HIGHER EDUCATION SIG

WELCOME TO THE HIGHER EDUCATION SIG!

SIG DESCRIPTION

The Higher Education SIG (HE SIG) serves as a networking hub for promoting scholarship opportunities, critical dialogue, and linking professionals and academics to the international aspects of higher education.

SIG OFFICERS

Maia Chankseliani, University of Oxford, UK: Co-Chair (2023-2025).
Dante Salto, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA: Co-Chair (2022-2024)
Anne Campbell, Middlebury Institute of International Studies, USA: Program Co-Chair (2023-2025).
Chrystal George Mwangi, George Mason University, USA: Program Co-Chair (2022-2024).
Teklu Abate Bekele, The American University in Cairo, Egypt: Awards Committee Chair (2023-2025).
Samantha Nissen, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities and Northwestern University, USA: Secretary/Treasurer (2022-2024).
Rosalind Raby, California State University, USA: Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education.

SIG MEMBERSHIP

The CIES Special Interest Group (SIG) directory (https://members.cies.us/page/SIGs) provides a complete list of the mission, officers, and work of our 37 SIGs, which are sorted by region or topic.

You must be a member of CIES to join a SIG, which can be done any time during the year.

There are three ways to join a SIG:

Online, any time of the year, when renewing your CIES membership including the SIG dues. Please go to, https://members.cies.us/page/meminfo.
Online, when registering as a presenter for the CIES Conference, which requires CIES membership. A specific link will be available for each conference.
By mail or phone. Please contact the Office of the Executive Director (OED) Membership Coordinator by email at, membership@cies.us, or by phone during business hours at (412) 383-3945.