Welcome to the Morning Coffee Series. Take ten minutes out of your week to explore the issues and topics critical to international education today. Learn from IE pioneers, leaders, and innovators. Grab a cup, press play, and enjoy a thought-provoking break.

  • S2E2 Research and International Education
    Laura Rumbley is the Associate Director for Knowledge Development and Research at the European Association for International Education. She is the co-editor of the Journal of Studies in International Education and serves on a number of international program and project boards.
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  • S2E1 Indigenization and Decolonization of Education
    Carleen Thomas is an elected council member of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation (TWN) and the currently the Special Project Manager of its Treaty Land and Resource Department. She has recently been appointed as Chancellor of Emily Carr University of Art + Design. She is the first Indigenous person to hold the position.
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  • S1E10 A Conversation with Esi Edugyan
    Esi Edugyan - is a bestselling author, novelist, and the daughter of Ghanian immigrants. She has won the prestigious Scotiabank Giller Prize twice with her books Half-Blood Blues and Washington Black.
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  • S1E9 The Experience of LGBT International Students in Canada
    Trevor Corkum - A international educator with over 20 years experience, a nationally and internationally published writer, and a consultant in education, non-governmental, and arts sectors
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  • S1E8 BC Economic Review and Outlook
    Jock A. Finlayson - Senior Policy Advisor and former Executive Vice President and Chief Policy Officer at the Business Council of British Columbia.
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  • S1E7 International Students' Mental Health
    Karen Fischer is longtime higher-education journalist. Her work has appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education, the New York Times, EdSource, the Washington Monthly, and University World News. She is the publisher of latitude(s), a weekly newsletter on global education.
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  • S1E6 Decolonizing International Education
    Dr. Fanta Aw is the Vice President of Campus Life and Inclusive Excellence at American University in Washington, D.C. She has over 25 years of experience in higher education administration and a PhD in Sociology with a concentration in social stratification.
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  • S1E5 International Education and Climate Action
    Dr. Jennie Moore - is the Director of the Institute Sustainability at the British Columbia Institute of Technology and leads its Ecocity Centre of Excellence. She is the creator of the ecoCity Footprint tool that helps cities and citizens identify pathways to sustainable consumption and lifestyles.
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  • S1E4 Religion and International Education
    Dr. Michael Woolf is the Deputy President of CAPA: The Global Education Network. He has written widely on international education and cultural studies, with focus on strategic development on the status and credibility of education abroad within the wider academic community.
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