Globalizing Higher Education through Diversity, Social Justice, and Intercultural Communication

In recent years higher education in the United States has been trending towards a discourse of "globalizing" our campuses and curriculum. As this trend continues, the role of Global Intercultural Education has rapidly grown with a focus on increasing international student populations, sending students abroad, and embedding global topics and requirements into curriculum. This shift in focus has often been at odds with traditional discourses and historical issues related to Diversity, Equity and Social Justice issues in Higher Education. This session will present opportunities to synergize Intercultural and Global Educational issues in Higher Education with Diversity and Social Justice frames in order to help foster ideas that can support the development of diverse, inclusive and globalized campus communities with a commitment to social justice