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. [email protected]
Melissa Whatley, College of William & Mary, USA: Program Co-Chair 2024-2026. [email protected]
Anne Campbell, Middlebury Institute of International Studies, USA: Program Co-Chair (2023-2025). [email protected]
Maia Chankseliani, University of Oxford, UK: Co-Chair (2023-2025). [email protected]
Amanda Corso, George Mason University: Secretary/Treasurer 2024-2026. [email protected]
Jeana E. Morrison, Evidence 4 Action, RWJF, UC San-Fransisco: Unit Planner/Program Chair June 2025-2027. [email protected]
Teklu Abate Bekele, The American University in Cairo, Egypt: Awards Committee Chair (2023-2025). [email protected]

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, [email protected], or by phone during business hours at (412) 383-3945.