CIHE June 2025 Updates

CIHE Award for Significant Research on International Higher Education – Nominations Now Open!

The ASHE Council for International Higher Education (CIHE) is now accepting nominations for its annual award recognizing significant research in international higher education. The award celebrates innovative and influential scholarship in two categories: Books/Edited Books and Journal Articles, Chapters, Research Initiatives, or Other Research. Dissertations are not eligible. Each piece of scholarship may be nominated only once, and both the nominator and nominee(s) must be current ASHE members. Self-nominations and early career scholar submissions are highly encouraged. Nominations close on Monday, June 30, 2025 at 12:00 PM (Mountain/Denver Time).

For full details, please visit this link. Questions can be directed to the CIHE Award committee chair, Dr. Mary Ann Bodine Al-Sharif at drbas@uab.edu.

2025 Research and Discussion Webinar

We will be offering a series of webinars in 2025 that will focus on relevant and critical issues within international higher education. This will be led by our ASHE CIHE members who will share their research and facilitate discussion among the participants.

Upcoming CIHE Webinar

Title: Shared Stories on Her Journey as a Fullbright Scholar at Saudi Arabia in 2024-2025

By Dr. Mary Ann Bodine Al-Sharif

Date/time: September 4th Thursday 10AM (MST)

ASHE Research Workshop on Culturally-Responsive International Research

Recaps from the CIHE Spring Webinars

CIHE Best Article winner, Dr. Pilar Mendoza

By Dr. Mary Ann Bodine Al-Sharif

In this webinar, we highlighted the 2024 CIHE Award for Best Article: “Activist Scholarship and Borderland Feminism: Resisting Coloniality in Liminal Internationalization” by Dr. Pilar Mendoza. Dr. Mendoza's work illustrates how activist research can lay the groundwork for academic theorization and provide a framework for those interested in activist scholarship. You may access the full webinar recording through this link:ASHE CIHE 2024 Best Article Award Webinar

This was a great opportunity to hear from Dr. Pilar Mendoza, whose scholarly activity has significantly impacted internationalization efforts and the development of higher education in Latin America. Her work focused on the realities of living in a borderland reality and both examined and challenged the structures of power that impact marginalized and minoritized communities. We would have loved more individuals to attend the webinar, but we have posted the work on the ASHE YouTube channel for observation. We hope this provides a space for others to learn more about activist scholarship and to connect with Dr. Mendoza’s work.

CIHE Best Book winner, Drs. Shahrzad Kamyab & Rosalind Latiner Raby

By Dr. Katie Koo

In this webinar, we highlighted the 2024 CIHE Award for Best Book: Unintended Consequences of Internationalization in Higher Education, edited by Shahrzad Kamyab and Rosalind Latiner Raby. If you were unable to attend the webinar, you can access it here: ASHE CIHE 2024 Best Book Award & Book Publication Strategies Webinar

Drs. Shahrzad Kamyab & Rosalind Latiner Raby shared the highlights of the book; presenting case studies of internationalization in institutions of higher education around the world and identifying unforeseen or unintended impacts within and across countries. Diverse perspectives from authors from Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, and North America were presented with the internationalization perspectives. 

Additionally, speakers shared their step by step process of book publication journey from the brainstorm stage to the copy edit stage by highlighting the strategies to publish a book project on the topic of international higher education. We also learned how to persist with the ideas on publications with international works in the field of higher education. The CIHE community truly appreciates the wisdom, insight, and encouragement from Drs. Kamyab & Raby.

If you are interested in sharing your research or have a topic that you are interested in learning more about for a future webinar, please submit it here or email Seyoung Hong at hongseyo@msu.edu.

Recap from The CIHE Networking and Mentoring Program 2025

By: Dr. Minghui Hannah Hou and Satomi Mitani

The main goal of the CIHE Networking Roundtables is to facilitate new connections and potential relationships between faculty, staff, researchers, and students who are interested in international and comparative higher education. We had three topics in the roundtable sessions: Navigating the tenure track faculty job market, developing a research agenda and preparing a research statement, and navigating the grant process. We also hosted a panel discussion with established scholars focusing on navigating transitions early in academic career.

We extend our sincere appreciation to all the scholars, panelists, and participants whose thoughtful insights and generous contributions made these sessions both engaging and impactful. Your involvement helped create a welcoming and supportive space for meaningful dialogue and professional growth within the CIHE community.

Open Call: Special Issues for 2025 & 2026: Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education (JCIHE)

The Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education is the official journal of the Comparative and International Education Society’s (CIES) Higher Education Special Interest Group (HESIG). JCIHE promotes scholarship opportunities, critical dialogue, and provides a link to engage professionals and academics to the international aspects of higher education. Articles in the JCIHE Special issues for 2025 and 2026 will have a double-masked-review process. Direct questions to Rosalind Raby, Editor-in-Chief (rabyrl@aol.com) https://www.ojed.org/index.php/jcihe/about/submissions.

Summer 2026: Examining Race, Racism, and Racialization in the Internationalization of Higher Education from Global Perspectives.

Guest Editors: Louise Michelle Vital, Jing Yu, Punita Lumb, & Benjamin Denga.The Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education is inviting 500-word proposals for its Summer 2026 Special Issue on how race, racism, and racialization shape internationalization in higher education globally. The issue seeks theoretical, empirical, and practice-based contributions that center race as a critical lens and move beyond Western-centric paradigms. Proposals are due July 1, 2025, and selected authors will submit full manuscripts by September 30, 2025. For details, visit: JCIHE Special Issue Call or contact Guest Editor Louise Michelle Vital at lmvital@bu.edu.

2025 Emerging Scholars Research Summaries

JCIHE invites submissions (1,000–1,500 words) from emerging scholars for its 2025 special issue, showcasing thesis/dissertation research or original work relevant to comparative and international higher education. Submissions must include theory, literature, methods, contribution to the field, and a letter of support from a supervisor. Due: September 30, 2025 for June 2026 publication. Questions may be directed to Rosalind Raby (rabyrl@aol.com).

Article Spotlight

Bowling, R. L. (2025). “They don’t even know how ethnocentric they’re being”: Comparative approaches to worldview diversity education. Journal of Studies in International Education, First published online February 6, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1177/10283153251316925

This article critically examines how diversity education in international higher education can unintentionally reproduce ethnocentric and neocolonial dynamics. Through a comparative case study involving surveys and interviews with global liberal arts campus leaders, it explores how worldview diversity is approached and critiques the dominance of Global North frameworks in DEIJB work. The findings call for more mutual, contextual, and epistemically just practices in global diversity education, offering insights to reimagine internationalization in more inclusive and equitable ways.

Recent CIHE Member Publications

Bowling, R. L. (2025). “They don’t even know how ethnocentric they’re being”: Comparative approaches to worldview diversity education. Journal of Studies in International Education, First published online February 6, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1177/10283153251316925

Hou, M., Le, T. T. K., & Mushfiq, M. (2025). Intersecting identities of three Asian transnational women doctoral students: a critical collaborative autoethnography. Higher Education, 1–16.

Katsumoto, S. (2025). Typology of academic engagement among Asian American students: Critical quantitative approach with latent class analysis. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education.

Jenkins, Z., & Yao, C. (2025). A critique of race-neutrality discourse among internship benefits: a critical discourse analysis. Education+ Training, 67(2), 171–183.

Whatley, M., Labs, K., & Wood, D. R. (2025). International Education for Low-Income Students: Virtual Exchange and the Academic Success Among Pell-Recipient Community College Students. Community College Review, 53(2), 262–280.

Shahjahan, R. A. (2025). Unpacking the velcro of ‘Internationalisation’: the nation-state ontology and its implications for global higher education. Globalisation, Societies and Education, 1–13.

Bodine Al-Sharif, M., Koo, K., & Bista, K. (2025). International graduate students: Unique stories and missing voices in higher education. New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 181, 13–21. https://doi.org/10.1002/tl.20616

Fei, M. (2025). Practice implications for supporting international students’ racial learning in the US. Critical Internationalization Studies Review, 4(1).

Koo, K., Bista, K., & Al-Sharif, M. A. B. (2025). “From surviving to thriving” next steps for international graduate students: A call to action. New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 181, 91–99. https://doi.org/10.1002/tl.20623

Patterson, J., Whatley, M., & Kelly, A. (2025). To All the Nations of the World: A Postcolonial Analysis of Protestant Christian-oriented Study Abroad Programs. Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education, 17(1), 105–123.

Whatley, M., Aldrich, C., & De Angelis, A. (2025). Indications of Community College Virtual International Exchange Outcomes: Global Perspective-Taking and Self-Efficacy. Journal of Studies in International Education, 29(1), 100–124. 

George Mwangi, C. A. & Santana, Y. R. (Eds.). (2025). (Re) Framing College Access by and with Communities of Color: Our Knowledge, Our Process, Our Choice. State University of New York Press.

Lally, M. (2024). Geopolitical Implications of Educational Diplomacy: The Fulbright Program, 1958–2023. Journal of Studies in International Education, 28(5), 780–797.

Fei, M. (2024). Re-examining Fries-Britt’s Learning Race in a U.S. Context emergent framework drawing on the micro-level narratives of international students in the United States. Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education, 16(5), 158–169.

Hou, M. (2024). Historical Roots in Positioning Chinese International Students in the US: Race and Culture from 1872-1949. Dialogues in Social Justice: An Adult Education Journal, 9(2).

Kim, S., White, H. H., & Museus, S. D. (2024). Examining the relationship between culturally engaging campus environments and civic propensity among diverse college students. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education.

Koo, K., & Jiang, M. (2024). How can it really be effective?: Experiences of asynchronous and synchronous learning in online counseling graduate programs. Journal of Educators Online, 21(4), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.9743/JEO.2024.21.4.17

Lynch, J., Gesing, P., & Cruz, N. (2024). International student trauma during COVID-19: Relationships among mental health, visa status, and institutional support. Journal of American College Health, 72(9), 3456-3463.

Whatley, M. (2024). International Education’s Academic Benefit: Potential for Community College Virtual International Exchange. Research in Higher Education, 65(7), 1647-1678.

Mendoza, P. (2024). My liminal praxis in the American academy as a transnational scholar: A scholarly personal narrative. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 17(2), 110.

Bowman, N. A., Katsumoto, S., Tran, B. H., & Segre, A. M. (2024). Dining together: Social networks with international and domestic students as predictors of international students’ college success. The Journal of Higher Education, 95(6), 778-799.

Shahjahan, R. A., Grimm, A., & Mittelmeier, J. (2024). ‘Time’ and international students. Higher Education Research & Development, 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2024.2410267

Craig, I., Unkule, K., Castiello Gutiérrez, S., & Samou, J. B. (2024). Pluralizing Educational Mobilities: Towards a More Equitable and Inclusive Discourse. Comparative and International Education, 53(2).

Cruz, N. I., & Glass, C. (2024). Applying a Critical Lens. In Supporting International Students in US Higher Education: A Theory-Based Approach (pp. 53-66). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.

Yao, C. W., Hall, K., Gause, S., & Shelton, L. J. (2024). Im/Mobilities during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Perspectives from International Graduate Students Studying in the Southern United States. Education Sciences, 14(8), 858.

Yoon, J., & Koo, K. (2025). Enhancing Early Childhood Teacher Candidates’ Perceptions of Teaching Science-Technology-Society (STS) through a Project-based Interdisciplinary Approach, International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science, and Technology, 13(1), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.46328/ijemst.4333.