Stylus Publishing (VA) Leading Internationalization: A Handbook for International Education Leaders

Review Leading Internationalization offers insights and guidance on a wide range of critical issues, spanning the practical, strategic, and conceptual. Authors are leading experts in the field of international education, whose wealth of experience as both practitioners and scholars uniquely positions them to contribute meaningfully to the on-going conversations the book is designed to promote.--Robin Matross Helms, Director, Center for Internationalization and Global Engagement "American Council on Education" (6/11/2018 12:00:00 AM)Leading Internationalization provides a comprehensive overview of the way Senior International Officers (SIOs) in the United States of America address leadership issues in the internationalization of their institutions of higher education. The book gives valuable insights into the way internationalization is organized, and in what are the practical challenges and opportunities to implement internationalization strategies in American institutions of higher education.--Hans de Wit, Director Center for International Higher Education, Consulting Editor Policy Reviews in Higher Education, Lynch School of Education "Boston College" (5/16/2018 12:00:00 AM)At the helm of efforts to infuse international, intercultural, and global dimensions into colleges and universities around the world is a relatively new professional role: the Senior International Officer (SIO). While there is great variation in SIO titles, career trajectories, and contexts, they share in common the complex and multi-faceted task of internationalizing higher education institutions. Leading Internationalization provides this particular group of international education leaders with a concise overview of the foundational knowledge needed to develop global capacity and elaborates on the standards of professional practice recently established by the Association of International Education Administrators (AIEA, 2016). Although intentionally limited in length and scope, this collection of essays written by experienced SIOs provides a practical entry point and introduction to critical issues in this emerging and increasingly important subfield of higher education. Given the centrality of the topics covered throughout the book to SIO work, these chapters provide a helpful survey of key issues and strategies, yet are likely leave a new SIO longing for additional resources. Throughout, the authors mention publications, professional development opportunities, and in some cases current research of relevance to the target audience. In doing so, it provides a starting point for SIOs to anticipate and delve deeper into particular topics as needed. The variety of topics covered throughout the bookmake clear that SIOs need a wide range of knowledge and skills to develop vision, plans, support, and resources to advance comprehensive internationalization. The authors also make a strong case that capable and committed international education leaders play a crucial role in "preparing current and future leaders who will strive toward building a more just and equitable world" (p. 159). For the new SIO, Leading Internationalization offers both inspiration and practical strategies for navigating the complexities and possibilities of this work.-- "Teachers College Record""Leading Internationalization is an essential and comprehensive resource for new and current senior international officers (SIOs). The contributors examine the complexities of the SIO's role while offering practical, purposeful chapters on the key dimensions of the position. They make a compelling case for the professionalization of the SIO position, and detail the nuances of on-campus and off-campus alliance building that are critical in achieving success with diverse communities in a methodical and easily applicable manner."--Dawn Michele Whitehead, Senior Director for Global Learning and Curricular Change, Office of Integrative Liberal Learning and the Global Commons "AAC&U" (4/20/2018 12:00