President & CEO
IFSA (Institute for Study Abroad)
Heather Barclay Hamir, PhD, is president and CEO of the Institute for Study Abroad (IFSA). Barclay Hamir has worked in international education for two decades at both public and private universities. Over her career, she has focused on inclusion in study abroad and enhancing the quality of the educational experience, serving as an active contributor in national discussions on both topics. While at the University of Texas at Austin, the institution was recognized with the Senator Paul Simon Spotlight Award for Campus Internationalization and the Diversity Abroad Excellence in Diversifying International Education Award for initiatives that substantially increased participation among underrepresented populations. Barclay Hamir is coeditor of two books: A House Where All Belong: Redesigning Education Abroad for Inclusive Excellence (forthcoming) and Promoting Inclusion in Education Abroad: A Handbook of Research and Practice (2018). She currently serves as an elected Member-At-Large on the NAFSA Board of Directors, and has served previously on Diversity Abroad’s Advisory Committee, the Fund for Education Abroad’s Board of Directors, and the Forum on Education Abroad’s Forum Council.
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Friday, June 3, 2022
9:30 AM – 10:20 AM MDT