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The article discusses the decision making in international education enrollment. It highlights the significant use of customer relationship management (CRM) tools in data mining for management of international enrollment. Also emphasized is the essential of data to address competition in international education.

The article talks about structuring a financially sustainable education abroad office that meets student's needs and in keeps the office financially viable. Topics include details on the requirements for building of existing programs such as mix of flexibility and commitment and focus on increasing diversity and student access while maintaining the office's independence.

The article reports on Tyler Strusowski, a graduate student of George Washington University (GWU) who was part of a study abroad trip. It highlights Strusowski's former career at a youth center in South Africa meeting with children who were interested in visual arts. Also emphasized is his fundamental principle about the art therapy as a way of communication.

The article focuses on relevance of education abroad programs for theatre. Topics discussed include shows in Abbey Theatre in Dublin, Ireland being based on politics, gender and relationship between Protestant and Catholic communities of Ireland, views of Joseph Lennon, director of the Irish studies program at Villanova University in Pennsylvania, regarding knowledge of American students about site specific work and views of adviser David Montgomery regarding language and travel barriers.

The article discusses International perspectives on recruitment and admissions indicating that institutions in top destination countries areexpanding and diversifying their recruitment efforts to gain a larger portion of the same pool of mobile students.

The article discusses how the U.S. colleges and universities can work with alumni to enhance their international recruitment efforts. It notes that alumni can help connect with prospective students from the same country or region. Aruna Dasgupta, who works as the University of South Florida's country adviser in India, arranges tea sessions for alumni to connect with prospective students in several of the country's major cities a few times a year.

The article discusses the first-year interest group (FIG) program of the University of Washington aimed at helping international students navigate their transition to college life at its campus in Seattle, Washington. It presents the views of LeAnne Wiles, the director of first-year programs at the university on the changes on how they communicate with students, and Patricia Moran Mocks of the First-Year Experience Office at the University of Texas (UT)-Austin on UT's program.

The article reports on the inclusion of pathway programs in colleges and universities in the U.S. to provide opportunities to international students for improving their English language proficiency. Topics include courses to improve writing skills for undergraduates, outsourcing pathway programs with third-parties, and providing student support services.