision for the Twenty-First Century," by Thomas Kepple (essay). In this essay, Thomas Kepple reflects on his experience leading international collaboration as president of Juniata College.
  • "Five (More) Reasons why Diversity and International Offices Must Collaborate," by Christopher Johnstone (article)
    This brief identifies strategies and reasons that diversity and international offices can and should work more closely with one another, even though they are traditionally siloed.
  • Intersectionality, Identity, & Global Education: Exploring the Complexities (publication)
    This paper gives an overview of intersectional identity issues in international education, and suggested practices to overcome barriers.
  • NAFSA Report: Improving Diversity and Inclusion in International Education Research: Holding Academic Journals Accountable by Chrystal A. George Mwangi, Sadaf Latafat, and Hanni Thoma (pdf)
    This report talks about disparities of representation in academic journal publications and editorial boards, and suggests ways to develop more inclusive practices that do not discriminate based on race, gender, or national identity.
  • Perpetuating Inequity Despite Higher Education Expansion by Wondwosen Tamrat (blog post)
    This blog post gives a concise but holistic summary of major issues surrounding equity and disparities in education. 
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Today’s Women Leaders in International Education" (article)
    This article by Helen Gaudette et al. outlines differences of SIO leadership experiences based on gender. Data in the article summarizes what areas are most critical for gender equity and inclusiveness.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Strategic Planning for Internationalization in Higher Education" (AIEA Article)
    This paper by Rahul Choudaha covers the primary reasons why institutions are utilizing social media as an important tool in international student recruitment, how they are using it in the international context (including links to many varied examples), and widespread challenges to this approach.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper—Study Abroad in the Sciences: Increasing Disciplinary Diversity in Programming Abroad" (AIEA Article). This occasional paper by Preetha Ram and Phillip Wainwright highlights how science majors, including pre-med students, can find multiple benefits from participation in study abroad programs and examines both real and imagined obstacles universities face in the development of successful study abroad programs for science majors.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Ecotourism as an Educational Experience" by David Urias and AnnaLisa Russo (AIEA article)
    This paper uses an ecotourism program in Peru as case study of how use environmental issues to connect students to the local community and promote conservationism.
  • "Trends in Global Higher Education: Tracking an Academic Revolution—A Report Prepared for the UNESCO 2009 World Conference on Higher Education" by Philip G. Altbach, Liz Reisberg, and Laura E. Rumbley (PDF)
    This 2009 Executive Summary examines the main engines of change and their impact on higher education following the 1998 UNESCO World Conference on Higher Education. Major trends discussed include higher education’s response to the challenge of massification, as well as the the costs and benefits of higher education as a competitive enterprise.
  • "IAU Statement on Internationalization—Towards a Century of Cooperation: Internationalization of Higher Education" (PDF)
    This Policy Statement from the International Association of Universities, formally adopted as part of the IAU policy 2000, offers an affirmation of principle and a set of recommendations for higher education institutions in the 21st century. 
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: International Experiences at the Core" by Roseann O'Reilly Runte (pdf)
    Roseann O'Reilly Runte reflects on insights and experiences gained in her role as President and Vice-Chancellor of Carleton University.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: America's Community Colleges Must be Globally Engaged" by Michael Chipps (essay)
    In this essay, Michael R. Chipps argues for the increased involvement of community colleges in global education.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: The Role of Academy in Facilitating Global Understanding" by Rolf Tarrach (essay)
    In this essay, Rolf Tarrach reflects on the role and responsibility of the university in promoting global knowledge and understanding.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective—Diversity and International Collaboration: A Vision for the Twenty-First Century" by Thomas R. Kepple, Jr. (essay). In this essay, Thomas R. Kepple, Jr. reflects on the goals and outcomes of Juniata College's Global Engagement Initiative.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: A World College for the World's Women" by Carol T. Christ (essay)
    In this essay, Carol T. Christ (Smith College) reflects on both Smith's past accomplishments as a US women's college and future potential in international education.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: Rendezvous with the World" by Stephen J. Friedman (essay)
    In this essay, Stephen J. Friedman (Pace University) examines the value of international experience and cultural exchange.
Advocacy (Working Through and With Others)
Standard Twelve 
Is able to effectively advocate for the institutionalization of internationalization within the context of an institution’s mission and values.
  • "Collaborations across the Institution for Internationalization" by Warren Burggren (article)
    This brief identifies the need for SIOs to work across all of a campus to promote comprehensive change.
  • "AIEA Issue Brief: The Seven Habits for Sustainable Education Abroad Growth" (article)
    This article by Anthony C. Ogden and Kalpen Trivedi encourages strategic planning in terms of sustainability, pushing SIOs to think about more than simply increasing enrollment numbers.
  • "AIEA Issue Brief: Internationalizing the Tenure Code - Six Strategies for Policy Design and Implementation" by Robin Matross Helms (article)
    This paper outlines the need and strategies for recruiting good permanent faculty as a key method for advancing internationalization. It draws upon the American Council for Education's substantial data sets.
  • “AIEA Issue Brief - Moving to the Center: Five strategies for strengthening institutional commitment to global initiatives” (article)
    This brief by Susan Bender and Victoria Jones discusses the increasing formal power of SIOs; additionally, it examines the continued need to network and advocate across various units on campus to place internationalization at the core of its mission and practice.
  • "AIEA Issue Brief: Five (more) reasons why diversity and international offices must collaborate" by Christopher Johnstone (article)
    This brief provides an overview and rationales for the collaboration of Equity and Diversity and Internationalization offices in higher education institutions. 
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Strategic Planning for Internationalization in Higher Education" (AIEA Article)
    This paper by Elizabeth Brewer, Harvey Charles, and Adelaide Ferguson provides a succinct overview to the planning process of internationalization based on SIO interviews and other research. It also provides case studies from a few various institutions to contextualize the planning process.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: International Education Self-Studies and External Reviews" (article)
    This article by Elizabeth Brewer and Joseph Brockington provides guidance to Senior International Officers (SIOs) in preparing reviews of internationalization programs through a brief discussion of accreditation in the U.S. and subsequent discussions of self-studies and external reviews.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: The Role of Governing Boards in Campus Globalization" (AIEA Article)
    This paper by Thomas Wyly and Earl Kellogg examines campus globalization as an increasingly important strategic issue in American higher education, one rarely addressed by governing boards despite the considerable international experience of many board members.  The discusses these problems and their causes, and suggests strategies SIOs can use to help the governing boards of their institutions become more engaged with internationalization.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: The Value of International Internships in Global Workforce Development" (AIEA Article)
    This paper by Jennifer Malerich illustrates the rise of international internships as a highly sought commodity by students seeking opportunities to gain skills not possible in traditional study abroad programs. The article argues that students must be able to articulate what they learned to potential employers, a skill that can be learned when the internship is followed by a credit-bearing activity upon return to campus. 
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Internationalization and Title VI: New Challenges" (AIEA Article)
    This occasional paper by Ann Imlah Schneider offers an overview of the major challenges that have been met by the Title VI legislation as it has evolved over the past fifty years. It then enumerates current and anticipated challenges as of February 2010 for Title VI specifically and, more generally, for efforts to inject more international content into the curricula of education in the United States.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Global Learning through Partnered Inquiry" (AIEA Article)
    This occasional paper by Rebecca Hovey discusses the potential role of partnered inquiry in creating globally engaged colleges and universities that prepare students for global citizenship, that is, citizen diplomacy.  Such diplomacy acknowledges the multiple affiliations of students and faculty members, and also their responsibilities to home and host communities.  The brief concludes with a discussion of a pedagogical model involving community partnerships, collaborative inquiry, hands-on experience, and integrative projects.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper—Setting Up an International Office: Lessons Learned" (AIEA Article). This occasional paper by Joel Harrington and Dawn Turton shares a frank and detailed review of the first few years of the Vanderbilt International Office, created in 2006. Short descriptions of various processes and key activity areas such as increasing visibility, building a team, developing institutional partnerships, are each followed by important “lessons learned” that utilize the value of hindsight for the benefit of SIOs in similar positions.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper—Study Abroad in the Sciences: Increasing Disciplinary Diversity in Programming Abroad" (AIEA Article). This occasional paper by Preetha Ram and Phillip Wainwright highlights how science majors, including pre-med students, can find multiple benefits from participation in study abroad programs and examines both real and imagined obstacles universities face in the development of successful study abroad programs for science majors.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Ecotourism as an Educational Experience" by David Urias and AnnaLisa Russo (AIEA article)
    This paper uses an ecotourism program in Peru as case study of how use environmental issues to connect students to the local community and promote conservationism. 
  • "Internationalization Brings Important Benefits as Well as Risks" by Jane Knight (article)
    This article, shared as a reading for the First Annual AIEA Global Dialogue, analyzes the implications of universities' reported views on the perceived dangers and rewards of comprehensive internationalization.
  • "IAU Statement on Internationalization—Towards a Century of Cooperation: Internationalization of Higher Education" (PDF)
    This Policy Statement from the International Association of Universities, formally adopted as part of the IAU policy 2000, offers an affirmation of principle and a set of recommendations for higher education institutions in the 21st century.
  • "Executive Summary—Internationalization of Higher Education: Growing expectations, fundamental values" by Eva Egron-Polak and Ross Hudson (PDF)
    This document highlights the notable findings and results of the IAU 4th Global Survey (2014).
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: International Experiences at the Core" by Roseann O'Reilly Runte (pdf)
    Roseann O'Reilly Runte reflects on insights and experiences gained in her role as President and Vice-Chancellor of Carleton University.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: Growing International—Breaking Down Language Barriers and Parochialism" by Alberto Bustani (essay)
    In this essay, Alberto Bustani outlines the issues surrounding study abroad participation and offers a set of solutions to these challenges.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: America's Community Colleges Must be Globally Engaged" by Michael Chipps (essay)
    In this essay, Michael R. Chipps argues for the increased involvement of community colleges in global education.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: The Role of Academy in Facilitating Global Understanding" by Rolf Tarrach (essay)
    In this essay, Rolf Tarrach reflects on the role and responsibility of the university in promoting global knowledge and understanding.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: Developing Global Citizens—An Australian Perspective" by Frederick G. Hilmer (essay)
    In this essay, Frederick Hilmer comments on Australia's successes and challenges in international student enrollment and development.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective—Diversity and International Collaboration: A Vision for the Twenty-First Century" by Thomas R. Kepple, Jr. (essay)
    In this essay, Thomas R. Kepple, Jr. reflects on the goals and outcomes of Juniata College's Global Engagement Initiative.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective—Lessons Learned in the Internationalization of Higher Education: ‘A Call to Leadership’ Revisited" by Nancy Zimpher (essay)
    In this essay, Nancy Zimpher (State University of New York) reexamines the 2004 report "A Call to Leadership: The Presidential Role in Internationalizing the University," commenting on the results of its predications as well as what the future will require of institutions.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: Partnerships Fuel Internationalization" by Jack Hawkins, Jr. (download)
    In this essay, Jack Hawkins, Jr. (Troy University) shares a number of internationalization strategies and successes from his institution.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: A World College for the World's Women" by Carol T. Christ (essay)
    In this essay, Carol T. Christ (Smith College) reflects on both Smith's past accomplishments as a US women's college and future potential in international education.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: How Presidents Can Foster an International Culture on Campus" by Joseph Rallo (essay)
    In this essay, Joseph Rallo (Angelo State University) discusses the contemporary barriers to internationalization and the need for making international culture an "untouchable," fully embedded aspect of the university.
  • “AIEA Presidential Perspectives - An Imagination As Big As The World Itself” by E. Gordon Gee (pdf)
    This essay argues the need for creative, bold and adaptable leadership. Using examples from his tenure, an SIO reflects on the necessity of imagination in SIO leadership.
  • "AIEA Provost Perspectives: The Liberal Arts and Internationalization: Leveraging Student Mobility, Partnerships, and Faculty Hires" by Mette Hjort (pdf)
    This paper offers a provost’s perspective on how SIOs can take advantage of various resources on campus that are often disjointed. It encourages SIOs to invest smartly in human and financial capital, and to see the two as connected.
  • "AIEA Provost Perspectives: A Global City University in Asia in Continuous Transformation" by Lilly Kong (pdf)
    This provost’s perspective from Lilly Kong (Singapore Management University) explores lessons learned from the past two decades of internationalization efforts at SMU.
  • "AIEA Provost Perspectives: Internationalization as a Driver for Research, Education, and Regional Development" by Marilza Vieira Cunha Rudge (pdf)
    This provost’s perspective from discusses the motivations, constraints, and successes of the internationalization efforts at UNESP (Universidade Estadual Paulista–Sao Paolo State University), one of Brazil's major higher education institutions.
  • "AIEA Provost Perspectives: Internationalizing Higher Education in Rural Japan" by Peter McCagg (pdf)
    This provost’s perspective from Peter McCagg discusses the motivations, constraints, and successes of the past fifteen years of  internationalization efforts at Akita International University.
  • "AIEA Provosts' Perspectives: Seeking Solutions to Global Challenges" by Ralph J. Hexter (pdf)
    This provost’s perspective from Ralph J. Hexter discusses the recent constraints and successes of UC Davis's ongoing internationalization efforts and initiatives.

Standard Thirteen 
Works collaboratively with local communities to engage them in the institution’s internationalization efforts.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Ecotourism as an Educational Experience" by David Urias and AnnaLisa Russo (AIEA article)
    This paper uses an ecotourism program in Peru as case study of how use environmental issues to connect students to the local community and promote conservationism.
  • "Making Local to Global Connections for a Sustainable Future" by Lori Stewart Gonzalez (essay)
    This Provost's perspective shows how a rural college successfully connected global and local issues effectively with their community.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper—Internationalization at U.S. Public Comprehensive Universities: Three Case Studies" (pdf)
    This article by Jermain Griffin et al. highlights the efforts of U.S. public comprehensive universities to help advance higher education internationalization.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Ecotourism as an Educational Experience" by David Urias and AnnaLisa Russo (AIEA article)
    This paper uses an ecotourism program in Peru as case study of how use environmental issues to connect students to the local community and promote conservationism.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: International Experiences at the Core" by Roseann O'Reilly Runte (pdf)
    Roseann O'Reilly Runte reflects on insights and experiences gained in her role as President and Vice-Chancellor of Carleton University.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: America's Community Colleges Must be Globally Engaged" by Michael Chipps (essay)
    In this essay, Michael R. Chipps argues for the increased involvement of community colleges in global education.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective—Diversity and International Collaboration: A Vision for the Twenty-First Century" by Thomas R. Kepple, Jr. (essay)
    In this essay, Thomas R. Kepple, Jr. reflects on the goals and outcomes of Juniata College's Global Engagement Initiative.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective—Lessons Learned in the Internationalization of Higher Education: ‘A Call to Leadership’ Revisited" by Nancy Zimpher (essay)
    In this essay, Nancy Zimpher (State University of New York) reexamines the 2004 report "A Call to Leadership: The Presidential Role in Internationalizing the University," commenting on the results of its predications as well as what the future will require of institutions.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: Partnerships Fuel Internationalization" by Jack Hawkins, Jr. (download)
    In this essay, Jack Hawkins, Jr. (Troy University) shares a number of internationalization strategies and successes from his institution.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: A World College for the World's Women" by Carol T. Christ (essay)
    In this essay, Carol T. Christ (Smith College) reflects on both Smith's past accomplishments as a US women's college and future potential in international education.
  • “AIEA Presidential Perspectives - An Imagination As Big As The World Itself” by E. Gordon Gee (pdf)
    This essay argues the need for creative, bold and adaptable leadership. Using examples from his tenure, an SIO reflects on the necessity of imagination in SIO leadership.
  • "AIEA Provost Perspectives: A Global City University in Asia in Continuous Transformation" by Lilly Kong (pdf)
    This provost’s perspective from Lilly Kong (Singapore Management University) explores lessons learned from the past two decades of internationalization efforts at SMU.

Standard Fourteen 
Recognizing the agency of students, actively enlists their knowledge, imaginations, and energy to advance internationalization.
  • "Supporting Chinese Students’ Success and Engagement in the New Normal: Reflection and Reimagination" (Partnered Webinar)
    This webinar describes new paradigms for supporting international students in a post-pandemic world. Presented by New Mind Education. 
  • EIAE Blog: Won't somebody think of the students...? by Laura E. Rumbley (blog post)
    This succinct blog post considers the ethical aspects of recruiting large waves of international students, and encourages leaders to consider their perspectives and situation during the marketing process. It also has a link to more comprehensive report on the topic.
  • Intercultural and International: Student Leadership Exchanges at VCUQatar by Valerie Jeremijenko (blog post)
    This blog post uses the example of a specific leadership program to encourage student leadership in international education.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Strategic Planning for Internationalization in Higher Education" (AIEA Article)
    This paper by Elizabeth Brewer, Harvey Charles, and Adelaide Ferguson provides a succinct overview to the planning process of internationalization based on SIO interviews and other research. It also provides case studies from a few various institutions to contextualize the planning process.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Today’s Women Leaders in International Education" (article)
    This article by Helen Gaudette et al. outlines differences of SIO leadership experiences based on gender. Data in the article summarizes what areas are most critical for gender equity and inclusiveness.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Strategic Planning for Internationalization in Higher Education" (AIEA Article)
    This paper by Rahul Choudaha covers the primary reasons why institutions are utilizing social media as an important tool in international student recruitment, how they are using it in the international context (including links to many varied examples), and widespread challenges to this approach.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Ecotourism as an Educational Experience" by David Urias and AnnaLisa Russo (AIEA article)
    This paper uses an ecotourism program in Peru as case study of how use environmental issues to connect students to the local community and promote conservationism.
  • "Internationalization Brings Important Benefits as Well as Risks" by Jane Knight (article)
    This article, shared as a reading for the First Annual AIEA Global Dialogue, analyzes the implications of universities' reported views on the perceived dangers and rewards of comprehensive internationalization.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: International Experiences at the Core" by Roseann O'Reilly Runte (pdf)
    Roseann O'Reilly Runte reflects on insights and experiences gained in her role as President and Vice-Chancellor of Carleton University.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: Growing International—Breaking Down Language Barriers and Parochialism" by Alberto Bustani (essay)
    In this essay, Alberto Bustani outlines the issues surrounding study abroad participation and offers a set of solutions to these challenges.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: America's Community Colleges Must be Globally Engaged" by Michael Chipps (essay)
    In this essay, Michael R. Chipps argues for the increased involvement of community colleges in global education.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: Developing Global Citizens—An Australian Perspective" by Frederick G. Hilmer (essay)
    In this essay, Frederick Hilmer comments on Australia's successes and challenges in international student enrollment and development.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective—Lessons Learned in the Internationalization of Higher Education: ‘A Call to Leadership’ Revisited" by Nancy Zimpher (essay)
    In this essay, Nancy Zimpher (State University of New York) reexamines the 2004 report "A Call to Leadership: The Presidential Role in Internationalizing the University," commenting on the results of its predications as well as what the future will require of institutions.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective—Learning to change the world: Making international education core to the institutional mission" by Victor J. Boschini, Jr. (essay)
    In this essay, Victor J. Boschini, Jr. (Texas Christian University) comments on TCU's internationalization through the lens of student experiences, making the most of human and financial resources, and seeking out new perspectives.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: Rendezvous with the World" by Stephen J. Friedman (essay)
    In this essay, Stephen J. Friedman (Pace University) examines the value of international experience and cultural exchange.
  • "AIEA Provost Perspectives: A Global City University in Asia in Continuous Transformation" by Lilly Kong (pdf)
    This provost’s perspective from Lilly Kong (Singapore Management University) explores lessons learned from the past two decades of internationalization efforts at SMU.
  • "AIEA Provosts' Perspectives: Seeking Solutions to Global Challenges" by Ralph J. Hexter (pdf)
    This provost’s perspective from Ralph J. Hexter discusses the recent constraints and successes of UC Davis's ongoing internationalization efforts and initiatives.

Standard Fifteen 
Recognizing that the faculty are the central agents for internationalization, works to create an institutional culture that recognizes and rewards faculty for their work in advancing internationalization.
  • "AIEA Issue Brief: Internationalizing the Tenure Code - Six Strategies for Policy Design and Implementation" by Robin Matross Helms (article)
    This paper outlines the need and strategies for recruiting good permanent faculty as a key method for advancing internationalization. It draws upon the American Council for Education's substantial data sets.
  • "AIEA Issue Brief: Managing from the Middle: Eight Tips for New International Education Administrators for Working with Faculty" by Nick Gozik (article)
    This paper recognizes the importance of faculty in comprehensive internationalization efforts, and offers practical tips for how SIOs from different backgrounds can work with them most effectively.
  • "AIEA Issue Brief: The Seven Habits for Sustainable Education Abroad Growth" (article)
    This article by Anthony C. Ogden and Kalpen Trivedi encourages strategic planning in terms of sustainability, pushing SIOs to think about more than simply increasing enrollment numbers.
  • "Internationalizing the Tenure Code: Policies to Promote a Globally Focused Faculty" (pdf)
    This article discusses strategies on how to recruit and retain globally focused faculty, and reinforcing why they are so essential to comprehensive internationalization efforts.
  • "Internationalization in Action: Engaging Faculty in Internationalization, Part 1" by Robin Matross Helms and Alegneta Asfaw (article)
    This article points out four main challenges to achieving successful faculty engagement in the internationalization process.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Strategic Planning for Internationalization in Higher Education" (AIEA Article)
    This paper by Elizabeth Brewer, Harvey Charles, and Adelaide Ferguson provides a succinct overview to the planning process of internationalization based on SIO interviews and other research. It also provides case studies from a few various institutions to contextualize the planning process.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Today’s Women Leaders in International Education" (article)
    This article by Helen Gaudette et al. outlines differences of SIO leadership experiences based on gender. Data in the article summarizes what areas are most critical for gender equity and inclusiveness.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper—Study Abroad in the Sciences: Increasing Disciplinary Diversity in Programming Abroad" (AIEA Article). This occasional paper by Preetha Ram and Phillip Wainwright highlights how science majors, including pre-med students, can find multiple benefits from participation in study abroad programs and examines both real and imagined obstacles universities face in the development of successful study abroad programs for science majors.
  • "Internationalization Brings Important Benefits as Well as Risks" by Jane Knight (article)
    This article, shared as a reading for the First Annual AIEA Global Dialogue, analyzes the implications of universities' reported views on the perceived dangers and rewards of comprehensive internationalization.
  • "IAU Statement on Internationalization—Towards a Century of Cooperation: Internationalization of Higher Education" (PDF)
    This Policy Statement from the International Association of Universities, formally adopted as part of the IAU policy 2000, offers an affirmation of principle and a set of recommendations for higher education institutions in the 21st century.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: International Experiences at the Core" by Roseann O'Reilly Runte (pdf)
    Roseann O'Reilly Runte reflects on insights and experiences gained in her role as President and Vice-Chancellor of Carleton University.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: Growing International—Breaking Down Language Barriers and Parochialism" by Alberto Bustani (essay)
    In this essay, Alberto Bustani outlines the issues surrounding study abroad participation and offers a set of solutions to these challenges.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: The Role of Academy in Facilitating Global Understanding" by Rolf Tarrach (essay)
    In this essay, Rolf Tarrach reflects on the role and responsibility of the university in promoting global knowledge and understanding.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: PSE Globality—What are the Marks of a Truly Global Postsecondary Educational Institution and How Do We Benchmark Them?" by Daniel Woolf (essay)
    In this essay, Daniel Woolf discusses the "input indicators" and "outcome indicators" which may be used as benchmarks for "globality" (or the end result of internationalization) in higher education institutions.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective—Diversity and International Collaboration: A Vision for the Twenty-First Century" by Thomas R. Kepple, Jr. (essay)
    In this essay, Thomas R. Kepple, Jr. reflects on the goals and outcomes of Juniata College's Global Engagement Initiative.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective—Lessons Learned in the Internationalization of Higher Education: ‘A Call to Leadership’ Revisited" by Nancy Zimpher (essay)
    In this essay, Nancy Zimpher (State University of New York) reexamines the 2004 report "A Call to Leadership: The Presidential Role in Internationalizing the University," commenting on the results of its predications as well as what the future will require of institutions.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective—Learning to change the world: Making international education core to the institutional mission" by Victor J. Boschini, Jr. (essay)
    In this essay, Victor J. Boschini, Jr. (Texas Christian University) comments on TCU's internationalization through the lens of student experiences, making the most of human and financial resources, and seeking out new perspectives.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: Rendezvous with the World" by Stephen J. Friedman (essay)
    In this essay, Stephen J. Friedman (Pace University) examines the value of international experience and cultural exchange.
  • “AIEA Presidential Perspectives - An Imagination As Big As The World Itself” by E. Gordon Gee (pdf)
    This essay argues the need for creative, bold and adaptable leadership. Using examples from his tenure, an SIO reflects on the necessity of imagination in SIO leadership.
  • "AIEA Provost Perspectives: Internationalizing Higher Education in Rural Japan" by Peter McCagg (pdf)
    This provost’s perspective from Peter McCagg discusses the motivations, constraints, and successes of the past fifteen years of  internationalization efforts at Akita International University.
  • "AIEA Provosts' Perspectives: Seeking Solutions to Global Challenges" by Ralph J. Hexter (pdf)
    This provost’s perspective from Ralph J. Hexter discusses the recent constraints and successes of UC Davis's ongoing internationalization efforts and initiatives.

Standard Sixteen 
Is able to leverage networks to develop partnerships with individuals, institutions and organizations to advance campus internationalization.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: The Role of Governing Boards in Campus Globalization" (article)
    This paper by Thomas Wyly and Earl Kellogg summarizes the need for more advocacy and partnership between SIOs and educational governing bodies and trustees whom the authors argue are not on the whole well aware of the importance of globalization in higher ed.
  • "International Joint and Dual Degrees: Strategy and Implementation" (article)
    This brief from ACE discusses different perspectives and approaches for effectively engaging dual and join degree program partnerships. 
  • "Moving the Needle: Leveraging Innovation for Institutional Change in Study Abroad" (pdf)
    This paper outlines how to make the most of study abroad by developing strategic partnerships on campus though institutional partnerships
  • “AIEA Issue Brief - Moving to the Center: Five strategies for strengthening institutional commitment to global initiatives” (article)
    This brief by Susan Bender and Victoria Jones discusses the increasing formal power of SIOs; additionally, it examines the continued need to network and advocate across various units on campus to place internationalization at the core of its mission and practice.
  • "AIEA Issue Brief: Ten Quick Tips for Working with Education Abroad Provider Organizations," by Anthony Ogden (article)
    This paper outlines strategies for working more effectively with non-university-based study abroad providers along with other non-profit and for-profit educational agencies.
  • "AIEA Issue Brief: Five (more) reasons why diversity and international offices must collaborate" by Christopher Johnstone (article)
    This brief provides an overview and rationales for the collaboration of Equity and Diversity and Internationalization offices in higher education institutions. 
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Strategic Planning for Internationalization in Higher Education" (AIEA Article)
    This paper by Elizabeth Brewer, Harvey Charles, and Adelaide Ferguson provides a succinct overview to the planning process of internationalization based on SIO interviews and other research. It also provides case studies from a few various institutions to contextualize the planning process.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper—Internationalization at U.S. Public Comprehensive Universities: Three Case Studies" (pdf)
    This article by Jermain Griffin highlights the efforts of U.S. public comprehensive universities to help advance higher education internationalization.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Today’s Women Leaders in International Education" (article)
    This article by Helen Gaudette et al. outlines differences of SIO leadership experiences based on gender. Data in the article summarizes what areas are most critical for gender equity and inclusiveness.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: International Education Self-Studies and External Reviews" (article)
    This article by Elizabeth Brewer and Joseph Brockington provides guidance to Senior International Officers (SIOs) in preparing reviews of internationalization programs through a brief discussion of accreditation in the U.S. and subsequent discussions of self-studies and external reviews.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Strategic Planning for Internationalization in Higher Education" (AIEA Article)
    This paper by Rahul Choudaha covers the primary reasons why institutions are utilizing social media as an important tool in international student recruitment, how they are using it in the international context (including links to many varied examples), and widespread challenges to this approach. 
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: The Role of Governing Boards in Campus Globalization" (AIEA Article)
    This paper by Thomas Wyly and Earl Kellogg examines campus globalization as an increasingly important strategic issue in American higher education, one rarely addressed by governing boards despite the considerable international experience of many board members.  The discusses these problems and their causes, and suggests strategies SIOs can use to help the governing boards of their institutions become more engaged with internationalization.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Third-Party Program Providers and Education Abroad: Partner or Competitor?" (AIEA Article)
    This paper by John Heyl examines the growing trend of study-abroad programs organized all or in part by “providers." The term “provider” is defined, and the relationship of providers to host and sending universities discussed. Questions of cost and quality assurance are deemed unlikely to diminish the trend toward increased use of provider programs.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: The Value of International Internships in Global Workforce Development" (AIEA Article)
    This paper by Jennifer Malerich illustrates the rise of international internships as a highly sought commodity by students seeking opportunities to gain skills not possible in traditional study abroad programs. The article argues that students must be able to articulate what they learned to potential employers, a skill that can be learned when the internship is followed by a credit-bearing activity upon return to campus. 
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Internationalization and Title VI: New Challenges" (AIEA Article)
    This occasional paper by Ann Imlah Schneider offers an overview of the major challenges that have been met by the Title VI legislation as it has evolved over the past fifty years. It then enumerates current and anticipated challenges as of February 2010 for Title VI specifically and, more generally, for efforts to inject more international content into the curricula of education in the United States.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Global Learning through Partnered Inquiry" (AIEA Article)
    This occasional paper by Rebecca Hovey discusses the potential role of partnered inquiry in creating globally engaged colleges and universities that prepare students for global citizenship, that is, citizen diplomacy.  Such diplomacy acknowledges the multiple affiliations of students and faculty members, and also their responsibilities to home and host communities.  The brief concludes with a discussion of a pedagogical model involving community partnerships, collaborative inquiry, hands-on experience, and integrative projects.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper—Setting Up an International Office: Lessons Learned" (AIEA Article). This occasional paper by Joel Harrington and Dawn Turton shares a frank and detailed review of the first few years of the Vanderbilt International Office, created in 2006. Short descriptions of various processes and key activity areas such as increasing visibility, building a team, developing institutional partnerships, are each followed by important “lessons learned” that utilize the value of hindsight for the benefit of SIOs in similar positions.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Ecotourism as an Educational Experience" by David Urias and AnnaLisa Russo (AIEA article)
    This paper uses an ecotourism program in Peru as case study of how use environmental issues to connect students to the local community and promote conservationism.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: International Experiences at the Core" by Roseann O'Reilly Runte (pdf)
    Roseann O'Reilly Runte reflects on insights and experiences gained in her role as President and Vice-Chancellor of Carleton University.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: America's Community Colleges Must be Globally Engaged" by Michael Chipps (essay)
    In this essay, Michael R. Chipps argues for the increased involvement of community colleges in global education.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: Developing Global Citizens—An Australian Perspective" by Frederick G. Hilmer (essay)
    In this essay, Frederick Hilmer comments on Australia's successes and challenges in international student enrollment and development.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective—Lessons Learned in the Internationalization of Higher Education: ‘A Call to Leadership’ Revisited" by Nancy Zimpher (essay)
    In this essay, Nancy Zimpher (State University of New York) reexamines the 2004 report "A Call to Leadership: The Presidential Role in Internationalizing the University," commenting on the results of its predications as well as what the future will require of institutions.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: Partnerships Fuel Internationalization" by Jack Hawkins, Jr. (download)
    In this essay, Jack Hawkins, Jr. (Troy University) shares a number of internationalization strategies and successes from his institution.
  • “AIEA Presidential Perspectives - An Imagination As Big As The World Itself” by E. Gordon Gee (pdf)
    This essay argues the need for creative, bold and adaptable leadership. Using examples from his tenure, an SIO reflects on the necessity of imagination in SIO leadership.
  • "AIEA Provost Perspectives: The Liberal Arts and Internationalization: Leveraging Student Mobility, Partnerships, and Faculty Hires" by Mette Hjort (pdf)
    This paper offers a provost’s perspective on how SIOs can take advantage of various resources on campus that are often disjointed. It encourages SIOs to invest smartly in human and financial capital, and to see the two as connected.
  • "AIEA Provost Perspectives: Internationalization as a Driver for Research, Education, and Regional Development" by Marilza Vieira Cunha Rudge (pdf)
    This provost’s perspective discusses the motivations, constraints, and successes of the internationalization efforts at UNESP (Universidade Estadual Paulista–Sao Paolo State University), one of Brazil's major higher education institutions.
  • "AIEA Provost Perspectives: Internationalizing Higher Education in Rural Japan" by Peter McCagg (pdf)
    This provost’s perspective from Peter McCagg discusses the motivations, constraints, and successes of the past fifteen years of  internationalization efforts at Akita International University.

Standard Seventeen 
Understanding that governments, non-profit organizations, and the private sector help shape the environment for internationalization, is prepared to advocate for the importance of international education with these entities.
  • "AIEA Issue Brief: Ten Quick Tips for Working with Education Abroad Provider Organizations," by Anthony Ogden (article)
    This paper outlines strategies for working more effectively with non-university-based study abroad providers along with other non-profit and for-profit educational agencies.
  • "Higher Education's Holistic Value: The Triple Helix," by Bradley Beecher and Bernhard Streitwieser (blog post)
    This post discusses the triple helix model of higher ed, industry, and government and compels education leaders to see the connections between the three.
  • "AIEA Issue Brief: State engagement in higher education internationalization efforts: What should international officers know?" by Jason Lane & Taya Owens (article)
    This brief identifies and gives an overview of the broad areas in which state governments influence international higher education. Although the focus is on the U.S., SIOs outside the U.S. should find questions applicable to their own contexts.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: International Education Self-Studies and External Reviews" (article)
    This article by Elizabeth Brewer and Joseph Brockington provides guidance to Senior International Officers (SIOs) in preparing reviews of internationalization programs through a brief discussion of accreditation in the U.S. and subsequent discussions of self-studies and external reviews.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Internationalization and Title VI: New Challenges" (AIEA Article)
    This occasional paper by Ann Imlah Schneider offers an overview of the major challenges that have been met by the Title VI legislation as it has evolved over the past fifty years. It then enumerates current and anticipated challenges as of February 2010 for Title VI specifically and, more generally, for efforts to inject more international content into the curricula of education in the United States.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Whither Bologna?" (AIEA Article)
    This occasional paper by Paul L. Gaston reviews both powerful accomplishments to date (the “three-cycle” degree system, ECTS, emphasis on life-long learning and a “social dimension”), as well as potential “pot holes” in the road to a European Higher Education Area. Challenges identified include the growing number of signatory states, lack of funding or formal infrastructure for the process itself, as well as competing interests.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Global Learning through Partnered Inquiry" (AIEA Article)
    This occasional paper by Rebecca Hovey discusses the potential role of partnered inquiry in creating globally engaged colleges and universities that prepare students for global citizenship, that is, citizen diplomacy.  Such diplomacy acknowledges the multiple affiliations of students and faculty members, and also their responsibilities to home and host communities.  The brief concludes with a discussion of a pedagogical model involving community partnerships, collaborative inquiry, hands-on experience, and integrative projects.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Ecotourism as an Educational Experience" by David Urias and AnnaLisa Russo (AIEA article)
    This paper uses an ecotourism program in Peru as case study of how use environmental issues to connect students to the local community and promote conservationism.
  • "Trends in Global Higher Education: Tracking an Academic Revolution—A Report Prepared for the UNESCO 2009 World Conference on Higher Education" by Philip G. Altbach, Liz Reisberg, and Laura E. Rumbley (PDF)
    This 2009 Executive Summary examines the main engines of change and their impact on higher education following the 1998 UNESCO World Conference on Higher Education. Major trends discussed include higher education’s response to the challenge of massification, as well as the the costs and benefits of higher education as a competitive enterprise.
  • "Internationalization Brings Important Benefits as Well as Risks" by Jane Knight (article)
    This article, shared as a reading for the First Annual AIEA Global Dialogue, analyzes the implications of universities' reported views on the perceived dangers and rewards of comprehensive internationalization.
  • "AIEA Provost Perspectives: The Liberal Arts and Internationalization: Leveraging Student Mobility, Partnerships, and Faculty Hires" by Mette Hjort (pdf)
    This paper offers a provost’s perspective on how SIOs can take advantage of various resources on campus that are often disjointed. It encourages SIOs to invest smartly in human and financial capital, and to see the two as connected.
  • "AIEA Provost Perspectives: Internationalization as a Driver for Research, Education, and Regional Development" by Marilza Vieira Cunha Rudge (pdf)
    This provost’s perspective discusses the motivations, constraints, and successes of the internationalization efforts at UNESP (Universidade Estadual Paulista–Sao Paolo State University), one of Brazil's major higher education institutions.
  • "AIEA Provosts' Perspectives: Seeking Solutions to Global Challenges" by Ralph J. Hexter (pdf)
    This provost’s perspective from Ralph J. Hexter discusses the recent constraints and successes of UC Davis's ongoing internationalization efforts and initiatives.
Personal Effectiveness​
Standard Eighteen 
Is able to be resourceful and entrepreneurial in securing the support, financial and otherwise, needed to advance internationalization.
  • "AIEA Provost Perspectives: The Liberal Arts and Internationalization: Leveraging Student Mobility, Partnerships, and Faculty Hires" by Mette Hjort (pdf)
    This paper offers a provost’s perspective on how SIOs can take advantage of various resources on campus that are often disjointed. It encourages SIOs to invest smartly in human and financial capital, and to see the two as connected.
  • “AIEA Presidential Perspectives - An Imagination As Big As The World Itself” by E. Gordon Gee (essay)
    This essay argues the need for creative, bold and adaptable leadership. Using examples from his tenure, an SIO reflects on the necessity of imagination in SIO leadership.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Strategic Planning for Internationalization in Higher Education" (AIEA Article)
    This paper by Elizabeth Brewer, Harvey Charles, and Adelaide Ferguson provides a succinct overview to the planning process of internationalization based on SIO interviews and other research. It also provides case studies from a few various institutions to contextualize the planning process.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper—Internationalization at U.S. Public Comprehensive Universities: Three Case Studies" (pdf)
    This article by Jermain Griffin et al., highlights the efforts of U.S. public comprehensive universities to help advance higher education internationalization.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Strategic Planning for Internationalization in Higher Education" (AIEA Article)
    This paper by Rahul Choudaha covers the primary reasons why institutions are utilizing social media as an important tool in international student recruitment, how they are using it in the international context (including links to many varied examples), and widespread challenges to this approach.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: The Role of Governing Boards in Campus Globalization" (AIEA Article)
    This paper by Thomas Wyly and Earl Kellogg examines campus globalization as an increasingly important strategic issue in American higher education, one rarely addressed by governing boards despite the considerable international experience of many board members.  The discusses these problems and their causes, and suggests strategies SIOs can use to help the governing boards of their institutions become more engaged with internationalization.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Third-Party Program Providers and Education Abroad: Partner or Competitor?" (AIEA Article)
    This paper by John Heyl examines the growing trend of study-abroad programs organized all or in part by “providers." The term “provider” is defined, and the relationship of providers to host and sending universities discussed. Questions of cost and quality assurance are deemed unlikely to diminish the trend toward increased use of provider programs.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: The Value of International Internships in Global Workforce Development" (AIEA Article)
    This paper by Jennifer Malerich illustrates the rise of international internships as a highly sought commodity by students seeking opportunities to gain skills not possible in traditional study abroad programs. The article argues that students must be able to articulate what they learned to potential employers, a skill that can be learned when the internship is followed by a credit-bearing activity upon return to campus.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Internationalization and Title VI: New Challenges" (AIEA Article)
    This occasional paper by Ann Imlah Schneider offers an overview of the major challenges that have been met by the Title VI legislation as it has evolved over the past fifty years. It then enumerates current and anticipated challenges as of February 2010 for Title VI specifically and, more generally, for efforts to inject more international content into the curricula of education in the United States.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Global Learning through Partnered Inquiry" (AIEA Article)
    This occasional paper by Rebecca Hovey discusses the potential role of partnered inquiry in creating globally engaged colleges and universities that prepare students for global citizenship, that is, citizen diplomacy. Such diplomacy acknowledges the multiple affiliations of students and faculty members, and also their responsibilities to home and host communities. The brief concludes with a discussion of a pedagogical model involving community partnerships, collaborative inquiry, hands-on experience, and integrative projects.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper—Setting Up an International Office: Lessons Learned" (AIEA Article)This occasional paper by Joel Harrington and Dawn Turton shares a frank and detailed review of the first few years of the Vanderbilt International Office, created in 2006. Short descriptions of various processes and key activity areas such as increasing visibility, building a team, developing institutional partnerships, are each followed by important “lessons learned” that utilize the value of hindsight for the benefit of SIOs in similar positions.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper—Study Abroad in the Sciences: Increasing Disciplinary Diversity in Programming Abroad" (AIEA Article)This occasional paper by Preetha Ram and Phillip Wainwright highlights how science majors, including pre-med students, can find multiple benefits from participation in study abroad programs and examines both real and imagined obstacles universities face in the development of successful study abroad programs for science majors.
  • "Trends in Global Higher Education: Tracking an Academic Revolution—A Report Prepared for the UNESCO 2009 World Conference on Higher Education" by Philip G. Altbach, Liz Reisberg, and Laura E. Rumbley (PDF)
    This 2009 Executive Summary examines the main engines of change and their impact on higher education following the 1998 UNESCO World Conference on Higher Education. Major trends discussed include higher education’s response to the challenge of massification, as well as the the costs and benefits of higher education as a competitive enterprise.
  • "Internationalization Brings Important Benefits as Well as Risks" by Jane Knight (article)
    This article, shared as a reading for the First Annual AIEA Global Dialogue, analyzes the implications of universities' reported views on the perceived dangers and rewards of comprehensive internationalization.
  • "Executive Summary—Internationalization of Higher Education: Growing expectations, fundamental values" by Eva Egron-Polak and Ross Hudson (PDF)
    This document highlights the notable findings and results of the IAU 4th Global Survey (2014).
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: International Experiences at the Core" by Roseann O'Reilly Runte (pdf)
    Roseann O'Reilly Runte reflects on insights and experiences gained in her role as President and Vice-Chancellor of Carleton University.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: Growing International—Breaking Down Language Barriers and Parochialism" by Alberto Bustani (essay)
    In this essay, Alberto Bustani outlines the issues surrounding study abroad participation and offers a set of solutions to these challenges.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: America's Community Colleges Must be Globally Engaged" by Michael Chipps (essay)
    In this essay, Michael R. Chipps argues for the increased involvement of community colleges in global education.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: Developing Global Citizens—An Australian Perspective" by Frederick G. Hilmer (essay)
    In this essay, Frederick Hilmer comments on Australia's successes and challenges in international student enrollment and development.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective—Lessons Learned in the Internationalization of Higher Education: ‘A Call to Leadership’ Revisited" by Nancy Zimpher (essay)
    In this essay, Nancy Zimpher (State University of New York) reexamines the 2004 report "A Call to Leadership: The Presidential Role in Internationalizing the University," commenting on the results of its predications as well as what the future will require of institutions.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective—Learning to change the world: Making international education core to the institutional mission" by Victor J. Boschini, Jr. (essay)
    In this essay, Victor J. Boschini, Jr. (Texas Christian University) comments on TCU's internationalization through the lens of student experiences, making the most of human and financial resources, and seeking out new perspectives.
  • “AIEA Presidential Perspectives - An Imagination As Big As The World Itself” by E. Gordon Gee (essay)
    This essay argues the need for creative, bold and adaptable leadership. Using examples from his tenure, an SIO reflects on the necessity of imagination in SIO leadership.
  • "AIEA Provost Perspectives: Internationalizing Higher Education in Rural Japan" by Peter McCagg (pdf)
    This provost’s perspective from Peter McCagg discusses the motivations, constraints, and successes of the past fifteen years of  internationalization efforts at Akita International University.

Standard Nineteen 
Possesses international experience, language learning experience, and intercultural knowledge to more effectively advance campus internationalization.
  • What the Research Shows about Students’ Attitudes and Language Learning (website)
    This list from the ACTFL summarizes some key studies that demonstrate how language learning furthers cultural understanding and advances internationalization and cultural competence.
  • "Theory Reflections: Intercultural Framework Model" by Darla Deardorff (article)
    This brief summarizes the theory behind Deardoff's seminal intercultural competence framework which is essential for SIOs to understand.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Strategic Planning for Internationalization in Higher Education" (AIEA Article)
    This paper by Rahul Choudaha covers the primary reasons why institutions are utilizing social media as an important tool in international student recruitment, how they are using it in the international context (including links to many varied examples), and widespread challenges to this approach.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Whither Bologna?" (AIEA Article)
    This occasional paper by Paul L. Gaston reviews both powerful accomplishments to date (the “three-cycle” degree system, ECTS, emphasis on life-long learning and a “social dimension”), as well as potential “pot holes” in the road to a European Higher Education Area. Challenges identified include the growing number of signatory states, lack of funding or formal infrastructure for the process itself, as well as competing interests.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper—Setting Up an International Office: Lessons Learned" (AIEA Article). This occasional paper by Joel Harrington and Dawn Turton shares a frank and detailed review of the first few years of the Vanderbilt International Office, created in 2006. Short descriptions of various processes and key activity areas such as increasing visibility, building a team, developing institutional partnerships, are each followed by important “lessons learned” that utilize the value of hindsight for the benefit of SIOs in similar positions.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: International Experiences at the Core" by Roseann O'Reilly Runte (pdf)
    Roseann O'Reilly Runte reflects on insights and experiences gained in her role as President and Vice-Chancellor of Carleton University.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: Growing International—Breaking Down Language Barriers and Parochialism" by Alberto Bustani (essay)
    In this essay, Alberto Bustani outlines the issues surrounding study abroad participation and offers a set of solutions to these challenges.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: The Role of Academy in Facilitating Global Understanding" by Rolf Tarrach (essay)
    In this essay, Rolf Tarrach reflects on the role and responsibility of the university in promoting global knowledge and understanding.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: PSE Globality—What are the Marks of a Truly Global Postsecondary Educational Institution and How Do We Benchmark Them?" by Daniel Woolf (essay)
    In this essay, Daniel Woolf discusses the "input indicators" and "outcome indicators" which may be used as benchmarks for "globality" (or the end result of internationalization) in higher education institutions.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective—Diversity and International Collaboration: A Vision for the Twenty-First Century" by Thomas R. Kepple, Jr. (essay)
    In this essay, Thomas R. Kepple, Jr. reflects on the goals and outcomes of Juniata College's Global Engagement Initiative.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective—Lessons Learned in the Internationalization of Higher Education: ‘A Call to Leadership’ Revisited" by Nancy Zimpher (essay)
    In this essay, Nancy Zimpher (State University of New York) reexamines the 2004 report "A Call to Leadership: The Presidential Role in Internationalizing the University," commenting on the results of its predications as well as what the future will require of institutions.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective—Learning to change the world: Making international education core to the institutional mission" by Victor J. Boschini, Jr. (essay)
    In this essay, Victor J. Boschini, Jr. (Texas Christian University) comments on TCU's internationalization through the lens of student experiences, making the most of human and financial resources, and seeking out new perspectives.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: A World College for the World's Women" by Carol T. Christ (essay)
    In this essay, Carol T. Christ (Smith College) reflects on both Smith's past accomplishments as a US women's college and future potential in international education.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: Rendezvous with the World" by Stephen J. Friedman (essay)
    In this essay, Stephen J. Friedman (Pace University) examines the value of international experience and cultural exchange.
  • "AIEA Provost Perspectives: Internationalization as a Driver for Research, Education, and Regional Development" by Marilza Vieira Cunha Rudge (pdf)
    This provost’s perspective discusses the motivations, constraints, and successes of the internationalization efforts at UNESP (Universidade Estadual Paulista–Sao Paolo State University), one of Brazil's major higher education institutions.

Standard Twenty 
Has strong empathic instincts, is a good listener and can effectively navigate the ambiguities arising from cross-cultural encounters, thereby modeling the attitudes and skills required for intercultural and international engagement.
  • "AIEA Issue Brief—Far Beyond Recruitment: Understanding Chinese International Students and Helping Them Succeed" by Jun Liu (article)
    This paper promotes a more complex and nuanced cultural understanding of Chinese students, a rapidly growing population of outbound international students. Though written about Chinese students, the article targets American and European audiences who may not understand the cultural nuances as well as they'd like.
  • "AIEA Issue Brief: Managing from the Middle: Eight Tips for New International Education Administrators for Working with Faculty" by Nick Gozik (article)
    This paper recognizes the importance of faculty in comprehensive internationalization efforts, and offers practical tips for how SIOs from different backgrounds can work with them most effectively.
  • "Cultural Empathy: A Prerequisite for Cross Cultural Leadership," by Gary Weaver (article)
    This article summarizes the need for empathy in such cross-cultural leadership arenas as that of the SIO.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: The Role of Academy in Facilitating Global Understanding" by Rolf Tarrach (essay)
    In this essay, Rolf Tarrach reflects on the role and responsibility of the university in promoting global knowledge and understanding.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective—Lessons Learned in the Internationalization of Higher Education: ‘A Call to Leadership’ Revisited" by Nancy Zimpher (essay)
    In this essay, Nancy Zimpher (State University of New York) reexamines the 2004 report "A Call to Leadership: The Presidential Role in Internationalizing the University," commenting on the results of its predications as well as what the future will require of institutions.

Standard Twenty-One 
Recognizing that internationalization is advanced through the exchange of data, ideas, and practices among SIOs and educational associations, seeks to learn from and contribute to this exchange.
  • International Higher Education and International Quality Standards (article)
    This brief from CHEA discusses international quality standards and benefits in higher education.
  • "The SIO Profile: A Preliminary Analysis of the Survey on Senior International Education Officers, Their Institutions and Offices" (pdf)
    This report provides a succinct data set on SIO background and understanding for leaders to better understand their peers.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Strategic Planning for Internationalization in Higher Education" (AIEA Article)
    This paper by Elizabeth Brewer, Harvey Charles, and Adelaide Ferguson provides a succinct overview to the planning process of internationalization based on SIO interviews and other research. It also provides case studies from a few various institutions to contextualize the planning process.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper—Internationalization at U.S. Public Comprehensive Universities: Three Case Studies" (pdf)
    This article by Jermain Griffin highlights the efforts of U.S. public comprehensive universities to help advance higher education internationalization.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Today’s Women Leaders in International Education" (article)
    This article by Helen Gaudette et al. outlines differences of SIO leadership experiences based on gender. Data in the article summarizes what areas are most critical for gender equity and inclusiveness.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: International Education Self-Studies and External Reviews" (article)
    This article by Elizabeth Brewer and Joseph Brockington provides guidance to Senior International Officers (SIOs) in preparing reviews of internationalization programs through a brief discussion of accreditation in the U.S. and subsequent discussions of self-studies and external reviews. 
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Strategic Planning for Internationalization in Higher Education" (AIEA Article)
    This paper by Rahul Choudaha covers the primary reasons why institutions are utilizing social media as an important tool in international student recruitment, how they are using it in the international context (including links to many varied examples), and widespread challenges to this approach.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: The Role of Governing Boards in Campus Globalization" (AIEA Article)
    This paper by Thomas Wyly and Earl Kellogg examines campus globalization as an increasingly important strategic issue in American higher education, one rarely addressed by governing boards despite the considerable international experience of many board members.  The discusses these problems and their causes, and suggests strategies SIOs can use to help the governing boards of their institutions become more engaged with internationalization.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Third-Party Program Providers and Education Abroad: Partner or Competitor?" (AIEA Article)
    This paper by John Heyl examines the growing trend of study-abroad programs organized all or in part by “providers." The term “provider” is defined, and the relationship of providers to host and sending universities discussed. Questions of cost and quality assurance are deemed unlikely to diminish the trend toward increased use of provider programs.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: The Value of International Internships in Global Workforce Development" (AIEA Article)
    This occasional paper by Ann Imlah Schneider offers an overview of the major challenges that have been met by the Title VI legislation as it has evolved over the past fifty years. It then enumerates current and anticipated challenges as of February 2010 for Title VI specifically and, more generally, for efforts to inject more international content into the curricula of education in the United States.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Global Learning through Partnered Inquiry" (AIEA Article)
    This occasional paper by Rebecca Hovey discusses the potential role of partnered inquiry in creating globally engaged colleges and universities that prepare students for global citizenship, that is, citizen diplomacy. Such diplomacy acknowledges the multiple affiliations of students and faculty members, and also their responsibilities to home and host communities. The brief concludes with a discussion of a pedagogical model involving community partnerships, collaborative inquiry, hands-on experience, and integrative projects.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper—Setting Up an International Office: Lessons Learned" (AIEA Article)This occasional paper by Joel Harrington and Dawn Turton shares a frank and detailed review of the first few years of the Vanderbilt International Office, created in 2006. Short descriptions of various processes and key activity areas such as increasing visibility, building a team, developing institutional partnerships, are each followed by important “lessons learned” that utilize the value of hindsight for the benefit of SIOs in similar positions.
  • "Trends in Global Higher Education: Tracking an Academic Revolution—A Report Prepared for the UNESCO 2009 World Conference on Higher Education" by Philip G. Altbach, Liz Reisberg, and Laura E. Rumbley (PDF)
    This 2009 Executive Summary examines the main engines of change and their impact on higher education following the 1998 UNESCO World Conference on Higher Education. Major trends discussed include higher education’s response to the challenge of massification, as well as the the costs and benefits of higher education as a competitive enterprise.
  • "IAU Statement on Internationalization—Towards a Century of Cooperation: Internationalization of Higher Education" (PDF)
    This Policy Statement from the International Association of Universities, formally adopted as part of the IAU policy 2000, offers an affirmation of principle and a set of recommendations for higher education institutions in the 21st century.
  • "Executive Summary—Internationalization of Higher Education: Growing expectations, fundamental values" by Eva Egron-Polak and Ross Hudson (PDF)
    This document highlights the notable findings and results of the IAU 4th Global Survey (2014).
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: International Experiences at the Core" by Roseann O'Reilly Runte (pdf)
    Roseann O'Reilly Runte reflects on insights and experiences gained in her role as President and Vice-Chancellor of Carleton University.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: America's Community Colleges Must be Globally Engaged" by Michael Chipps (essay)
    In this essay, Michael R. Chipps argues for the increased involvement of community colleges in global education.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: The Role of Academy in Facilitating Global Understanding" by Rolf Tarrach (essay)
    In this essay, Rolf Tarrach reflects on the role and responsibility of the university in promoting global knowledge and understanding.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: Developing Global Citizens—An Australian Perspective" by Frederick G. Hilmer (essay)
    In this essay, Frederick Hilmer comments on Australia's successes and challenges in international student enrollment and development.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: PSE Globality—What are the Marks of a Truly Global Postsecondary Educational Institution and How Do We Benchmark Them?" by Daniel Woolf (essay)
    In this essay, Daniel Woolf discusses the "input indicators" and "outcome indicators" which may be used as benchmarks for "globality" (or the end result of internationalization) in higher education institutions.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective—Lessons Learned in the Internationalization of Higher Education: ‘A Call to Leadership’ Revisited" by Nancy Zimpher (essay)
    In this essay, Nancy Zimpher (State University of New York) reexamines the 2004 report "A Call to Leadership: The Presidential Role in Internationalizing the University," commenting on the results of its predications as well as what the future will require of institutions.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: Partnerships Fuel Internationalization" by Jack Hawkins, Jr. (download)
    In this essay, Jack Hawkins, Jr. (Troy University) shares a number of internationalization strategies and successes from his institution.
  • “AIEA Presidential Perspectives - An Imagination As Big As The World Itself” by E. Gordon Gee (essay)
    This essay argues the need for creative, bold and adaptable leadership. Using examples from his tenure, an SIO reflects on the necessity of imagination in SIO leadership.
  • "AIEA Provost Perspectives: The Liberal Arts and Internationalization: Leveraging Student Mobility, Partnerships, and Faculty Hires" by Mette Hjort (pdf). This paper offers a provost’s perspective on how SIOs can take advantage of various resources on campus that are often disjointed. It encourages SIOs to invest smartly in human and financial capital, and to see the two as connected. 
  • "AIEA Provost Perspectives: Internationalizing Higher Education in Rural Japan" by Peter McCagg (pdf)
    This provost’s perspective from Peter McCagg discusses the motivations, constraints, and successes of the past fifteen years of  internationalization efforts at Akita International University.
  • "AIEA Provosts' Perspectives: Seeking Solutions to Global Challenges" by Ralph J. Hexter (pdf)
    This provost’s perspective from Ralph J. Hexter discusses the recent constraints and successes of UC Davis's ongoing internationalization efforts and initiatives.

Standard Twenty-Two 
Has a deep commitment to preserving high ethical standards in all internationalization efforts.
  • Higher Education Corruption Monitor (website)
    A useful transparency tool from the Center for International Higher Education at Boston College for monitoring corruption in higher education, including red flags for certain universities, countries and policies that are more prone to corruption.
  • "AIEA Conference Paper: Roundtable: Are Ethics Optional? Maintaining a Moral Compass Amid Internationalization’s Competing Demands" by Kathryn Rosenbaum & Matthew Pucciarelli (pdf)
    This paper summarizes a roundtable discussion regarding the importance of ethics for SIOs. It summarizes trends of common ethical dilemmas SIOs face and suggests best practices on avoiding unethical practices.
  • "Ethical Quandaries for Higher Education" by Liz Reisberg (blog post)
    This blog post uses topical incidents in Turkey, Brazil and other countries to discuss ethical dilemmas in higher education partnerships in the international context.
  • High-Impact Practices & Global Education: Leveling the Playing Field (pdf)
    This brief from Diversity Abroad discusses the ethical impacts of creating inclusive and fair environments in global higher education.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Strategic Planning for Internationalization in Higher Education" (AIEA Article)
    This paper by Elizabeth Brewer, Harvey Charles, and Adelaide Ferguson provides a succinct overview to the planning process of internationalization based on SIO interviews and other research. It also provides case studies from a few various institutions to contextualize the planning process.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: The Role of Governing Boards in Campus Globalization" (AIEA Article)
    This paper by Thomas Wyly and Earl Kellogg examines campus globalization as an increasingly important strategic issue in American higher education, one rarely addressed by governing boards despite the considerable international experience of many board members.  The discusses these problems and their causes, and suggests strategies SIOs can use to help the governing boards of their institutions become more engaged with internationalization.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Third-Party Program Providers and Education Abroad: Partner or Competitor?" (AIEA Article)
    This paper by John Heyl examines the growing trend of study-abroad programs organized all or in part by “providers." The term “provider” is defined, and the relationship of providers to host and sending universities discussed. Questions of cost and quality assurance are deemed unlikely to diminish the trend toward increased use of provider programs.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper—Setting Up an International Office: Lessons Learned" (AIEA Article). This occasional paper by Joel Harrington and Dawn Turton shares a frank and detailed review of the first few years of the Vanderbilt International Office, created in 2006. Short descriptions of various processes and key activity areas such as increasing visibility, building a team, developing institutional partnerships, are each followed by important “lessons learned” that utilize the value of hindsight for the benefit of SIOs in similar positions.
  • "AIEA Occasional Paper: Ecotourism as an Educational Experience" by David Urias and AnnaLisa Russo (AIEA article)
    This paper uses an ecotourism program in Peru as case study of how use environmental issues to connect students to the local community and promote conservationism.
  • "Internationalization Brings Important Benefits as Well as Risks" by Jane Knight (article)
    This article, shared as a reading for the First Annual AIEA Global Dialogue, analyzes the implications of universities' reported views on the perceived dangers and rewards of comprehensive internationalization.
  • "IAU Statement on Internationalization—Towards a Century of Cooperation: Internationalization of Higher Education" (PDF)
    This Policy Statement from the International Association of Universities, formally adopted as part of the IAU policy 2000, offers an affirmation of principle and a set of recommendations for higher education institutions in the 21st century.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: America's Community Colleges Must be Globally Engaged" by Michael Chipps (essay)
    In this essay, Michael R. Chipps argues for the increased involvement of community colleges in global education.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: The Role of Academy in Facilitating Global Understanding" by Rolf Tarrach (essay)
    In this essay, Rolf Tarrach reflects on the role and responsibility of the university in promoting global knowledge and understanding.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective—Lessons Learned in the Internationalization of Higher Education: ‘A Call to Leadership’ Revisited" by Nancy Zimpher (essay). In this essay, Nancy Zimpher (State University of New York) reexamines the 2004 report "A Call to Leadership: The Presidential Role in Internationalizing the University," commenting on the results of its predications as well as what the future will require of institutions.
  • "AIEA Presidential Perspective: How Presidents Can Foster an International Culture on Campus" by Joseph Rallo (essay)
    In this essay, Joseph Rallo (Angelo State University) discusses the contemporary barriers to internationalization and the need for making international culture an "untouchable," fully embedded aspect of the university.
  • “AIEA Presidential Perspectives - An Imagination As Big As The World Itself” by E. Gordon Gee (essay)
    This essay argues the need for creative, bold and adaptable leadership. Using examples from his tenure, an SIO reflects on the necessity of imagination in SIO leadership.
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