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We invite researchers and students to contribute short reflective pieces about different topics related to research with international students. This includes, among other things, discussions about new research, reflections on research methodological approaches, and thoughts about critical considerations for research with international students. Please contact us if you would like to make a pitch for a blog post.

A Love Letter to the Self (Part IV)

Written by Alok Das Rooting While Foreign Dear Alok, You write about rooting. About working, loving, contributing, building community, doing everything roots are supposed to do, and yet remaining foreign. About making a home that can still feel deferred, conditional, always one document away from vanishing. I want you to stay with that contradiction because…

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A Paradigm Shift: Critical Reflections from a Former International Student Advisor

Written by Michelle Barreto (University of Maryland, College Park) In October 2018, in my second year of my master’s program, I attended UndocuQueer, a conference designed to foster a greater understanding of the experiences of undocumented, queer individuals and to facilitate coalition-building among students, educators, and allies. Prior to attending the conference, I had served…

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What Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey Teaches us About the International Student Experience

Written by Ruchi Saini (University of Central Florida) At a time when questions of migration and borders dominate public debate globally, Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of The Odyssey feels surprisingly timely. Although its world is populated by gods, monsters, and mythical kingdoms, its central concerns are remarkably familiar to anyone who has crossed borders: the uncertainty…

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Shaping Inclusive Practice Through Student and Staff Voice

Written by Simona Golshetti and Juan Raman Mullor (University of Staffordshire) Rationale and background We initiated the International Students Pedagogies project in early 2024 in response to discussions with academic leaders about how best to support the academic success of international student cohorts at the University of Staffordshire. These conversations highlighted that, while international students…

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A Love Letter to the Self (Part III)

Written by Alok Das The Kitchen in the Tree House This letter is a story about falling, institutions, and the worlds that emerge when recognition refuses to arrive. Dear Alok, I know things are not moving in the right direction. Uncertainty keeps returning—just like last year, and the year before that. Every year, really. And…

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