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2022 International Colloquium- Session 1
April 7, 2022 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm UTC-4
Free
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)