STEM Tea | Mentoring international students

This episode of STEM Tea is all about challenges specific to international students, such as language barriers, finding social and cultural acceptance and navigating visa restrictions.

(Left to right) Hosting this episode is Cicely Wilson, an Associate Professor of Communications at Union University (TN, USA) studying the lack of research featuring students and scholars of color in the field of communication. Cicely is joined by Haysetta Shuler, a DEI consultant and STEM mentor; Elsie Spencer, Administrative Director for the National Center for Children and Families at the Teachers College, Columbia University (NY, USA); Ella Adjei-Sowah, a graduate student at the University of Rochester (NY, USA) studying nanoparticles as drug delivery methods; and Maria Namwanje, a clinical genomics scientist at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (TN, USA).

Contents:

• Introduction: 00:00 – 04:53
• Employment barriers for international students studying at US institutions: 04:53 – 07:05
• What financial difficulties can international students face? 07:05 – 08:00
• Are there language barriers that international students face that have long-term effects? 08:00 – 09:00
• What are the different types of visas that international students are granted for enrollment at US institutions? 09:00 – 11:50
• Are there limits to how many credits international students can take? 11:50 – 13:15
• Closing thoughts: 13:15 – 13:50
• What’s the tea? 13:50 – 15:20
• Social media handles: 15:20 –16:15
  • Haysetta Shuler @PStrengthen
  • Elsie Spencer @Elsielacubana
  • Ella Adjei-Sowah @easa_me
  • Maria Namwanje @mnamwanje_PhD
  • Cicely Wilson @Cicely (York) Wilson, Ph.D.