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The Earlham College Border Studies Program is a liberal arts program based in Tucson, AZ that uses the transnational U.S.-Mexico border region as a critical context for unpacking contemporary global realities. Students in the Border Studies Program undertake semester-long immersion education that involves academic classes, travel to communities across southern Arizona and on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border, homestays, and internships with local organizations involved with immigration, human rights, education, social justice, and environmental sustainability.

The Spanish Language Program provides a critical component of BSP’s academic curriculum, as well as a bridge between BSP and the broader Tucson community. Located some 60 miles north of the U.S. border with Mexico, Tucson is essentially a bilingual and multinational city, and BSP’s Spanish Language Program emphasizes the teaching of Spanish as a language of the borderlands and of the United States. This involves not just a pedagogical approach that applies a decolonial analytic to challenge hegemonies of language and their intersections with broader questions of power, privilege and oppression; but also the cultivation of an ethic of language justice as a cornerstone of education, movement and community. In addition to college-level classroom instruction, the BSP Spanish Language Program Director will therefore be responsible for organizing community language classes; facilitating the training of community language instructors; and promoting access to translation and interpretation by supporting student participation in Tucson’s Language Justice Collective. In addition, the Spanish Language Program Director will join a team of three other full-time administrative faculty, who are collectively responsible for organizing and implementing all of the Border Studies Program’s logistics and curriculum.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

Directing the Spanish Program (40%, approximately 16 hours per week)

Curriculum Development: Develop curricula each semester that meet the needs of incoming students.
-Assess students’ Spanish level prior to their arrival in the program using their application materials and telephone interviews
-Interview students once they arrive to Tucson to place them in the appropriate Spanish level
-Develop Spanish language curricula according to student levels, which range from beginner to native speaker
-Instruction: Assume primary responsibility for instruction of credit-bearing Spanish language course as well as the oversight of the community Spanish classes.

Teach one content-based Spanish language course for all students
-Teach one Spanish language course targeted to either beginner, intermediate or advanced-level students
-Coordinate, alongside the Border Studies Instructor, meetings with advanced-level students who will take part in Tucson’s Language Justice Collective (LJC)
-Create assignments and interpretation practice sessions for students who will participate in the LJC
-Assess student writing on a weekly basis

Coordination and Supervision of Teaching Assistants:
-Create lesson plans with teaching assistant(s)
-Meet with and coach teaching assistants(s)

Assessment:
-Meet with students one-on-one two times throughout the semester, once in the middle and once at the end to assess their oral Spanish language progress

Co-Directing the Border Studies Program (40%, approximately 16 hours per week)

Attend weekly meetings with other BSP faculty and work as a team to keep the program running smoothly
-Work with other BSP faculty to develop curriculum each semester
-Plan orientation and wrap-up week with other BSP faculty
-Work with other BSP faculty to coordinate travel excursions
-Work as a team to conduct wellness checks with students throughout the semester

Travel Excursion Leader: Work with other BSP faculty and community members to plan and carry out travel excursions in the borderlands and Southern Mexico.

Administration (15%, approximately 6 hours per week)

Administrative duties may contain several of the following:
-Help to oversee and manage BSP facilities and equipment
-Complete monthly accounting
-Support with student services, including interviewing new applicants
-Support with advertising and student recruitment
-Maintain relationships with college contacts at affiliated universities
-Help plan meetings with outside constituents and stakeholders

Other Duties (5%, approximately 2 hours per week)

Professional development: Participate regularly in regional, national, or international professional development opportunities and networks.

Ad hoc assignments: Complete other duties as requested by Earlham College

Employer Website: https://apply.interfolio.com/84700
Bard College seeks a Berlin Programs Manager. The position is based at Bard, and will involve regular travel both within the US and occasional working visits to Bard College Berlin. This is a full-time, exempt, 12 month per year position. The successful candidate will excel at working in a community that is broadly diverse with regard to race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender, gender identity, nationality, sexual orientation, and religion.

Bard College’s main campus is in Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y., with 1,900 undergraduate students; the College also includes multiple graduate programs. The 1,000-acre campus sits along the Hudson River and offers the Fisher Performing Arts Center, and Hessel Museum of Art, and is the home of the Bard Prison Initiative, the largest college-degree-granting prison education program in the U.S. The Bard Network also includes several Bard High School Early Colleges across the country as well as international campuses and partnerships. The Bard Network is complex and demonstrates Bard’s priorities well in addition to the College’s emphasis on civic engagement.

Bard College is a private institution working in the public interest. Bard faculty and staff lead their students by example, building upon the existing network of boundary-breaking programs focused on rethinking who can and should be included in a liberal arts education.

The Berlin Programs Manager is responsible for student recruitment and program development and support for a range of study abroad programs hosted at Bard College Berlin. In this capacity, the Berlin Programs Manager is expected to set and meet numerical and financial goals for recruitment of North American students for short term study at Bard College Berlin. They will play an integral role in assuring the excellence of the student experience abroad.

The position is responsible for recruitment, management, and development for seven distinct study abroad programs hosted at BCB: Arts and Society Program, The Migration Semester, Liberal Arts Berlin (LAB) Semester, Summer Theater Intensive, Berlin Summer Studio, Bard German Language Intensive, and the Begin in Berlin Program.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
Recruit undergraduates from colleges and universities in North America to study abroad at one of Bard College Berlin’s study abroad programs
Maintain and grow relationships with faculty members, especially within the performing and studio arts, and study abroad advisors at Bard’s US-based sending partners and expand the network of institutions sending students to BCB
Travel to study abroad fairs, campus meetings, and conferences to represent BCB’s study abroad programs. Travel schedule is heaviest in late-August to early November and late-January to mid-March.
Coordinate with Annandale and Berlin colleagues on all phases of the student experience from inquiry, admission, enrollment, payment, registration, visa support, insurance coverage, housing, and travel details
Liaise with colleagues at Bard College Berlin to ensure student satisfaction;
Maintain ongoing communication with U.S.-based partner schools regarding student health and safety, program updates, and new program developments;
Contribute to the integration of DEI practices into Bard Abroad policies, materials, and programs.
Master Terra Dotta’s Studio Abroad platform to manage application flow and communications;
Collaborate with Annandale campus partners (admission, bursar, financial aid, registrar) to promote and support a cohort of newly admitted Bard students begin their Bard studies at BCB;
Conduct research on academic programming at North American colleges and universities that relates to the themes of BCB programs;
Produce and edit brochures, flyers, and advertisements and assist with annual mail and email marketing campaigns;
Update and edit all Berlin-related program handbooks in alignment with Bard Abroad policies and BCB’s campus policies.
Contribute to the work of the Open Society University Network (OSUN) as it pertains to BCB study away programming.
Other duties as assigned.

The Program Coordinator: Health, Safety and Operations is primarily responsible for administration, oversight, and coordination of processes related to Center for International Studies’ operations and health & safety abroad. This position ensures strong support for faculty, staff, and students while on University programs abroad.

TCU is a mid-sized, private university serving over 11,000 undergraduate and graduate students. TCU has a rich tradition of global programming, with approximately 40% of TCU students studying abroad during their college career.

Wofford College’s Office of International Programs (OIP) invites applications for Assistant Director of International Programs. Reporting directly to the Dean of International Programs, the Assistant Director coordinates all faculty-led study abroad programming (including Wofford’s Interim travel/study programming), serves as an advisor for partner-sponsored and Wofford-administered study abroad, and serves as a risk manager in incident management overseas. The Assistant Director also supervises the study abroad advisor.

The Assistant Director is a full-time salaried appointment, and the regular work schedule is 8:30 am to 5 pm, Monday-Friday. Occasional evenings and weekends, as well as domestic and international travel, will be expected. As a member of the OIP team, the Assistant Director will join a robust, nationally ranked education abroad office that continues to provide opportunities and resources which foster global awareness and intercultural development. The department is committed to celebrating diversity and seeking development opportunities that foster a more inclusive and equitable campus culture.

HOW TO APPLY:
Assured consideration will be provided for all applications received by March 1, 2021. Application materials include: (1) a letter of interest explaining how you meet the qualifications for this position, (2) a current resume or CV, and (3) names and contact information for (minimally) 3 professional references, including a recent supervisor (notice will be given before contacting any references). Materials must be emailed to ADOIPSearch@wofford.edu for assured consideration.

Salary will be commensurate with experience. Wofford College provides a competitive benefits package including employer contribution to retirement savings, employer premium contribution to comprehensive major medical insurance, disability insurance, and other accompanying fringes.

ABOUT WOFFORD COLLEGE:
Wofford College, established in 1854, is a private liberal arts residential college located a few blocks north of downtown Spartanburg, South Carolina. Wofford offers 25 major fields of study to a student body of 1700 undergraduates and is nationally known for the strength of its academic program, outstanding faculty, and study abroad participation. Wofford is home to one of the nation’s 283 Phi Beta Kappa chapters. The college community supports 19 NCAA Division I athletics teams and numerous student organizations, including honor societies, professional organizations, faith-based organizations, club sports, and three publications. 

Wofford’s priorities increasingly reflect commitments to diversity, inclusivity and coalition building. Created spring of 2015, the President’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee has executed the recommendations of Wofford’s 2014 Strategic Vision Plan: to increase the diversity of students, faculty and staff, to support programming and policy geared toward equity, and to link its investment in diversity to sustainable partnerships with the Spartanburg community. Working alongside Wofford’s Center for Community-Based Learning, the committee has helped Wofford restructure campus leadership, develop diversity training for faculty and staff, increase geographic, racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, and LGBTQ+ representation, and increase funding for diversity-related programming.

SPARTANBURG, SC
Spartanburg is located in upstate South Carolina, 30 miles east of Greenville, South Carolina, an hour from Charlotte, North Carolina, and three hours east of Atlanta, Georgia. Historic Charleston and the South Carolina coast are three hours away, and Wofford sits an hour south of the artistic, culinary hub of Asheville, North Carolina. Spartanburg is a growing, diverse community that supports six college and university campuses along with numerous civic arts and cultural associations. It became the first city in South Carolina to join the Government Alliance on Race and Equity and, in 2012, became one of five cities nationally to participate in the 10-year Wellville program, a national nonprofit initiative dedicated to improving equitable well-being in U.S. cities. Spartanburg and Wofford partner on multiple community equity initiatives, including the Northside Initiative, which has brought together a diverse group of citizens to revitalize a neighborhood in ways that don’t reproduce the harm of earlier urban renewal programs.

EEO STATEMENT:
Wofford College values diversity within our students, faculty, and staff, and strives to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people. Wofford College does not discriminate in employment on the bases of race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and/or local laws.

It is the policy of Wofford College to provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities for employment. If you require any accommodations to participate in any part of the hiring process, please contact HumanResources@Wofford.edu.

COMPLIANCE WITH TITLE IX:
In compliance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Wofford College does not discriminate against any employee, applicant for employment, student, or applicant for admission on the basis of sex. Policies and procedures for addressing complaints of discrimination and harassment can be found at www.wofford.edu/titleix. Reports can be made to the Title IX Coordinator at any time. Inquiries related to the application of Title IX at Wofford should be referred to the college’s Title IX Coordinator (contact information below) and external inquires can be made to the Department of Education.

Wofford College Title IX Coordinator
Amanda Estabrook
429 N Church St.
Campus Life Building
Spartanburg, SC 29303
(864) 597-4047
estabrookar@wofford.edu

External inquiry can be made to:
Office for Civil Rights (OCR)
U.S. Department of Education
6400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20202-1100
(800) 421-3481
OCR@ed.gov / http://www.ed.gov/ocr

The Texas Tech University Office of International Affairs is seeking dedicated and dynamic candidates for the position of Study Abroad Counselor. This position reports to the Director of Study Abroad. The Counselor’s primary objective is advising students throughout the study abroad process including program selection, pre-departure, while abroad, and upon return to campus. The Counselor will utilize student development theory to ensure students are meeting their academic, personal, and professional goals through study abroad. Work is preformed collaboratively with colleagues on campus and with partner institutions to ensure coordination, compliance, and smooth operation of international programs.

Student Health, Safety and Emergency Response Director

The University of California Education Abroad Program (UCEAP) is committed to promoting excellence through diversity, equity, and inclusiveness. In keeping with the academic mission of the University of California, UCEAP recognizes that diversity is integral to the University’s achievement of excellence and strives to create an environment that is welcoming for all. UCEAP upholds the principle of equal opportunity for all and adheres to the University of California Diversity statement.

Through international academic experiences, UCEAP inspires students to explore and transform their lives, UC, and the world. Since 1962, UCEAP has served as the UC systemwide study abroad program, supporting this mission and serving over 100,000 students across all 10 UC campuses and over 30,000 international exchange students. UCEAP typically has over 6,000 student participants annually and is active in over 40 countries worldwide. Sustained by strong academic excellence, spirited faculty collaboration and an interrelated support system, UCEAP produces future global citizens and thought leaders. www.uceap.universityofcalifornia.edu

Brief Summary of Job Duties
The Student Health, Safety and Emergency Response Director oversees risk and crisis management, emergency response, student incidents, health, disabilities, code of conduct, travel insurance, health and safety training, UC policy, and regulatory compliance.

Analyzes issues, problems, and crises with or without prior precedent. Creates, develops, and implements strategies; formulates and administers policies and programs with significant impact on UC student welfare. Directs systematic and uniform student emergency response, incident response, risk management, compliance, crisis preparedness, and student travel insurance matters, while observing health and safety standards and laws in countries of operation.

Leads comprehensive, systematic, international student emergency assessment and response within the UCEAP Risk Framework. Provides reliable data to mitigate risks, ensuring sound decisions and policy/reporting compliance. Creates and implements objectives for standards and best practices, global readiness, and successful responses, ensuring operational continuity/recovery. Links stakeholders on protocols, emergency preparedness, prevention, response, and recovery; improves resilience, providing for the safety and security of students, staff, and faculty abroad.

Audits global readiness and recovery plans, response protocols, and compliance with applicable US and in-country laws. Monitors geopolitical issues and trends. Leads 24/7 response team; monitors and analyzes threats; assesses situations; coordinates responses and provides guidance and direction during crises and major world events (e.g., terrorism, civil unrest, environmental disasters, epidemics, fires, outages, etc.). Oversees UCEAP student travel insurance program; negotiates terms for specific services and coverage levels, based on student demographics, and program location/needs.

Responds to sensitive incidents, such as mental health crises and sexual violence or assault, that require decisions/direction on complex matters with or without precedent. Formulates response strategies with the appropriate Program Director, considering students\' best interests, while observing UC policies and applicable laws. Guides Program Directors and program teams to provide immediate crisis intervention and resource information and referrals, supportively and confidentially. Serves as liaison with students and campus Title IX Officers/CARE Advocates. Provides advocacy and support, including implementation of safety plans as recommended by a treating physician. Works with the Student Health, Safety and Emergency Response Team, in-country, and UC campus experts to provide appropriate support.

Identifies threat scenarios and responses; guides local staff abroad to develop crisis management plans for each location abroad. Provides training for staff, including campus health/psychological and disability services, on student risk management issues, health, safety and security, sexual violence, student code of conduct, mental health, and others, based on student incident trends. Implements and maintains security processes to reduce risks, respond to incidents, and limit UC liability. Facilitates the continuous development, upgrade and enforcement of security, safety, and health policies, procedures, and accountability across UCEAP.

Serves as a subject matter expert to provide leadership, providing guidance for emergencies and incidents with global impact (e.g., pandemics). Keeps up to date on current research, trends, and technology in the field. Participates in outreach for health and safety standards within the field of education abroad and in a professional network of UC global risk administrators. Maintains involvement in professional organizations, such as the US Diplomatic Security (OSAC), NAFSA, and Forum on Education abroad.

Associate Program Director


The University of California Education Abroad Program (UCEAP) is committed to promoting excellence through diversity, equity, and inclusiveness. In keeping with the academic mission of the University of California, UCEAP recognizes that diversity is integral to the University’s achievement of excellence and strives to create an environment that is welcoming for all. UCEAP upholds the principle of equal opportunity for all and adheres to the University of California Diversity statement.

Through international academic experiences, UCEAP inspires students to explore and transform their lives, UC, and the world. Since 1962, UCEAP has served as the UC systemwide study abroad program, supporting this mission and serving over 100,000 students across all 10 UC campuses and over 30,000 international exchange students. UCEAP typically has over 6,000 student participants annually and is active in over 40 countries worldwide. Sustained by strong academic excellence, spirited faculty collaboration and an interrelated support system, UCEAP produces future global citizens and thought leaders. www.uceap.universityofcalifornia.edu

Brief Summary of Job Duties: Under the general direction of the Program Directors (PDs), the Associate Program Director (APD) is responsible for student case management across all programs, regional coordination of health and safety emergencies, review and analysis of student program evaluations, and full oversight and management responsibilities for student affairs case management, student evaluation review, marketing support, and select program management.

The APD works closely, when necessary, with the Program Teams, Directors of Reciprocity, Finance, Student Health, Safety & Emergency Response, Human Resources, Information Technology, and the Associate Vice Provost & Executive Director on legal, budget, and other operational matters.

As the locus for one of the University’s strategic plan foundations, Penn State Global Programs is an area of growth and opportunity for those seeking a career in the field of international education. Global Programs is committed to fostering diversity and inclusion for all employees and students; we value individuals of all perspectives and backgrounds in our collaborative, respectful, and globally engaged environment.

The Education Abroad office (EA) within Global Programs is accepting applications for an education abroad adviser. The adviser will work on advising, exchange program management and outreach. This person will report to the Manager of Education Abroad Advising and will also work closely with the Academic Services Manager. Other key collaborators include the entire advising team, academic services, EA leadership as well as Faculty-Led programs teams to support office-wide strategic goals.

Job Duties:
• Provides guidance and information to students on the availability, value, and academic appropriateness of study abroad programs within the designated program portfolio;
• Coordinates outreach initiatives on behalf of EA intended to reach a broad spectrum of potential students, many of whom may be traditionally underrepresented in study abroad;
• Work directly with students (both outbound and inbound exchange) both in one-on-one and group sessions; addressing groups of students, parents, and faculty through a variety of media.
o Advising on program costs, financial aid policies, and education abroad scholarships; responding to inquiries about study abroad;
• Prepare pre-departure/pre-arrival information, working with the online tutorial, and leading orientation sessions; maintaining supportive and constructive communication with students during the advising, application, study abroad, and return stages;
• Act as a primary contact for the incoming exchange students and exchange partner universities, working closely with DISSA and offices from across campus to assist them through the application and enrollment process.
• Prepare and update information and materials for EA programs within Terra Dotta Systems, application review, and student selection, maintain partnerships with providers, host institutions, and program staff abroad.
• Support and lead EA initiatives for programming and outreach to prospective study abroad students.
o Activities include but are not limited to; Education Abroad Fair, information sessions, returned student programming, events, etc.; Crisis support: collaborating with appropriate crisis response team members in the case of student emergencies abroad.