H. Stephen (“Steve”) Straight
Steve is professor emeritus of anthropology and of linguistics and Fulbright Program Adviser at Binghamton University, State University of New York. He is the founding director of Binghamton’s award-winning Languages Across the Curriculum (LxC) program and in the 1990s led or participated in grant-supported projects that gave rise to the nationwide Cultures and Languages Across the Curriculum (CLAC) Consortium. Steve’s career has included selection as a Fulbright-Hays lecturer at the University of Bucharest, a Mellon fellow at the National Foreign Language Center, and a visiting senior associate in the Center for Institutional and International Initiatives at the American Council on Education (ACE). In the early 2000s, he served as Binghamton’s first vice provost for undergraduate education and international affairs and oversaw numerous international initiatives, including a campus-wide curricular requirement entitled Creating a Global Vision, dual-diploma partnerships with universities in Turkey, and a Global Studies minor requiring study abroad with intensive pre-departure, in-country, and re-entry learning activities. Steve’s experience includes assignments as grant consultant or external reviewer, and leadership positions in the Linguistic Association of Canada and the United States (LACUS) and the Association of International Education Administrators (AIEA).
Areas of expertise: Languages across the curriculum; Campus internationalization; International program development; Dual degree programs; Inter-institutional partnerships; Grant writing.
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