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50-Minute Sessions

Shared Interest (SI)

Lift as We Climb: Black/African American Professionals in International Education

Wednesday, May 28, 2025
4:30 PM – 5:20 PM PST
“Each one, teach one.” Led by experienced Black/African American professionals, this session aims to empower international educators by presenting tools for professional and personal development. It focuses on creating community, centering self-reflection, mentorship, circles of practice, and leveraging NAFSA opportunities as paths to growth.

Learning Objectives:

  • Foster collaboration, trust-building, and the exchange of ideas through dialogue.
  • Demonstrate the “Each one, teach one” mentorship philosophy by emphasizing that everyone has something to teach and something to learn and develop networking strategies to share and obtain knowledge to mitigate challenges faced by Black/African American professionals.
  • Utilize NAFSA networking tools and resources and create a networking plan for the current NAFSA conference that will enhance networking and mentorship strategies in the future.
  • Connect Black/African American international education professionals with each other and create a plan to expand personal networks of mentors and learn how to mentor others.