Aryn Baxter

Academics Faculty

Aryn Baxter

Email: arb64867@bethel.edu

Job Title

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Dr. Aryn Baxter works at the intersection of international higher education and international development. Her mission is to enhance the capacity and commitment of individuals, teams and institutions to create a more just, peaceful and sustainable world by informing and expanding access to transformative global learning opportunities

Started at Bethel

2020

Education

  • University of Minnesota - Ph.D. Education Policy: Comparative and International Development Education, 2014
  • University of Minnesota - M.A. Education Policy: Comparative and International Development Education, 2008
  • Gordon College - B.A. International Affairs and Sociology, 2005

Biography

Dr. Aryn Baxter is an international educator, researcher, and program evaluator who works at the intersection of international higher education and international development. Her mission is to enhance the capacity and commitment of individuals, teams and institutions to create a more just, peaceful and sustainable world by informing and expanding access to transformative global learning opportunities. Her research interests include ethical internationalization, scholarship programs, university partnerships, and engaging students as partners in international education. Most recently, as Executive Director for International Programs at the University of Idaho (2019-2020), Dr. Baxter led efforts to expand access to transformative global learning and engagement opportunities and advance comprehensive internationalization. Prior to this role, she directed the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program and was a faculty member in the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University. Dr. Baxter has lived and worked in multiple countries, including Egypt, Switzerland, Haiti, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Mali. She currently serves as a Board Member for the Comparative International Education Society and holds a master's and doctorate in Education Policy and Administration with a focus on Comparative and International Development Education from the University of Minnesota.

Courses Taught

EDUC 818: Comparative Analysis of Issues in Higher Education

 

Awards

Fulbright International Education Administrators Seminar, Japan

Fulbright Program (Summer 2020; postponed to Summer 2021)

Higher Education Internationalization Learning Community, Principal Investigator - $1,000

            Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, Arizona State University (2017 – 2018)

Strengthening Institutional Linkages, Principal Investigator - $21,900,000

            Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program (2016 – 2021)

Publications

Green, W., & Baxter, A. (In Press, 2021). Engaging students as partners in international education. SAGE Handbook of International Higher Education 2nd Edition.

Baxter, A. (2019). Engaging underrepresented international students as partners: Agency and constraints among Rwandan students in the United States. Journal of Studies in International Education, 23(1), 106-122.

Baxter, A. (2018). The benefits and challenges of international education: Maximizing learning for social change. In J. Dassin, R. Marsh & M. Mawer (Eds.), International scholarships in higher education: Pathways for social change. Palgrave Macmillan.

Campbell, A. C., & Baxter, A. (2019). Exploring the attributes and practices of alumni associations that advance social change. International Journal of Educational Development, 66, 164-172.

Mlambo, Y. A., & Baxter, A. (2018). “What can I offer America?” A postcolonial analysis of faculty motivations and perceptions in North-South university partnerships. FIRE: Forum for International Research in Education, 4(3), 33-55. 

Pellowski Wiger, N., Chapman, D., Baxter, A., & DeJaeghere, J. (2015). Context matters: A model of the factors associated with the effectiveness of youth entrepreneurship training. Prospects, 45, 533-547.

DeJaeghere, J., & Baxter, A. (2014). Entrepreneurship education for youth in Eastern Africa: A capabilities approach as an alternative framework to neoliberalism’s individualizing risks. Progress in Development Studies, 14(1), 61-76.

Baxter, A., Chapman, D., DeJaeghere, J., Pekol, A., & Weiss, T. (2013). How can entrepreneurship training offer an effective strategy for poverty reduction? A Review of Literature and International Experience. In International educational innovation and public sector entrepreneurship, Volume 23, 33-58. Emerald Group Publishing Limited.

Baxter, A. (2011). Higher education mission and vision in Rwanda: A comparative and critical discourse analysis. Reconsidering Development Journal, 2(2).

Presentations

Baxter, A. & Gibbons, M. (May 2020). Expanding access to global learning through virtual exchange. Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning Faculty Development Workshop at the University of Idaho.

Baxter, A. (March 2020). Ethical internationalization: Challenges, frameworks and responsible practices in international higher education. Virtual Comparative and International Education Society Conference.

Baer, J., Barsoum, S., & Baxter, A. (February 2020). Your network is your net worth: Building value through international student networks. Association of International Education Administrators Annual Conference, Washington, D. C.

Baxter, A., Mlambo, Y., & Halkiyo, A. (April 2019). Regional student mobility as a sustainable development strategy in Africa: Examining the lived experiences of regionally mobile scholarship recipients. Comparative and International Education Society Conference, San Francisco, California.

Baxter, A. (November 2019). Ethical internationalization. Malcolm Renfrew Interdisciplinary Colloquium at the University of Idaho.

Baxter, A. (May 2018). Mapping the terrain: A social cartography of conceptual frameworks for illuminating the link between social relations and scholarship program outcomes. (Re)mapping the terrain of higher education scholarship programs for social change: An exploration of social cartography and social networks panel. Comparative and International Education Society Conference, Mexico City, Mexico.

Baxter, A. (June 2017). Expanding access to mobility through international scholarships: The opportunities and challenges of transnational education spaces. Addressing Inequalities, Mobility and Dislocation: Insights from International and Domestic Research and Practice Conference, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.

Baxter, A. (May 2016). Connections to home: A multi-university mixed methods study on the career and life trajectories of African alumni of international universities. Comparative and International Education Society Conference, Vancouver, Canada.

Baxter, A. (May 2014). The burden of privilege: Transnational education space and migration dilemmas among scholarship students from Rwanda in the U.S. Comparative and International Education Society Conference, Toronto, Canada.

Baxter, A. (May 2013). Student Perspectives: A multi-sited ethnographic case study of the Rwanda Presidential Scholars Program. Scholarships for change: An exploration of motivations and experiences across stakeholder perspectives panel.  Comparative and International Education Society Conference, New Orleans, LA, USA.

Baxter, A., Pekol, A., & Krause, B. (October 2012). The eco-system of program evaluation: Foundations, NGOs and academics. Presented at the American Evaluation Association Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN.

Baxter, A. & DeJaeghere, J. (April 2012). A capabilities approach as a framework for learning and livelihood for youth. Comparative and International Education Society Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Baxter, A., & Lutterman-Aguilar, A. (November 2011). Student learning abroad – At whose expense and/or benefit? Council on International Educational Exchange Annual Conference in New Orleans, LA, USA.

Professional Organizations, Committees, and Boards

Board Member, Comparative and International Education Society

 

Hobbies and Interests

I enjoy getting outside whenever I can to hike, bike, camp, ski, etc. I love traveling and visiting new and familiar places with friends and family. I also enjoy playing piano and practicing yoga.