Impacts of COVID-19 on International Students and the Future of Student Mobility

This volume uses case studies and students lived experiences to document the impacts of coronavirus (COVID-19) on international students and explores future challenges and opportunities for student mobility within higher education.

Krishna Bista is Professor of Higher Education in the Department of Advanced Studies, Leadership and Policy at Morgan State University, Maryland, USA. Ryan M. Allen is Assistant Professor of Practice in the Attallah College of Educational Studies at Chapman University, California, USA. Roy Y. Chan is Assistant Professor of Education and Director of the Doctorate of Education (EdD) program in Leadership and Professional Practice in the Helen DeVos College of Education at Lee University, Tennessee, USA.

Foreword fromJenny J. Lee A New Golden Age in International Higher Education: Challenges and Successes during the Pandemic and Beyond Krishna Bista, Ryan M. Allen, and Roy Y. Chan Part I: Documenting International Student Experience during COVID-19 Stay in the U.S. or Return to China: Push-Pull Factors Influencing International Students' Choices during COVID-19 Yanhao Wang Distressed in a Foreign Country: Mental Health and Well-Being among International Students in the United States During COVID-19 Katie Koo Exploring the Extent of International Undergraduate Students' Academic Struggles during the COVID-19 Pandemic Barry Fass-Holmes Never Getting Off the Ground or Heading Home Early: Student Perceptions and Experiences of Study Abroad Disruption during COVID-19 William L. Harder and Jamie L. Mullaney Part II: Managing the Pandemic: Perspectives from International Faculty, Staff, and Services Managing the Pandemic: Perspectives of Campus Administrative Staff at a University in Poland Kamil Luczaj, Olga Kurek-Ochmanska, Andrzej Rozmus "A Lot Has Become Muted:" Supporting LGBTQ+ Students Living at Home during the COVID-19 Pandemic Grey Reavis, Nicholas Antonicci, Kim Manturuk Online Teaching Experience as a Member of International Faculty during the Outbreak of COVID-19 in China Benjamin H. Nam Strategies and Responsibilities of Expanding International Education Partnerships during COVID-19: A Case of Overseas Operation of a U.S. Public University Ruth Lu and Chao "Phoebe" You Shifting Modalities: Lessons of the Transition to e-Learning due to COVID-19 G. Blue Brazelton and Betsy Buford Part III: Reimagining Policies, Programs, and Progress: Future International Education International Students at the Intersection of Local Policy and Global Emergency Max Crumley-Effinger Will International Education in the U.S. Enter the Post-China Era? Yingyi Ma Navigating through COVID-19 Complexity: An Assessment-Centered Transdisciplinary Approach for Internationalizing the Curriculum Jasper Kun-Ting Hsieh and Amanda Wing Shee Yeung Lessons Learned? Internationalization of Higher Education in Mexico from (A)H1N1 to COVID-19 Santiago Castiello-Gutiérrez and Mónica Irene Camacho Lizárraga Epilogue: What's Next? A New Era Ryan M. Allen, Krishna Bista, and Roy Y. Chan