Rajika Bhandari

Rajika Bhandari, Ph.D., is a scholar-practitioner in international higher education, author of the award-winning book, America Calling: A Foreign Student in a Country of Possibility, and the host of the World Wise podcast on education, culture, and migration. Quoted frequently in the global press, she is a leading researcher, a widely published author, and keynote speaker on international students and international education. She is the founder of Rajika Bhandari Advisors, offering evidence-based strategic guidance to nonprofits, multilateral organizations, and higher education institutions, and also serves as a Senior Advisor to the Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration. Dr. Bhandari previously spent over a decade at IIE leading the research, evaluation, and thought leadership portfolio. She has also served on the US National Commission to UNESCO, and as an adjunct professor at Teachers College. An expert on U.S.-India engagement, she is the Co-Founder of SouthAsia-IEN (the South Asia International Education Network). Learn more about her work at: www.rajikabhandari.com