• Foundations in Higher Education • Internship in Higher Education • Diversity in Higher Education • The Transition from High School to College • College Student Learning & Development • Research Approaches & Techniques • Career Counseling • Internship in College Teaching • The Practice of International Education • Multicultural, Multilingual Education • Leadership in…
Community
The NYU Higher Ed & Student Affairs community has been the highlight of my experience. New York University is the most diverse institution I have ever attended, and the Higher Ed program benefits from that diversity. My peers arrived in NYC with a variety of backgrounds, passions, and past experiences that they brought into…
Professional Development
The past two years have been a flurry of professional development. Many of my activities have centered around writing & editing and international education. Drawing on my experiences as a Fulbright awardee, I presented on international experiences and fellowships on panels through the Wasserman Center for Career Development, and wrote on issues to consider before…
International Student Services
As a graduate student employee at Office of Global Services, I spend the majority of my time doing data input and answering inquiries around immigration paperwork. While this primarily administrative role required little knowledge of student development theory, it did require an attention to detail and a renewable source of patience and empathy as…
Newsletter
The Higher Ed program newsletter In the Loop was born out of a conversation with Dr. Ann Marcus, after a masters program town hall. One of the issues discussed was the disparate nature of the program and non-existent alumni involvement. As a small step to begin developing a more clear and lasting program affinity, I founded…
Dominican Republic
One of the reasons I chose NYU was because of the overall emphasis on the internationalization of the curriculum, including opportunities for graduate students. I chose a 2-week program to the Dominican Republic from the Department of Teaching and Learning. The course, Intercultural Perspectives in Multicultural & Multilingual Education, addressed issues of immigration, multicultural pedagogy…
Reading List
• College: What it was, is, and should be — Andrew Delbanco • A History of Higher Education –John Thelin • The Shame of the Nation: The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America — Jonathan Kozol • College Unbound: The Future of Higher Education and What it Means for Students — Jeffrey Selingo • Place,…
ACUHO-I
This past summer I spent working in the Office of Housing & Community Life at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon. Though I chose to attend a master’s program in New York, I knew my career would take me back to Oregon after graduation. I used the summer internship program through the Association of College and…
School of American Ballet
The School of American Ballet was the site of most of my professional learning over the past two years. It has been the site where theory has become practice for me. William Perry’s theory of intellectual and ethical development is the foundation of my after-school programming. Working with student leaders has made me question the…
Ariel Bloomer's Capstone 