2022 International Colloquium

The 2022 International Colloquium series is free and open to anyone. This year, the title of our colloquium is called “Reimagining Social Justice in the International Community: Intersectionality Beyond Intersecting Identities”.

In the past decade, multiple events have punctuated the stasis bringing sudden and sweeping changes, while ushering in many new challenges for the international community. As the international community carries multiple identities simultaneously, these identities are dynamic and constantly shifting: from how they identify in the host culture, in the classroom and on campus, as well as within their own home and families and in their home country and culture. The 2022 International Colloquium will engage in dynamic conversations and provide insights into issues related to social justice and intersectionality within the international community.

We are offering four (4) sessions in this series. You can view each session description below. We are also offering a Certificate of Completion for our participants. Continue reading to learn about our certificate program.

2022 International Colloquium perks

How to:

• You must attend, whether it’s live or recorded, at least 3 out of 4 sessions in the 2022 International Colloquium series to receive a Certificate of Completion.

  • To register for the live webinars, click here. You only need to register once! The registration form closes at 11:59 PM (ET) on Wednesday, April 27, 2022.

  • Zoom links will be provided to those who signed up 2 hours before each webinar. Zoom recordings will be shared with folx who registered a few days after the session goes live. You can find all of the recordings here.

• You must fill out the “Certificate Sign-up” form for each session you attended/watched by 11:59 PM (ET) on Sunday, May 8, 2022.

  • At the end of each session, whether it’s live or recorded, you will learn how you can sign-up for the certificate.

  • If you had multiple people watching the Webinars from the same account, please have each individual fill out their own “Certificate Sign-up” form.

• Individuals who have attended, whether it’s live or recorded, at least 3 out of 4 sessions in the 2022 International Colloquium series will receive a Certificate of Completion. The certificate will be sent to you via email at the end of May 2022. If you do not receive a certificate, contact the International Colloquium Team at c[email protected].

2022 International Colloquium schedule

Session Schedule

Session 1

2022 International Colloquium session 1

• Title: Complicating International Student Support: Historical Perspectives and Contemporary Issues within U.S. Higher Education
• Date: Thursday, April 7, 2022
• Time: 11 am – 12 pm (ET)
• Description: In this session, panelists will provide sociohistorical perspectives about events, policies, and histories that affect international students in the United States. A deeper discussion about how international students and scholars are “more than a paycheck” despite the commodification rhetoric in higher education. In addition, an overview of the discriminatory practices affecting Chinese international scholars will be provided, particularly in light of current geopolitical tensions. This session will provide implications for student affairs professions to consider in light of contemporary global opportunities and challenges.
• Presenters:
  • Christina W. Yao, Ph.D., she/her/hers, Associate Professor of Higher Education, University of South Carolina
  • Xiaojie Li, she/her/hers, Ph.D. Student in the Center for the Study of Higher Education, University of Arizona
  • Santiago Castiello-Gutiérrez, Ph.D., he/him/él, Mobility Programs Coordinator, CONAHEC (Consortium for North American Higher Education Collaboration)

Session 2

2022 International Colloquium session 2

• Title: Career Pathways: Legal, Professional, and Personal Perspectives of International Students’ Post-Graduation Journeys
• Date: Thursday, April 14, 2022
• Time: 1 pm – 2 pm (ET)
• Description: This session shares the unique possibilities and challenges of international students’ post-graduation including options of pursuing graduate school, returning home, and getting jobs in the U.S. or abroad. Speakers will share issues, insights, and resources surrounding career pathways along with immigration and legislation that affect the experience of international students.
• Presenters:
  • Catherine Crowe, J.D., Director of International Student and Scholar Services, University of Alabama at Birmingham
  • Un Yeong Park, he/him/his, Director of the Career Center, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
  • Guicheng Ariel Tan, she/her/hers, Lab Manager, University of California, Irvine

Session 3

2022 International Colloquium session 3

• Title: Intersecting Identities of International Faculty: Challenges and Well-being
• Date: Friday, April 15, 2022
• Time: 12 pm – 1 pm (ET)
• Description: In this session, three international scholars will talk about how their multiple intersecting identities impact their experiences and challenges living and working in the U.S. higher ed. Speakers will talk about 1) academic life and mothering and struggles between working as a full-time faculty and raising a little child, 2) how religiously minoritized faculty impact personal and professional lives, and 3) how being non-native English speaking Asian woman faculty’s identities shape her experiences and well-being while living and surviving in the U.S. higher education. Speakers will talk about how these multiple identities would impact on their daily lives, experiences, challenges, well-being and lessons they learned.
• Presenters:
  • Gudrun Nyunt, Ph.D., she/her/hers, Assistant Professor of Higher Education, Northern Illinois University
  • Abla Hasan, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Practice of Arabic Language & Culture, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  • Sohyun An, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Social Studies Education, Kennesaw State University

Session 4

2022 International Colloquium session 4

• Title: Third-Culture and In-Betweeners: Navigating Unique Identities and Sometimes Missing Voices in International Higher Education
• Date: Thursday, April 28, 2022
• Time: 12 pm – 1 pm (ET)
• Description: In this session, participants will discuss how their unique identities as third-culture and/or in-betweeners has provided both advantages and challenges as they navigate their experiences in higher education, as well as how they are best supported to maintain a healthy well-being.
• Presenters:
  • Dominique Hector, ABD, MPH, CHES, he/they, PhD Candidate/Adjunct Instructor, University of Alabama at Birmingham
  • Kauthar Gaber, M.S., she/her/hers, Program Coordinator in the Student Center for Social Justice and Identity, Vanderbilt University
  • Ashlee K. Young, she/her/hers, Associate Director for Expert Guidance, First Scholars Initiatives, Center for First-generation Student Success, NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education
  • Hugo Garcia, Ph.D., he/him/his, Assistant Professor of Higher Education, Texas Tech University

Important links:

• Registration form

• Sessions recordings

• Sessions descriptions and details

Disclaimer: We rely solely on the certificate sign-up form to determine who meets the requirement to receive the certificate. Any questions please email [email protected].