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

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