B.R.A.S.S.
Building Rooted Authentic Solution Services
Adam Grimm
Adam Grimm
At my core, I am a self-motivated, driven, and passionate educator. I received my education in policy and international studies with a focus on Asia and education and accumulated education/teaching experience in the United States as well as China and Korea.
At my core, I am a self-motivated, driven, and passionate educator. I received my education in policy and international studies with a focus on Asia and education and accumulated education/teaching experience in the United States as well as China and Korea.
Through this venture, I am ready to reject white-collar ways of being (get out of itchy shirts and stuffy basement conference rooms) and return to my roots planting seeds, lighting fires, and setting the table.
Through this venture, I am ready to reject white-collar ways of being (get out of itchy shirts and stuffy basement conference rooms) and return to my roots planting seeds, lighting fires, and setting the table.
I find joy in helping others to identify and explore their true passions and then guiding them to build upon this foundation.
I find joy in helping others to identify and explore their true passions and then guiding them to build upon this foundation.
I completed my Ph.D. in global higher education in 2021 at Michigan State University, exploring the relationship between policy and practice at the nexus of global higher education. As a product of global learning (teaching and studying in three countries since beginning university), I understand the importance of this growing field. I look forward to taking a more systematic and academic approach, working with communities to find more sustainable and equitable ways to execute global exchange and education.
I completed my Ph.D. in global higher education in 2021 at Michigan State University, exploring the relationship between policy and practice at the nexus of global higher education. As a product of global learning (teaching and studying in three countries since beginning university), I understand the importance of this growing field. I look forward to taking a more systematic and academic approach, working with communities to find more sustainable and equitable ways to execute global exchange and education.
I am interested in the globalization of higher education broadly. Specifically, my research explores how the cross-border mobility of students, scholars, and faculty influence and are influenced by relevant policies at the institutional and national levels. Utilizing primarily qualitative methods, I seek to understand the stories and experiences of individuals as related to their transnational positionalities to learn how their worlds, spanning borders, are socially constructed in undefined and often contested spaces. My work has led me to explore the experiences of international student spouses finding their places and negotiating new identities at a large Midwestern university. I have also looked into how Chinese international undergraduates experience and navigate the college choice and preparation process before enrolling in U.S. universities. My dissertation explores the experiences of international STEM graduates as they transition from study to work under the Optional Practical Training F1 Visa Extension program. My future professional and research agenda will lead me to continue learning about these types of experiences, with a deliberate effort to inform related policy and practice through both research and my own direct engagement in international education.
I am interested in the globalization of higher education broadly. Specifically, my research explores how the cross-border mobility of students, scholars, and faculty influence and are influenced by relevant policies at the institutional and national levels. Utilizing primarily qualitative methods, I seek to understand the stories and experiences of individuals as related to their transnational positionalities to learn how their worlds, spanning borders, are socially constructed in undefined and often contested spaces. My work has led me to explore the experiences of international student spouses finding their places and negotiating new identities at a large Midwestern university. I have also looked into how Chinese international undergraduates experience and navigate the college choice and preparation process before enrolling in U.S. universities. My dissertation explores the experiences of international STEM graduates as they transition from study to work under the Optional Practical Training F1 Visa Extension program. My future professional and research agenda will lead me to continue learning about these types of experiences, with a deliberate effort to inform related policy and practice through both research and my own direct engagement in international education.