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.
2024-2025 SIG OFFICERS
- Saran Stewart, University of Connecticut, USA: Co-Chair 2024-2026. saranstewart@gmail.com
- Melissa Whatley, College of William & Mary, USA: Program Co-Chair 2024-2026. mewhatley@wm.edu
- Anne Campbell, Middlebury Institute of International Studies, USA: Program Co-Chair (2023-2025). anne.c.campbell@gmail.com
- Maia Chankseliani, University of Oxford, UK: Co-Chair (2023-2025). maia.chankseliani@education.ox.ac.uk
- Amanda Corso, George Mason University: Secretary/Treasurer 2024-2026. acorso5@gmu.edu
- Jeana E. Morrison, Evidence 4 Action, RWJF, UC San-Fransisco: Unit Planner/Program Chair June 2025-2027. jeana.morrison@ucsf.edu
- Teklu Abate Bekele, The American University in Cairo, Egypt: Awards Committee Chair (2023-2025). teklu.abate@aucegypt.edu
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.
SIG ACTIVITIES AND PROJECTS
Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education (J-CIHE): https://www.ojed.org/index.php/jcihe/about
SIG ONLINE PRESENCE
External website: https://www.higheredsig.org/
Email: cies.hesig@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CIES-Higher-Education-Special-Interest-Group-142455656189373/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/highered_sig?lang=en
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8611783/