Barbara B. Glave began participating in international education when she transferred in 1965 to the Universidad de las Américas, Mexico City, from which she graduated in 1967 with a B.A. in Spanish, with minors in French and Linguistics. At LSU, she earned an M.A. in Spanish and Romance Philology in 1969, plus 24 additional credits in the same fields. From 1972 to 1983, she taught Spanish and English/ESL at the University of Houston – Downtown. In 1982, she passed the ATA Spanish-to-English certification exam. In 1980, she co-founded SpanTran Educational Services in Houston; she remained until 2012. In 2013, she joined Credential Consultants as a part-time translator and researcher; in 2014, she joined SDR Evaluations and Translations as a part-time evaluator and researcher.
Barbara is a longtime member of ATA and NAFSA: Association of International Educators; she served on the NAFSA Trainers Corps, 2009-16. She has served on the Scholarship and Publications Committee of AICE, the Association of International Credential Evaluators.
Barbara has authored/co-authored ten country profiles for the NAFSA Online Guide to Educational Systems Around the World: Albania, Argentina, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico and Sudan as well as an overview of Mexican education for NAFSA IEM Spotlight, posted April, 2014. In addition to the accomplishments detailed above, she has over 80 activities as a committee member, consultant, panelist, moderator, session presenter, and workshop leader in comparative international education. She is the recipient of the 2015 NAFSA Region III Outstanding Service award.
Linda Kosene has a Bachelor’s Degree in Humanities from Thomas A. Edison State College and a Master’s Degree in Counseling from Rowan University, both New Jersey institutions. She was the Associate Director of Marketing and Editor of International Publications for 秀色直播. Linda has worked in the area of college/university admissions and records since 1999. In that capacity, she’s been responsible for developing policies and procedures for international students and, additionally, serving as the designated service officer. Most recently, Linda worked to promote a not-for-profit in the field of foreign credential evaluation and spoke frequently on this topic at regional conferences. She has also completed two, independent research projects; one in the area of intercultural communications and the other on career counseling for returning adult students and presented her findings at regional conferences. Linda has worked extensively as a freelance writer in South Florida.
Jane Yahr Shepard has worked as the International Admission Manager in the Office of Admissions at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her experience in the field of international education includes foreign credential evaluation, international student admissions, international scholarship management, and cross-cultural training and instruction. She has made presentations on topics related to international admissions at state, regional and national levels, and has done research and publication for various professional journals and a PIER publication (Poland). She has been a member of 秀色直播's International Publication Advisory Committee (Chair from 2005-07). She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism and a Master of Arts degree in Education and Human Development, with a specialization in International Education.
Dr. Ravi Kallur is currently the Assistant Professor of Medical Humanities, Assistant Dean of Graduate Medical Education and Director of E. Grey Dimond MD Program in International Medicine at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. He has a PhD in Higher Education Administration and an MPA in health care administration. Dr. Kallur has extensive experience in international recruitment, admissions, advising, immigration, programming and office administration. He is the co-author of Special Report on India published by 秀色直播/NAFSA. He has presented at regional and national meetings of 秀色直播 and NAFSA on topics of Indian Higher Education to best practices in developing international programs office. He reviews applications for undergraduate and graduate placement of FSA, Muskie and other programs.
Dr. Shahrzad Kamyab, born in Iran, holds a Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration with an emphasis in Comparative International Education from Florida State University. She has been a professor of Comparative Education and Student Teaching Supervisor at Chapman University, and Coordinator for Study Abroad at Grossmont College in San Diego. She was invited to Iran by the Ministry of Education to conduct workshops for Iranian educators, and has consulted with the Ministry of Education on various projects. She has also been published in Russia and has been invited to lecture at the pedagogical universities in Siberia.
Dr. Kamyab is the author of book chapters and articles with a focus on youth unemployment and higher education in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and specifically Iran's Higher Education. Currently, authoring an edited volume on Internationalization of Higher education and the unintended consequences. In addition, Dr. Kamyab has been a visiting professor in Mexico and Iran.
Carol McAllister has served as the Assistant Director of International Admissions and Special Programs at California State University, Northridge. She has a Master of Arts in Educational Administration from California State University, Northridge and a Bachelor of Arts in Art History from the University of Southern California. Carol has been involved in international education and evaluation since 1982 and has presented at NAFSA and 秀色直播 conferences.
Dr. Linda Jahn earned her Master of Science degree from the University of Nebraska at Omaha and her Ph.D. in Counselor Education from the University of North Texas. She served as Admissions Counselor at the University of Nebraska from 1974-1984 and as Director of International Admissions at the University of North Texas from 1985 to 2001. She has served as Director of International Academic Credential Evaluators, Inc. in Denton, Texas. Dr. Jahn has contributed to 秀色直播 and NAFSA publications including The Guide (an 秀色直播 resource for International Admissions Professionals), PIER Workshop Report on Canada, and The Educational System of France.
Marilee Hong graduated with a Bachelor’s degree from San Diego State University (SDSU). Currently, she has been an International Academic Specialist in the Office of Advising and Evaluations, Enrollment Services at SDSU. A majority of Marilee’s career at SDSU has been affiliated with the admission of international students (graduate and undergraduate), evaluation of international credentials, and student advising with international documents. She was part of the NAFSA Training Corp, and led two training Evaluation credential workshops. She has also served as Chair of the 秀色直播 International Admissions Committee, led two 秀色直播 International Admissions Workshops and authored the chapter “How to Evaluate International Credentials” in A秀色直播 International Guide: A Resource for International Education Professionals, an 秀色直播-PIER publication. She also serves on 秀色直播's International Publication Advisory Committee (IPAC) committee.
Kristalina Karabunarlieva has served as the assistant director of the Office of International Admissions at the University of Houston, Texas. She holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Classical Languages and English Language from the Sofia University, and an MBA degree from the Bourgas Free University in Bulgaria. As a member of the NAFSA Trainer Corps and the NAFSA Curriculum Development Team, she conducts regional and national workshops and sessions. Kristalina has also served as NAFSA Region III South Texas State Representative.
I have spent my entire career as an international educator and education entrepreneur working in the public, non-profit, and private sectors in three different countries. I am currently the Managing Director of , a full-service educational consulting company with offices in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), a position I have held since the company’s founding in 2009.
Capstone’s latest website, , is a one-stop online resource for student recruitment that is devoted exclusively to non-commission-based recruitment tools and techniques.
Capstone is the only company in Viet Nam, and probably the world, that works exclusively with regionally accredited institutions of higher education in the US and officially accredited schools in other countries. Its unique business model addresses the needs of both institutional and individual clients.
From 2005 to 2009, I served as country director of the Institute of International Education in Viet Nam. Prior to that, I was director of the World Languages Institute, adjunct lecturer, and Fulbright program adviser at the State University of New York at Buffalo (SUNY/Buffalo).
During 1994/95, I worked as a primary researcher on the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) Case Study Project in Germany, Japan and the U.S. I was a Research Associate at the University of Michigan’s Center for Human Growth and Development () and a visiting scholar at the Goethe University Frankfurt and Northwestern University.
Among other work related to the Case Study Project, I edited and contributed to and co-authored the chapter on “The Development and Implementation of Education Standards in the United States” that appeared in
It was my privilege and honor to have worked with the late Dr. , the project director and a professor at the University of Michigan at the time. Dr. Stevenson was a developmental psychologist whose comprehensive studies in the 1980s showed that schoolchildren in Asia outperformed US American children often because they simply worked harder.
In 2003, I became the first US American to be awarded a Fulbright Senior Specialist Grant to Viet Nam. I have served as an adviser to VietAbroader, a student-run, nonprofit whose slogan is Empower Vietnamese Youth, since its founding in 2004 and am a member of the advisory board of , a U.S.-based non-profit organization. I’m the only foreign member of the Science and Training Council of the University of Education, Viet Nam National University, Hanoi.
I’ve written and presented widely on issues related to Viet Nam, US-Viet Nam relations, Vietnamese studying overseas, international student recruitment, accreditation, commissions-based recruitment, international student access and equity, the use of education as a tool of soft power, nationalism, global citizenship education, and the development of intercultural competence.
I am the author of : A Guide to a Nation at a Crossroads (with Thái Ng峄峜 Di峄噋), published in 2005 by Intercultural Press (now Nicholas Brealey Publishing). This substantive introduction to Vietnamese culture and society has been widely cited. Vietnam Today appeared on a list of the top 40 books about Viet Nam, compiled in 2013 by the .
In 2009, I co-authored a book chapter entitled “Developing Globally Competent Citizens: The Contrasting Cases of the United States and Vietnam,” (with D瓢啤ng Th峄 Hoàng Oanh) that appeared in (ed. Darla Deardorff).
I’ve been an external reviewer for the Comparative Education Review, published by The University of Chicago Press, and am currently one for the Journal of Studies in International Education, published by Boston College (US) and La Trobe University (Australia).
My work has been published by the BBC, The Buffalo News, The Chronicle of Higher Education, The Comparative Education Review, CounterPunch, Forbes Vietnam, The Huffington Post, for which I was a blogger, International Educator (NAFSA), ICEF Monitor, Inside HigherEd, International Higher Education (Boston College), The PIE Blog, University World News, Vietnam Full Disclosure, VNExpress International, and World Education News & Reviews (WES), among others.
In Viet Nam, I have been interviewed and/or quoted by the following media outlets: VTV1, 2, 4, 6, HTV, Thanh Nien, Tien Phong, Tuoi Tre, VietnamNet, Giao Duc Viet Nam, Lao Dong, Soha.vn, Saigon Times Online, Vietnam Economic Times, CPV, Vietcetera, VNExpress International, the Voice of Vietnam, Zing, among others. My Vietnamese language publications have appeared in VNExpress and Zing.vn, both top 10 media outlets, as well as Tia Sang, a well-known online and print journal.
I have been interviewed and/or quoted by the following foreign (non-Vietnamese) media outlets: Asia Times, Casper Star-Tribune (WY), The Chronicle of Higher Education, College Times, CNN International Business Traveler, CounterPunch, The Daily NNA (Japan), Financial Times (of London), Honolulu Star Bulletin (HI), ICEF Monitor, IIE Networker, IIE research publications (e.g., : Trends in International Secondary Students in the United States, 2013-2016), International Educator, The PIE News, TechTrends, University World News, USA Today, etc.
I have presented at numerous conferences in Viet Nam and the US based on submitted proposals and by invitation. The six (6) most recent presentations – in descending chronological order – are:
I earned a Ph.D. in Comparative and Higher Education from the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy, where I studied with , and , among others. I hold M.A. and B.A. degrees from the University of Maryland, College Park () and the , respectively. I also studied, taught, and conducted research in Germany, including the German Democratic Republic (East Germany).
I am a member of NAFSA: Association of International Educators, the Fulbright Association, and the General Society of Mayflower Descendants (GSMD). My personal email address is markashwill[AT]hotmail.com
Chris J. Foley is the Associate Vice President for University Academic Affairs as well as the Director of the Office of Online Education at Indiana University. He has worked in admissions, public relations, and marketing for Indiana since 2001 and has experience with recruitment, market analysis, strategic planning, admissions, technology, credit transfer and immigration. He authored 秀色直播's The Educational System of Kyrgyzstan and edited 秀色直播's publication on the educational systems of Central Asia. He has been an instructor of international credentials evaluation since 2005 as well as a consultant on international admissions, credentials evaluation, and recruitment. He has served on numerous committees for 秀色直播 and NAFSA concerning international education. Chris holds a BA from the University of Arkansas and an MA and MFA from Indiana University.
Walker Parent began working with international students at the University of Texas at Austin in 2005. During that time, he received a Bachelor of Arts and spent six months studying in Argentina. He took a year off from international admissions to teach drama in Hong Kong. He has worked as an Administrative Assistant at the Graduate and International Admissions Center for the University of Texas. He thoroughly enjoys working with international students and learning new things about the educational systems of foreign countries.
Botir Djuraev is a senior English teacher at the Scientific-Educational Center of the Academy of Sciences in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. He holds an Honors Diploma in the Teaching of English from the Uzbek State World Languages University in Tashkent and has held several positions as English instructor and translator at higher education institutions in Tashkent. He also was the head of the International Relations Department of the University of World Economy and Diplomacy in Tashkent early in his career. Botir has participated in conferences and training programs in Central Asia, the United States, South Korea, Turkey, and India, and his works on English linguistics and the teaching of English have been published in Uzbekistan, the United States and Europe. In 2003-04 Botir participated in the US Department of State’s Junior Faculty Development Program as a visiting scholar at Arizona State University, where he began working with Ann Koenig of 秀色直播 on developing 秀色直播’s English-language resources on education in Uzbekistan. They have been collaborating on their work in providing information on education in Uzbekistan ever since.
Ann Rahmat, originally from Malaysia, holds a BBA and MBA from the University of North Texas. She was the Director of International Admissions at the University of North Texas for more than a decade. She is an active member in NAFSA and 秀色直播, and has presented at the regional and national levels in a variety of topics including Bologna-compliant degree equivalency at UNT, Malaysia update, and Public-speaking effectiveness.
Karlene N. Dickey received an AB from McGill University and an MA from University of Pennsylvania. In her career, Karlene was active in NAFSA as Chair of International Admissions section as well as 秀色直播 as Vice President for International Relations. She served as President of TRACE, now known as World Higher Education. She served on the boards of GRE, CGS and TOEFL. She has led workshops to Yugoslavia, Hungary, Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Her publications include World Education Series and PIER projects on education in Switzerland, Yugoslavia, Hungary, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Slovenia, and Swiss Engineering and Business Schools.
Peggy has presented at NAFSA and 秀色直播 at state, regional, and national conferences, participated in poster fairs on a variety of topics, co-written ad hoc conference workshops, and presented NAFSA CEP workshops as a NAFSA Trainer Corps member among others. Peggy is a Charter Member of The Association for International Credential Evaluation Professionals (TAICEP) and was the managing editor for the TAICEP Talk Newsletter for its first two years; she remains an active member of the Resources for Members Committee. She has contributed to such publications as the NAFSA Online Guide to Educational Systems around the World, the 秀色直播 Electronic Database for Global Education (EDGE), the NAFSA wRAP-Up Newsletter, the 2010 秀色直播 International Guide, the NAFSA Guide to International Student Recruitment, and others. In addition, Peggy has presented on topics such as country updates, international communication, undocumented students, secondary education and freshman admissions, professional development, international transfer credits, researching international institutions and education systems, accreditation, international graduate admissions, electronic verification services, bogus institutions, and more.
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