About the Author

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Roy Y. Chan is Assistant Professor of Education and Director of the Doctor of Education (EdD) program in Leadership and Professional Practice in the Helen DeVos College of Education at Lee University, USA. His research agenda broadly focuses on graduate and professional education, online and distance education, and international higher education. Chan currently serves as Chair of the Study Abroad and International Students (SAIS) SIG at the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES).Xi Lin is Assistant Professor of Adult Education in the Department of Interdisciplinary Professions at East Carolina University, USA. Her research focuses on international students and international faculty in US higher education, instructional strategies for distance learning, and learning motivation of adult learners. Lin currently serves as digital production editor for the Journal of International Students. Krishna Bista is Professor of Higher Education in the Department of Advanced Studies, Leadership and Policy at Morgan State University, USA. His research focuses on college student experiences related to classroom participation, perceptions of academic integrity, faculty-student relationships, role of advisors, and cross-cultural teaching and learning strategies in higher education. Previously, Bista served as the director of Global Education at the University of Louisiana at Monroe, where he was Chase Endowed Professor of Education in the School of Education. Bista is Founding Editor of the Journal of International Students and Executive Vice President for the STAR Scholars Network and Founding Chair of the Study Abroad and International Students (SAIS) SIG at the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES).