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(Re)Imagining Internationalization Through a Social Justice Lens

by | Mar 1, 2021 | Education Abroad Resources, Faculty

The Stories We Don’t Tell: (Re)Imagining Internationalization Through a Social Justice Lens

Session Description:

Insights into the Field are facilitated by members of the Diversity Abroad community who are passionate about the field of diversity, inclusion, and global education. Each video includes a resource sheet of links and further information.

This short video presentation will (re)imagine internationalization in ways that reframe the perspective of what stories and lessons are told and how they are told. The video presentation will explore which voices have mattered and which have been missing. Through case studies, presenters will discuss the dismantling of deficit narratives, including challenging the perpetuation of stereotypes and the problematic narratives that have been constructed about marginalized cultures. Examples of internationalization efforts and programming that center marginalized people and their stories will be shared to help disrupt the ground upon which internationalization has traditionally been built.

This course will provide:

  • (re)Imagine internationalization
  • Reframe what stories and lessons are told and how they are told
  • Case Studies
  • Dismantling deficit narratives
  • Centering marginalized people and their stories

Presenters:

  • Naomi Olson – Regis University
  • DuBois Jennings – Education New Zealand
  • Stacye Thompson – Jefferson State Community College
  • Jeff Cohen – University of Washington Tacoma

Special Guests

  • Dr. Leeanne Dunnesmore – The University of Maryland
  • Dr. Niamh Hamill – Drew University NJ
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Collaboration to Advance Racial Equity Through Education Abroad White Paper

by | Feb 21, 2021 | Reports

Collaboration to Advance Racial Equity Through Education Abroad White Paper

Publish date: February 2021

This paper’s publication was originally intended to coincide with the March 14-15, 2020 Strategic Leadership Forum set to take place in New Orleans, LA. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak this event was rescheduled for later in fall 2020. Given the impact of COVID-19 and burgeoning focus on diversity, inclusion, and racial equity in education abroad the authors revised portions of this publication.

This publication seeks to capture opportunities for international education leaders to collaborate with their counterparts in diversity, equity, and inclusion units to advance racial equity through education abroad and leverage this high-impact practice to advance student persistence, academic achievement, and post- degree success. While this publication focuses on collaboration between the Chief Diversity Officer (CDO) and the Senior International Officer (SIO) roles, the principles highlighted herein are applicable to other professionals who work in the international education and diversity and inclusion spaces or who support programming from these units.

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Rewriting History: Understanding Historical Injustices and the Significance of Public Monuments in Education Abroad

by | Jan 26, 2021 | Education Abroad Resources, Fundamentals

Rewriting History: Understanding Historical Injustices and the Significance of Public Monuments in Education Abroad

From Live Session on January 26, 2021 (Closed captioning available)

Session Description: 

Protests against structural racism, social exclusion, and police brutality in the US and across the world crystalize in the toppling of public monuments which are seen as emblems of historical injustices. These demonstrations publicly reject narratives that seek to legitimize historical injustices and show that the issue at stake is the enframing of the representation of the past, the relevance of cultural heritage in shaping today’s social and power relations, and the way forward. In short, the struggle is about who is writing history, telling the story, and safeguarding public memory. As professionals in the field of education abroad, we expect students to be able to navigate the liminal spaces between different cultures and identities with respect, develop intercultural proficiency, and demonstrate awareness of the systemic processes that reproduce inequality and social exclusion.

This community discussion panel seeks to generate reflection on the current debate about the moral and political responsibilities of past injustices such as slavery and colonialism and how this can help prepare the student for a productive study abroad experience.

    Presenters:

    • Catherine Clark, Director of Study Abroad/Associate Professor of French and English – Averett University
    • Said Graiouid, Dean of Faculty – SIT
    • Jean Moore, Coordinator, Office of Education Abroad – California Lutheran University
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      Virtual Advising Toolkit

      by | Jan 15, 2021 | Education Abroad Resources, Support & Advising

      Virtual Advising Toolkit

      This guide was produced by a subgroup of the 2020-2021 Education Abroad – Student Support & Advising Diversity Abroad Task Force. The Task Force is a collection of global education and diversity professionals who provide critical guidance and support to Diversity Abroad initiatives.

      The resources in this collection provide a practical guide to engage with and advise students, giving special attention to virtual advising spaces and virtual programming, which have become more prevalent due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. The focus of this guide is to provide advisors with resources that aim to make the virtual advising and event space more inclusive and equitable for students who hold marginalized identities.

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