MOBILITY AND INCLUSION IN GLOBAL HIGHER EDUCATION

ELPA 735

Coordinating and effective utilization of school-based special services in the context of student diversity with attention to values, theory, and research underlying curriculum, instruction and policy, in terms of social class, gender, sexual orientation, disability, and race.

ELPA 886

Close look at issues, trends, and challenges concerning internationalization in higher education in both the U.S. and foreign countries. Focus includes internationalizing teaching and learning, international partnerships and collaborations, international student recruitment and advising, study abroad etc.

ELPA 887

Survey of equity issues related to higher education access, admissions, transitions, persistence, and success. Focuses on the role of inequities across categories such as race, class, sex, gender, sexual orientation, language, nationality, or religion in higher education alongside considerations as to how researchers and practitioners can better communicate with one another about diversity issues.

EDPOL 761

Addresses political economic issues related to migration and education. Drawing on the anthropology of globalization and sociology of immigration, the course reviews major theories of immigrant incorporation and exclusion processes, examines case studies of im/migrants, refugees, and displaced persons and their adaptation processes in countries in the Global North and the Global South, and considers educational practices and policies that develop to address mobility in diverse contexts. The course examines how cultural, social, political, and economic factors influence im/migrant incorporation, and how educators can facilitate im/migrant students' opportunities for learning through changes in policies, pedagogies, and curricula.

ELPA 885

A comprehensive understanding of leadership and administration of higher education study abroad programs and international student services. Delving into the latest discussion and debates on this subject from both researchers' and practitioners' points of view, serves as a venue to develop knowledge and expertise in developing and implementing policies, programs, and strategies for optimizing leadership for study abroad programs, international student services, and international enrollment management.