Many educators are considering ways to increase student intercultural competence and support student identity development as they seek to create more inclusive and equitable schools and contribute to more just societies. This study provides analysis of one type of learning experience intentionally designed around intercultural…

Many colleges and universities within U.S. higher education make claims about their graduates understanding global leadership. In addition, American higher education has a unique opportunity to promote global leadership to help address our world's most pressing issues, including education and healthcare disparities, violence towards those with…

The time it takes a student to complete a bachelor's degree in college is ever-changing. The four-year timeframe to finish a degree in the United States has become a dream many will not accomplish for various reasons. Looking to the past, we have seen bachelor's degrees go from a three-year timeframe to a four-year timeframe, college costs have…

This quantitative study was conducted at a large four-year, high undergraduate, public university (called Midwest University for the purposes of this article) to compare and assess the perceived benefit of traditional study abroad programs and short-term, faculty-led study abroad programs on participants' employability skills, cultural competency,…