Lunch Talk: Arriving and Thriving in the U.S. as an International Student and Scholar

Join us for lunch, great discussion, and a book raffle with an incredible author and speaker, Dr. Rajika Bhandari!

International students and scholars today are armed with information about their future programs of study and research, yet they continue to face significant challenges and gaps when it comes to adapting academically, socially, and culturally to the U.S. and ultimately in succeeding.

Drawing upon her expertise as a scholar and author of international student issues and trends and her own personal journey as a former international student, Dr. Rajika Bhandari will discuss key barriers that many international students and scholars face yet are either unaware of or are reluctant to share, while also providing a roadmap for the mindset and strategies needed to succeed. In doing so, she will also draw upon her recent and award-winning book, America Calling: A Foreign Student in a Country of Possibility.

If you join us in-person, we will have a light lunch, followed by desserts and conversation. You can also register to join us via Zoom. 

This program and being generously co-sponsored by the McDougal Center for Graduate Student Life. 

Speaker Bio:
Rajika Bhandari, Ph.D., is a scholar-practitioner in international higher education, author of the award-winning book, America Calling: A Foreign Student in a Country of Possibility, and the host of the World Wise podcast on education, culture, and migration. Dr. Bhandari's work has spanned the nonprofit, private and higher education sectors and 22 countries. Quoted frequently in the global press, she is also a widely published author and speaker on issues of international students and international education; the global competition for talent; skilled immigrants; and educational and cultural diplomacy. She is the founder of Rajika Bhandari Advisors, offering evidence-based strategic guidance to nonprofits, multilateral organizations, and higher education institutions around the world, and also serves as a Senior Advisor to the Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration. She previously led the IC3 Institute as its President and CEO, and spent over a decade at the Institute of International Education where she led IIE’s research, evaluation and thought leadership portfolio, including the Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange. She has also served on the US National Commission to UNESCO, and as an adjunct professor at Teachers College, Columbia University. A product of international education herself, Dr. Bhandari was educated at the University of Delhi in India and at North Carolina State University in the U.S. Learn more about her work at: www.rajikabhandari.com  
 

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