Supporting international graduate students in U.S.A.

While international undergraduate enrollment is larger than graduate, the roles graduate students play in U.S.A. institution is critical. These international graduate students are placed in assistantships that support research and teaching. In the teaching assistantship, how do international GAs learn to conduct themselves in classrooms where the style of teaching and relationship between instructor and student may be very different than what they previously experienced? Three graduate students at the University of Rochester share their perspectives on what it takes to support international GAs and it isn't hard - empathic communication and cultural receptivity are key.

International graduate students are also positioning themselves for careers, perhaps beginning with extended practical study in the U.S.A. While graduate students in all academic areas need support, particularly those in the humanities may require greater assistance in preparing for and pursuing placements both in and outside of higher education.