Yao, Christina W.George Mwangi, Chrystal A.2024-04-262018-01-252017-01-012166-3750https://doi.org/10.32674/jis.v7i4.180https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14394/5470<p>For published version, please visit:</p> <p>Yao, C.W. & George Mwangi, C.A. (2017). Role of student affairs in international student transition and success: Editorial. Journal of International Students, 7(4), i–iii. doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.32674/jis.v7i4.180">10.32674/jis.v714.180</a></p>International student mobility has grown significantly in recent years, with over 4.1 million students in 2013 who studied abroad around the world (Institute of International Education [IIE], 2016). With the changes in student demographics and increased mobility, student affairs professionals are in a unique role to support international student transition and success. Unfortunately, current research and practice in higher education tends to place a high level of responsibility on the international student to successfully transition to a new campus environment or places the responsibility on the international student affairs/student services office to solely work with these students. Given the multi-faceted needs of international students, we argue that it is critical for student affairs professionals across functional areas to be prepared to support this diverse population.UMass Amherst Open Access Policyhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/International studentsstudent affairsHigher Educationarticle