Global: Will a Hybrid Approach to International Education Stick?

And two more big questions to ask of global education in 2022. ADVERTISEMENT [Academe Today Logo]( Did someone forward you this newsletter? [Sign up free]( to receive your own copy. First Thought Insights drawn weekly from Karin Fischer’s global-education newsletter, latitude(s). [Subscribe here](. It’s been a bumpy few years for international education — and 2022 could bring more of the same. Here are three big questions Karin expects to be asking in her reporting. Will a hybrid approach to international education stick? Even more than the rest of higher education, international ed prioritizes the experiential. Global mobility, both inbound and outbound, has prized immersion in culture and place. Covid-19 disrupted that: Many international students were forced to study remotely from their home countries. Virtual education abroad and internships replaced semesters in Barcelona and Rome. Let’s be blunt: Many of these experiences were not ideal. But as the pandemic has worn on, we’ve all become better at virtual. It also offers opportunity: Virtual exchange can open international study to the 90 percent of U.S. undergraduates who don’t go abroad. Transnational education may bring an American education to students who can’t spend four years here. At the same time, concerns about sustainability have led students and educators alike to approach international travel more deliberately. In the post-pandemic future, will virtual and hybrid compliment the in person? Or will they continue to be viewed, and resourced, as second class? [Read the next two big questions from Karin, and predictions from readers about what 2022 holds, in this week’s latitude(s).]( ADVERTISEMENT The Reading List - The White House has released long-awaited [disclosure guidelines]( for universities and scientists receiving federal grants, requirements spurred by concerns about foreign money and influence in research. - International students may fall victim to [human traffickers]( a report from the U.S. State Department found. - The National University of Singapore has named a [dean of its new honors college]( formed by the merger of Yale-NUS College into the university, even as the final classes of students at the liberal-arts college complete their studies. - A Washington Post editorial calls for more higher-education opportunities for [Dreamers]( writing that it is “self-defeating to deny them the chance of a better life.” Featured on Chronicle.com “I started pulling every fire alarm I could.” —Joseph Daniel Ura, a professor of political science at Texas A&M University’s main campus on temporary assignment in Qatar, on his reaction to a proposal from the dean of the Qatar campus. The message laid out a sweeping reorganization of its liberal-arts and sciences programs, combining them into a single unit focused on teaching the core curriculum. The proposal was greeted with dismay and confusion in Qatar and on Texas A&M’s home campus, in College Station. The alarm-pulling succeeded, and the university is “tapping on the brakes” and appointing a committee to review potential changes and solicit faculty feedback. Karin Fischer has more on what lessons this holds for international outposts: “[A University’s Stumbles in Qatar Revive Questions About Foreign Campuses]( SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY OFFER Enjoying the newsletter? [Subscribe today]( for unlimited access and save 50% for the first year with this limited-time offer. BACKSTORIES [Her University Celebrated Her Inspiring Story. Then It Started Asking Questions.]( By Tom Bartlett [STORY IMAGE]( After an anonymous email, the University of Pennsylvania went to extraordinary lengths to verify a student’s story — reaching out to dozens of people and scrutinizing what she had written about herself in several essays. SPONSOR CONTENT | Salesforce.org [Learn how higher education is adopting new strategies in loyalty management.]( CAMPUS HEALTH [Lots of Campuses Are Starting the Semester Online or Late. Here’s Why Some Aren’t.]( By Nell Gluckman [STORY IMAGE]( Many colleges across the country have decided to forge ahead with their plans to open in person, despite the Omicron surge. They’re citing mental-health concerns and a desire for stability. ADVERTISEMENT SPONSOR CONTENT | Kelly Education [Remote instruction is here to stay]( As institutions transition to digital environments, learn how to mitigate the HR and financial risks of managing faculty and staff who remain remote. JOB OPPORTUNITIES Apply for the top jobs in higher education and [search all our open positions](. NEWSLETTER FEEDBACK What did you think of today’s newsletter? [Strongly disliked]( | [It was ok]( | [Loved it]( This newsletter was sent to {EMAIL}. [Read this newsletter on the web](. [Manage]( your newsletter preferences, [stop receiving]( this email, or [view]( our privacy policy. © 2022 [The Chronicle of Higher Education]( 1255 23rd Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037