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Education
Columbia University
New York, NY
PhD, International & Comparative Education
May 2018
St John’s College
Annapolis, MD
MA, Liberal Arts (Great Books)
May 2010
Wabash College
Crawfordsville, IN
BA cum laude, Classics
May 2007
Study Abroad
New York University, Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, The United Arab Emirates
2016-17
University of St Andrews
St Andrews, Scotland
2005
Professional Experience
The George Washington University | August 2019-May 2021, January – May 2022, August 2023-present
UNESCO Co-Chair in International Education for Development
Adjunct Assistant Professor of International Education
Lecturer, International Education
United States Agency for International Development | June – November 2018, February 2023-present
Consultant, Higher Education Landscape Analysis
Lead Researcher, Higher Education Institutional Capacity Strengthening
Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | June 2021-present
Senior Director, Organizational Strategy & Change
Instructor, Higher Education Administration & Policy
Hanover Research | Arlington, VA | October 2018-May 2021
Director, Higher Education Research
Asian Development Bank | March 2016-September 2017
Consultant, Strengthening Education System Sector Development Program (Kyrgyz Republic)
The American University of Iraq, Sulaimani | Sulaimani, Iraq | October 2010-December 2014
Director, U.S. Office
Director, Communications & Institutional Development
University Assessment & Compliance Officer
Assoc. of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges | Washington, DC | August 2008-October 2010
Project & Research Coordinator
Research Assistant
Center of Inquiry in the Liberal Arts, Wabash College | Crawfordsville, IN | May 2007-June 2008
Research Associate
Publications
Books & Monographs
Long, K. (2023). Global American higher education: International campuses for cooperation or competition? CPD Perspectives on Public Diplomacy. Los Angeles, CA: Figueroa Press.
Long, K. (2020). The emergence of the American university abroad. Boston, MA: Brill | Sense.
Edited Journals
Long, K. (Ed.) (2022). Foreign interference in higher education [Special issue]. Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education, 14 (5).
Peer-reviewed papers
Long, K., Streitwieser, B. & Gitter, J. (2024) Inequities in public scholarship during the pandemic: Who made predictions about the future of higher education? Current Issues in Comparative Education. [accepted; forthcoming]
Long, K. & Panangipalli, S. (2023). Under the radar: American universities abroad. International Higher Education, 115, 22-24.
Long, K. (2023). Global American higher education: Diversity, unity, mutuality. Change: The Journal of Higher Learning, 55 (3), 28-36.
Long, K. & O’Connell, C. (2022). Public discourse and public policy on foreign interference in higher education. Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education, 14 (5), 15-42.
Long, K. et al. (2021). Rising global fears of foreign interference in higher education. International Higher Education, 107, 8-10.
Long, K. (2020). In the wake of war: Prospects for American-modeled higher education in Iraq and Afghanistan. Change: The Journal of Higher Learning, 52 (4), 19-23.
Long, K. (2018). Battle of the brand: Independent ‘American’ universities abroad. International Higher Education, 95, 4-5.
Long, K. (2017). The emergence of the American university abroad. Comparative Issues in Higher Education, 8 (1), 11-12.
Long, K. (2010). 1+1 is like 2: An examination of simile in mathematics. Confluence: The Journal of Graduate Liberal Studies, 16 (1), 96-108.
Book chapters
Long, K. & O’Connell, C. Universities in exile: A conceptual framework. In K. Brøgger, S. Robertson, & J. Lee (Eds.), 2026 World Yearbook of Education: The changing geopolitics of higher education and research: University futures reimagined. [under review]
Long, K. (2017). America and American universities abroad: Towards a public diplomacy research agenda. In T. Purinton & J. Skaggs (Eds.), American universities abroad: The leadership of independent transnational higher education institutions (pp. 287-310). Cairo, Egypt: AUC Press.
Book reviews
Long, K. (2017). Unequal partners: American foundations and higher education development in Africa by Fabrice Jaumont. Philanthropy & Education, 2 (1), 75-78.
OpEds
Long, K. (2019, March). American higher education abroad: ‘A force for good in the world’? Inside Higher Ed.
Blogs
Long, K. (2023, June). Do the right thing: American and Chinese higher education interests in the Middle East. CPD Blog.
Long, K. (2023, January). Introducing Global American Higher Education: A new public diplomacy resource. CPD Blog.
Reports
Cha, J., Long, K., Cohn, S., Efremova, Y., Wetherby, J., & Zanieski, E. (2023, June). Centering Afghan student voices: Experiences amid displacement. White paper.
Long, K., Streitwieser, B., & Fisher, A. (2021, October). Re-imagining higher education worldwide after Covid-19. GW University Seminar Fund. Dean’s Office Working Paper.
Long, K. (2018). Boards’ engagement with educational quality: An overview of AGB survey results. Washington, DC: Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges.
Long, K. (2018). Higher education development and USAID's comparative advantages: A review of the literature. Washington, DC: United States Agency for International Development (USAID). [for internal use only]
Long, K. (2010). 2010 private colleges and universities financial conditions survey. Washington, DC: Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges.
Long, K. & Johnston, S. (2010). How boards oversee educational quality: A report on a survey on boards and the assessment of student learning. Washington, DC: Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges.
Long, K. & Bass, D. (2009). Management of underwater endowments by public college and university foundations: Findings of a December 2008 survey. AGB Online, 2 (1).
Long, K. (2009). Putting the present in perspective. AGB Online, 2 (1).
Database
Global American Higher Education. (2023, January). Institutional database. [Data originally collected by Kyle Long et al.].
Works in Progress
Long, K. International education and public diplomacy. Target journal: The Hague Journal of Diplomacy.
Long, K. SAIS in Bologna: The origins of the international branch campus. Target journal: History of Education Quarterly.
Long, K. & Streitwieser, B. Case study of the American University of Iraq’s support for Afghan refugees. Target journal: Comparative Education Review.
Quoted as Expert
Koch, M. (2023, September 2). Amid rising Sino-American tensions, universities reappraising partnerships on Chinese mainland. New York Sun.
Knox, L. (2023, July 6). Is there a future for U.S. campuses in China? Inside Higher Ed.
Son, H. (2023, March 16). Penn refutes allegations of direct investments in ‘adversarial’ entities after U.S. House inquiry. The Daily Pennsylvanian.
Tamari, J. (2023, March 3). Penn’s Biden Center has drawn GOP criticism for its Chinese donors, but experts say it’s not unusual. The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Bridgestock, L. (2021, March 2). What is a non-U.S. 'American university'? QS.
Presentations & Speeches
Long, K. (2023, October). Global American higher education: International campuses for cooperation or competition? UNESCO Chair Lecture given at the George Washington University, Washington, DC.
Long, K. (2023, May). Introductory remarks and conversation with Provost Kathleen Hagerty. Remarks given at Best Practices Forum, Evanston, IL (host/moderator).
Long, K. (2023, April). Foreign interference in higher education: Focus on philanthropy. Comparative and International Education Society, Higher Education Special Interest group webinar (host/moderator).
Long, K. (2023, April). Learning from Afghan student refugees. Presentation given at “Afghanistan Policy, Programs, & Research: Centering Student Voices,” a conference at the George Washington University, Washington, DC.
Long, K. (2023, February). Public discourse and public policy on foreign interference in higher education. Paper presented at the 67th Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society, Washington, DC.
Long, K. & Streitwieser, B. (2023, February). A minor salvaging of an American foreign policy failure: American universities in Iraq and Afghanistan. Paper presented at the 67th Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society, Washington, DC.
Long, K. (2022, November). Global American higher education: Diversity, collaboration, mutuality. Keynote lecture delivered at "Global Engagement and Leading Campuses Abroad," George Mason University, Incheon, South Korea.
Long, K. (2022, November). Global geopolitical challenges for international higher education. Keynote lecture delivered at "New Routes to Global Engagement," a conference at the Catholic University of Portugal, Porto, Portugal.
Long, K. & Streitwieser. B. (2022, April). Evaluating pandemic-induced predictions about higher education. Paper presented at the 66th Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society, Minneapolis, MN.
Long, K (2021, July). Malign foreign influence in higher education. Paper presented at the American University of Sicily's Pop Academy.
Long, K. (2021, April). Malign foreign influence in higher education. Paper presented at the 65th Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society, Seattle, WA.
Long, K. (2021, April). Establishing the American University of Sicily as a laboratory for innovation. GW virtual seminar (host/moderator).
Long, K. (2021, February). Continuing education and the liberal arts. Hanover Research virtual roundtable (host/moderator).
Long, K. (2021, February). Spotlight on innovative higher education institutions in the Middle East, Sub-Saharan Africa, and South Asia. GW virtual seminar (host/moderator).
Long, K. (2020, December). Reinventing the first-year student experience. Hanover Research virtual roundtable (host/moderator).
Long, K. (2020, November). Rethinking higher education for a post-pandemic world. GW virtual seminar (host/moderator).
Long, K. (2020, August). Achieving mission in a time of uncertainty. Hanover Research virtual roundtable (host/moderator).
Long, K. (2020, July). U.S. influence on global higher education. Invited lecture to USAID interns.
Long, K. (2020, March). High stakes in small states: Controversy surrounding the American University of Malta. Paper to be presented at the 64th Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society, Miami, FL. [accepted; conference canceled]
Long, K. (2020, March). The emergence of the American university abroad. Book launch at the 64th Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society, Miami, FL. [accepted; conference canceled]
Long, K. (2018, October). American universities abroad: A legacy of cooperation. Paper presented at USAID's American Schools and Hospitals Abroad (ASHA) Annual Partners Meeting, Washington, DC.
Long, K. (2018, March). The emergence of the American university abroad. Paper presented at the 62nd Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society, Mexico City, Mexico.
Long, K. (2016, March). The Cold War origins of the international branch campus. Paper presented at the 60th Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Long, K. (2015, December). Cold War cultural diplomacy: The case of the Johns Hopkins University. Paper presented at Cold War Public Diplomacy: The Power of Culture, Columbia University, New York, NY.
Long, K. (2015, April). The growth of American-style university trusteeship abroad. Paper presented at the Harvard Graduate School of Education Student Research Conference. Cambridge, MA.
Long, K. (2015, March). The citizen board of trustees abroad: Problems and prospects for expansion. Paper presented at the 59th Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society, Washington, DC.
Long, K. & Rust, V. (2013, January). Center for Expertise in Teaching and Learning: A partnership between the American University of Iraq, Sulaimani and the University of California, Los Angeles. Paper presented at the Institute of International Education Conference: Modern Teaching Methodologies, Erbil, Iraq.
Long, K., Staisloff, R., & Wellman. J. (2010, August). Strategic finance for colleges and universities. Presentation at the Indiana Trustees Academy, Indianapolis, IN (moderator).
Long, K. (2010, May). Toast to the tutors. Invited speech given during Annual St John’s College Graduate Institute Director’s reception. Annapolis, MD.
Long, K. (2008, March). Using focus groups to follow up on Wabash National Study data. Paper presented at Teagle Foundation Mixed-Method Assessment Meeting, Crawfordsville, IN.
Long, K. (2007, January). The transformation of liberal education in Rome. Paper presented at Wabash College Celebration of Student Research, Scholarship, and Creative Work, Crawfordsville, IN.
Long, K. (2007, January). Wabash College community conceptions of critical thinking. Paper presented at Wabash College Celebration of Student Research, Scholarship and Creative Work, Crawfordsville, IN.
Teaching
The George Washington University, Washington, DC
Professorial Lecturer, 2023-present: International and Comparative Higher Education
Lecturer, 2022-present: International Education and Public Diplomacy
Adjunct Assistant Professor, 2019-2021: International and Comparative Education, International Education and Public Diplomacy, International Development and Higher Education
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
Lecturer, 2023: Higher Education Policy
Columbia University, New York, NY
Teaching Assistant, 2017: The Social World (Prof. Teresa Sharpe)
Guest Lecturer, 2015 & Course Assistant, 2014: Introduction to Comparative Education (Prof. Oren Pizmony-Levy)
92nd Street Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association, New York, NY
Co-facilitator, Himan Brown Seniors Program, 2015-2016: Current Affairs Seminar
The American University of Iraq, Sulaimani
Senior Lecturer, 2011-12: English Composition I
Awards
Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Fulbright Global Scholar Award, 2024-2025
Project: Universities in Exile [under review]
The Hollings Center
Small Grants Program, 2023 ($10,000)
Project: Afghanistan Policy, Programs, & Research: Centering Student Voices
Comparative and International Education Society, Higher Education Special Interest Group
Best Book, 2022
University of Southern California
Center on Public Diplomacy Research Fellowship, 2022-24 ($2,000)
Center on Public Diplomacy Doctoral Dissertation Grant, 2016-17 ($2,500)
Fulbright Specialist Program
Fulbright Specialist, 2021-2024
The George Washington University
University Seminars Funding Program, 2020-21 ($4,000)
Project: Re-Imagining Higher Education Worldwide After Covid-19. Co-PI with Bernhard Streitwieser
National Security Education Program (NSEP)
David L. Boren Fellowship to United Arab Emirates, 2016-17 ($24,000)
Columbia University
Provost's Doctoral Dissertation Grant, Teachers College, 2018 ($7,750)
Provost’s Grant for Professional Development, Teachers College, 2018 ($500)
PepsiCo Fellowship, Harriman Institute, 2017 ($2,000)
Department of International & Transcultural Studies Summer Research Fellowship, Teachers College, 2017 ($600) and 2016 ($2,500) [inaugural recipient]
Dean’s Grant for Student Research, Teachers College, 2016 ($2,000)
Service
Peer Review
National Science Foundation | 2024
Change: The Journal of Higher Learning | 2022
European Yearbook of Human Rights | 2022
Higher Education Policy | 2021
Minerva: A Review of Science, Learning and Policy | 2019
Comparative and International Education Society | 2019
United States Agency for International Development | 2019
Dissertation Committees
Renee Bowling, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Higher Education and Student Affairs, College of Human Ecology, The Ohio State University | 2022-present
The American University of Iraq Foundation
Board Member, 2015-present
Institute of International Education (IIE)
Selection Committee Member, Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship, 2019-present
The Public Diplomacy Council of America
Member, 2019-Present
Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Member, 2021-22
The American University of Sicily
Advisory Board Member, 2020-2021
Teachers College, Columbia University
Peer Advisor, Department of International & Transcultural Studies, 2015
Current Issues in Comparative Education
Senior Editor, 2014-2016
International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX)
Selection Committee Member, Iraq University Administration Support Program, Iraq University Linkages Program, 2013
Education
Columbia University
New York, NY
PhD, International & Comparative Education
May 2018
St John’s College
Annapolis, MD
MA, Liberal Arts (Great Books)
May 2010
Wabash College
Crawfordsville, IN
BA cum laude, Classics
May 2007
Study Abroad
New York University, Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, The United Arab Emirates
2016-17
University of St Andrews
St Andrews, Scotland
2005
Professional Experience
The George Washington University | August 2019-May 2021, January – May 2022, August 2023-present
UNESCO Co-Chair in International Education for Development
Adjunct Assistant Professor of International Education
Lecturer, International Education
United States Agency for International Development | June – November 2018, February 2023-present
Consultant, Higher Education Landscape Analysis
Lead Researcher, Higher Education Institutional Capacity Strengthening
Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | June 2021-present
Senior Director, Organizational Strategy & Change
Instructor, Higher Education Administration & Policy
Hanover Research | Arlington, VA | October 2018-May 2021
Director, Higher Education Research
Asian Development Bank | March 2016-September 2017
Consultant, Strengthening Education System Sector Development Program (Kyrgyz Republic)
The American University of Iraq, Sulaimani | Sulaimani, Iraq | October 2010-December 2014
Director, U.S. Office
Director, Communications & Institutional Development
University Assessment & Compliance Officer
Assoc. of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges | Washington, DC | August 2008-October 2010
Project & Research Coordinator
Research Assistant
Center of Inquiry in the Liberal Arts, Wabash College | Crawfordsville, IN | May 2007-June 2008
Research Associate
Publications
Books & Monographs
Long, K. (2023). Global American higher education: International campuses for cooperation or competition? CPD Perspectives on Public Diplomacy. Los Angeles, CA: Figueroa Press.
Long, K. (2020). The emergence of the American university abroad. Boston, MA: Brill | Sense.
Edited Journals
Long, K. (Ed.) (2022). Foreign interference in higher education [Special issue]. Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education, 14 (5).
Peer-reviewed papers
Long, K., Streitwieser, B. & Gitter, J. (2024) Inequities in public scholarship during the pandemic: Who made predictions about the future of higher education? Current Issues in Comparative Education. [accepted; forthcoming]
Long, K. & Panangipalli, S. (2023). Under the radar: American universities abroad. International Higher Education, 115, 22-24.
Long, K. (2023). Global American higher education: Diversity, unity, mutuality. Change: The Journal of Higher Learning, 55 (3), 28-36.
Long, K. & O’Connell, C. (2022). Public discourse and public policy on foreign interference in higher education. Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education, 14 (5), 15-42.
Long, K. et al. (2021). Rising global fears of foreign interference in higher education. International Higher Education, 107, 8-10.
Long, K. (2020). In the wake of war: Prospects for American-modeled higher education in Iraq and Afghanistan. Change: The Journal of Higher Learning, 52 (4), 19-23.
Long, K. (2018). Battle of the brand: Independent ‘American’ universities abroad. International Higher Education, 95, 4-5.
Long, K. (2017). The emergence of the American university abroad. Comparative Issues in Higher Education, 8 (1), 11-12.
Long, K. (2010). 1+1 is like 2: An examination of simile in mathematics. Confluence: The Journal of Graduate Liberal Studies, 16 (1), 96-108.
Book chapters
Long, K. & O’Connell, C. Universities in exile: A conceptual framework. In K. Brøgger, S. Robertson, & J. Lee (Eds.), 2026 World Yearbook of Education: The changing geopolitics of higher education and research: University futures reimagined. [under review]
Long, K. (2017). America and American universities abroad: Towards a public diplomacy research agenda. In T. Purinton & J. Skaggs (Eds.), American universities abroad: The leadership of independent transnational higher education institutions (pp. 287-310). Cairo, Egypt: AUC Press.
Book reviews
Long, K. (2017). Unequal partners: American foundations and higher education development in Africa by Fabrice Jaumont. Philanthropy & Education, 2 (1), 75-78.
OpEds
Long, K. (2019, March). American higher education abroad: ‘A force for good in the world’? Inside Higher Ed.
Blogs
Long, K. (2023, June). Do the right thing: American and Chinese higher education interests in the Middle East. CPD Blog.
Long, K. (2023, January). Introducing Global American Higher Education: A new public diplomacy resource. CPD Blog.
Reports
Cha, J., Long, K., Cohn, S., Efremova, Y., Wetherby, J., & Zanieski, E. (2023, June). Centering Afghan student voices: Experiences amid displacement. White paper.
Long, K., Streitwieser, B., & Fisher, A. (2021, October). Re-imagining higher education worldwide after Covid-19. GW University Seminar Fund. Dean’s Office Working Paper.
Long, K. (2018). Boards’ engagement with educational quality: An overview of AGB survey results. Washington, DC: Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges.
Long, K. (2018). Higher education development and USAID's comparative advantages: A review of the literature. Washington, DC: United States Agency for International Development (USAID). [for internal use only]
Long, K. (2010). 2010 private colleges and universities financial conditions survey. Washington, DC: Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges.
Long, K. & Johnston, S. (2010). How boards oversee educational quality: A report on a survey on boards and the assessment of student learning. Washington, DC: Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges.
Long, K. & Bass, D. (2009). Management of underwater endowments by public college and university foundations: Findings of a December 2008 survey. AGB Online, 2 (1).
Long, K. (2009). Putting the present in perspective. AGB Online, 2 (1).
Database
Global American Higher Education. (2023, January). Institutional database. [Data originally collected by Kyle Long et al.].
Works in Progress
Long, K. International education and public diplomacy. Target journal: The Hague Journal of Diplomacy.
Long, K. SAIS in Bologna: The origins of the international branch campus. Target journal: History of Education Quarterly.
Long, K. & Streitwieser, B. Case study of the American University of Iraq’s support for Afghan refugees. Target journal: Comparative Education Review.
Quoted as Expert
Koch, M. (2023, September 2). Amid rising Sino-American tensions, universities reappraising partnerships on Chinese mainland. New York Sun.
Knox, L. (2023, July 6). Is there a future for U.S. campuses in China? Inside Higher Ed.
Son, H. (2023, March 16). Penn refutes allegations of direct investments in ‘adversarial’ entities after U.S. House inquiry. The Daily Pennsylvanian.
Tamari, J. (2023, March 3). Penn’s Biden Center has drawn GOP criticism for its Chinese donors, but experts say it’s not unusual. The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Bridgestock, L. (2021, March 2). What is a non-U.S. 'American university'? QS.
Presentations & Speeches
Long, K. (2023, October). Global American higher education: International campuses for cooperation or competition? UNESCO Chair Lecture given at the George Washington University, Washington, DC.
Long, K. (2023, May). Introductory remarks and conversation with Provost Kathleen Hagerty. Remarks given at Best Practices Forum, Evanston, IL (host/moderator).
Long, K. (2023, April). Foreign interference in higher education: Focus on philanthropy. Comparative and International Education Society, Higher Education Special Interest group webinar (host/moderator).
Long, K. (2023, April). Learning from Afghan student refugees. Presentation given at “Afghanistan Policy, Programs, & Research: Centering Student Voices,” a conference at the George Washington University, Washington, DC.
Long, K. (2023, February). Public discourse and public policy on foreign interference in higher education. Paper presented at the 67th Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society, Washington, DC.
Long, K. & Streitwieser, B. (2023, February). A minor salvaging of an American foreign policy failure: American universities in Iraq and Afghanistan. Paper presented at the 67th Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society, Washington, DC.
Long, K. (2022, November). Global American higher education: Diversity, collaboration, mutuality. Keynote lecture delivered at "Global Engagement and Leading Campuses Abroad," George Mason University, Incheon, South Korea.
Long, K. (2022, November). Global geopolitical challenges for international higher education. Keynote lecture delivered at "New Routes to Global Engagement," a conference at the Catholic University of Portugal, Porto, Portugal.
Long, K. & Streitwieser. B. (2022, April). Evaluating pandemic-induced predictions about higher education. Paper presented at the 66th Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society, Minneapolis, MN.
Long, K (2021, July). Malign foreign influence in higher education. Paper presented at the American University of Sicily's Pop Academy.
Long, K. (2021, April). Malign foreign influence in higher education. Paper presented at the 65th Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society, Seattle, WA.
Long, K. (2021, April). Establishing the American University of Sicily as a laboratory for innovation. GW virtual seminar (host/moderator).
Long, K. (2021, February). Continuing education and the liberal arts. Hanover Research virtual roundtable (host/moderator).
Long, K. (2021, February). Spotlight on innovative higher education institutions in the Middle East, Sub-Saharan Africa, and South Asia. GW virtual seminar (host/moderator).
Long, K. (2020, December). Reinventing the first-year student experience. Hanover Research virtual roundtable (host/moderator).
Long, K. (2020, November). Rethinking higher education for a post-pandemic world. GW virtual seminar (host/moderator).
Long, K. (2020, August). Achieving mission in a time of uncertainty. Hanover Research virtual roundtable (host/moderator).
Long, K. (2020, July). U.S. influence on global higher education. Invited lecture to USAID interns.
Long, K. (2020, March). High stakes in small states: Controversy surrounding the American University of Malta. Paper to be presented at the 64th Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society, Miami, FL. [accepted; conference canceled]
Long, K. (2020, March). The emergence of the American university abroad. Book launch at the 64th Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society, Miami, FL. [accepted; conference canceled]
Long, K. (2018, October). American universities abroad: A legacy of cooperation. Paper presented at USAID's American Schools and Hospitals Abroad (ASHA) Annual Partners Meeting, Washington, DC.
Long, K. (2018, March). The emergence of the American university abroad. Paper presented at the 62nd Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society, Mexico City, Mexico.
Long, K. (2016, March). The Cold War origins of the international branch campus. Paper presented at the 60th Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Long, K. (2015, December). Cold War cultural diplomacy: The case of the Johns Hopkins University. Paper presented at Cold War Public Diplomacy: The Power of Culture, Columbia University, New York, NY.
Long, K. (2015, April). The growth of American-style university trusteeship abroad. Paper presented at the Harvard Graduate School of Education Student Research Conference. Cambridge, MA.
Long, K. (2015, March). The citizen board of trustees abroad: Problems and prospects for expansion. Paper presented at the 59th Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society, Washington, DC.
Long, K. & Rust, V. (2013, January). Center for Expertise in Teaching and Learning: A partnership between the American University of Iraq, Sulaimani and the University of California, Los Angeles. Paper presented at the Institute of International Education Conference: Modern Teaching Methodologies, Erbil, Iraq.
Long, K., Staisloff, R., & Wellman. J. (2010, August). Strategic finance for colleges and universities. Presentation at the Indiana Trustees Academy, Indianapolis, IN (moderator).
Long, K. (2010, May). Toast to the tutors. Invited speech given during Annual St John’s College Graduate Institute Director’s reception. Annapolis, MD.
Long, K. (2008, March). Using focus groups to follow up on Wabash National Study data. Paper presented at Teagle Foundation Mixed-Method Assessment Meeting, Crawfordsville, IN.
Long, K. (2007, January). The transformation of liberal education in Rome. Paper presented at Wabash College Celebration of Student Research, Scholarship, and Creative Work, Crawfordsville, IN.
Long, K. (2007, January). Wabash College community conceptions of critical thinking. Paper presented at Wabash College Celebration of Student Research, Scholarship and Creative Work, Crawfordsville, IN.
Teaching
The George Washington University, Washington, DC
Professorial Lecturer, 2023-present: International and Comparative Higher Education
Lecturer, 2022-present: International Education and Public Diplomacy
Adjunct Assistant Professor, 2019-2021: International and Comparative Education, International Education and Public Diplomacy, International Development and Higher Education
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
Lecturer, 2023: Higher Education Policy
Columbia University, New York, NY
Teaching Assistant, 2017: The Social World (Prof. Teresa Sharpe)
Guest Lecturer, 2015 & Course Assistant, 2014: Introduction to Comparative Education (Prof. Oren Pizmony-Levy)
92nd Street Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association, New York, NY
Co-facilitator, Himan Brown Seniors Program, 2015-2016: Current Affairs Seminar
The American University of Iraq, Sulaimani
Senior Lecturer, 2011-12: English Composition I
Awards
Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Fulbright Global Scholar Award, 2024-2025
Project: Universities in Exile [under review]
The Hollings Center
Small Grants Program, 2023 ($10,000)
Project: Afghanistan Policy, Programs, & Research: Centering Student Voices
Comparative and International Education Society, Higher Education Special Interest Group
Best Book, 2022
University of Southern California
Center on Public Diplomacy Research Fellowship, 2022-24 ($2,000)
Center on Public Diplomacy Doctoral Dissertation Grant, 2016-17 ($2,500)
Fulbright Specialist Program
Fulbright Specialist, 2021-2024
The George Washington University
University Seminars Funding Program, 2020-21 ($4,000)
Project: Re-Imagining Higher Education Worldwide After Covid-19. Co-PI with Bernhard Streitwieser
National Security Education Program (NSEP)
David L. Boren Fellowship to United Arab Emirates, 2016-17 ($24,000)
Columbia University
Provost's Doctoral Dissertation Grant, Teachers College, 2018 ($7,750)
Provost’s Grant for Professional Development, Teachers College, 2018 ($500)
PepsiCo Fellowship, Harriman Institute, 2017 ($2,000)
Department of International & Transcultural Studies Summer Research Fellowship, Teachers College, 2017 ($600) and 2016 ($2,500) [inaugural recipient]
Dean’s Grant for Student Research, Teachers College, 2016 ($2,000)
Service
Peer Review
National Science Foundation | 2024
Change: The Journal of Higher Learning | 2022
European Yearbook of Human Rights | 2022
Higher Education Policy | 2021
Minerva: A Review of Science, Learning and Policy | 2019
Comparative and International Education Society | 2019
United States Agency for International Development | 2019
Dissertation Committees
Renee Bowling, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Higher Education and Student Affairs, College of Human Ecology, The Ohio State University | 2022-present
The American University of Iraq Foundation
Board Member, 2015-present
Institute of International Education (IIE)
Selection Committee Member, Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship, 2019-present
The Public Diplomacy Council of America
Member, 2019-Present
Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Member, 2021-22
The American University of Sicily
Advisory Board Member, 2020-2021
Teachers College, Columbia University
Peer Advisor, Department of International & Transcultural Studies, 2015
Current Issues in Comparative Education
Senior Editor, 2014-2016
International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX)
Selection Committee Member, Iraq University Administration Support Program, Iraq University Linkages Program, 2013
