“Being a foreigner, Ashima believes, is something that elicits the same curiosity of from strangers, the same combination of pity and respect.” ― Jhumpa Lahiri, The Namesake [...]

Bright minds come to the United States and are needed, but not wanted (long-term). American businesses are losing over $2 billion annually, because local employees have low cross-c[...]

The recent executive order on immigration has caused quite a lot of controversy both within and outside of higher education. In international education, especially those working wi[...]

When I first arrived at my university my freshman year, I had to a lot to adjust to. This would be the first time I would spending extensive time in my home country after living ab[...]

The Institute of International Education releases data in a publication called the Open Doors report. It has data about both outbound students (US students studying abroad) and inb[...]

Advising international students has a lot of factors that one must keep in mind (cultural norms, immigration law, etc) that makes it very different from normal student advising. Wo[...]

You have just arrived to college and begun your first semester. You might ask yourself: How do I make an impact on campus? What club or organization should I get involved with? Wha[...]

In exploring different areas of student involvement work, I wanted to advise a student organization that I connected with personally and shared similar undergraduate experiences. I[...]

On Monday 21st July 2014 I boarded a plane in Brussels which took me on a journey to East Lansing, Michigan. On that journey so many thoughts and feelings went through my head: exc[...]