Engaging International Students in Higher Education

This live briefing examines current best practices for engaging international students in postsecondary education. Our discussions will focus on several key topics related to international student inclusion including: characteristic patterns of behavior of international students; the ways in which international students in higher education socialize with domestic students, co-nationals, and other international students; and strategies fostering integration of international students on college campuses. The recommendations provided in this live briefing are intended to help support university faculty, staff and students enhance the academic and social integration of international students studying in the U.S. 

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the presentation, attendees will be able to:

• examine a number of challenges related to international student engagement;
• understand and implement research highlighting the various ways in which international students interact with domestic students on college campuses; and
• identify a number of best practices in supporting the needs of international students on their campuses.