I recently had an illuminating conversation with my digital friend and servant, ChatGPT, about NAFSA: Association of International Education. Here was my initial question: What are the main criticisms of NAFSA: Association of International Educators? Anything you want to add? I mention a couple of points in this November 2024 article: The glaring hypocrisy of … Continue reading ChatGPT’s Take on NAFSA: Association of International Educators
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International Education Week 2024: All Eyes on the Genocide in Gaza
In my dreams. The depressing and infuriating reality is that it will remain the imposing and bloodstained elephant in the room for most colleagues who call themselves international educators and the organizations representing them and their institutions. Shame on them. Silence is complicity. Auschwitz is outside of us, but it is all around us, in … Continue reading International Education Week 2024: All Eyes on the Genocide in Gaza
The Hustling Culture of International Education: Conference Sessions for Sale
Below is an article I pitched to a well-known international higher education media outlet that has published my work in the past. The initial answer was YES but later changed to NO. I did some checking using the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine and found that this company has taken advertising dollars from NAFSA. This is … Continue reading The Hustling Culture of International Education: Conference Sessions for Sale
Other Responses to “Culture of Silence” Article Inquiry
mage: iStock Photo I sent the following email to a select group of international education colleagues. Below are two responses I received after the article was in its final draft. The first gave me the green light for attribution and the second asked that I share her/his comments on background. Dear Friends & Colleagues, Happy … Continue reading Other Responses to “Culture of Silence” Article Inquiry
Reflections on a Dirty Industry
No, not that industry, which is literally dirty and a major contributor to global climate change. I'm referring to international student recruitment, which is often a figuratively dirty industry. A US higher education colleague who has been around the block a few times recently asked me this question: "At the risk of sounding like a … Continue reading Reflections on a Dirty Industry
The Shadowy Business of International Education
Credit: Academic Matters (OCUFA) "According to Broitman, the economics of the system reveal a fundamental truth: a student who walks into an agent’s shop is not the client—they’re the product. If an agent is getting commissions from an unremarkable community college in rural Ontario, then their only motivation is to get every teenager who walks … Continue reading The Shadowy Business of International Education
Malignant Narcissists Aren’t Limited to the White House
Duty To Warn, Twitter Imagine — if you can — not having a conscience, none at all, no feelings of guilt or remorse no matter what you do, no limiting sense of concern for the well-being of strangers, friends, or even family members. Imagine no struggles with shame, not a single one in your whole … Continue reading Malignant Narcissists Aren’t Limited to the White House
Laura W. Bush, Plenary Speaker at NAFSA 2018. Say What?!?
I'm still shaking my head in disbelief, wondering why NAFSA: Association of International Educators chose Laura Bush as a plenary speaker for its 2018 annual conference in Philadelphia, PA, USA. What does she have to offer international educators who attend these speeches to learn something, gain a new insight or two, be inspired? Here's her … Continue reading Laura W. Bush, Plenary Speaker at NAFSA 2018. Say What?!?
“The turn to nativism hinders international education”
What the United States desperately needs is more patriots and global citizens (the two are not mutually exclusive) and fewer nationalists. The golden question is how to transform the latter into the former. Can this be accomplished through education and training, or are there other factors at play that make this impossible? Here's my latest … Continue reading “The turn to nativism hinders international education”
Happy 7th Anniversary, “International Educator in Viet Nam”!
WordPress dutifully reminded me yesterday that it was the 7th anniversary of registering this blog. That was at a time when I suddenly had more freedom of speech, relatively speaking, because of a job change. No more pre-approvals, no more top-down censorship, no more "change this" or "delete that" because it might offend certain powerful … Continue reading Happy 7th Anniversary, “International Educator in Viet Nam”!
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