Don't fix but embrace us says international student

Santiago Castiello-Gutierrez' essay "Beyond the Melting Pot..." provides first-hand insight on his experience as an international student in the U.S.A. He says, "Today's HEIs focus too much on what we as international students lack instead of focusing on the richness of our 'uniqueness'." He goes on to characterize his and other international students' uniqueness as "a form of capital that can transform an institution."

Just as domestic multicultural students in the U.S.A. were first only accommodated and more recently have begun to transform the HEIs they attend, international students have so much to offer and the sooner institutions move to an asset rather than deficit view the more quickly everyone will benefit.