As international travel, communication, and economic integration continue to expand, student affairs professionals need to incorporate a more global perspective into their work and leadership on campus. This timely issue of New Directions for Student Services assesses the impact of international trends and developments on the student affairs profession, and offers practical suggestions for developing the knowledge and skills requisite for a global future. The authors explain how to recruit and support international students and provide valuable information on student and staff exchange programs. The volume also presents case studies from student affairs professionals in Mexico, Germany, and Hong Kong, highlighting the global student affairs issues that transcend national borders. This is the 86th issue of the quarterly journal New Directions for Student Services.

Author Biography

JON C. DALTON is vice president for student affairs and associate professor of higher education at Florida State University. He serves as director of the Institute on College Student Values and is a past president of the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators.