Aryn R. Baxter
Center for Advanced Studies in Global Education
Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College  Arizona State University
Payne Hall 204D  1000 S. Forest Mall  Tempe, AZ 85287-1372
+1 (585)704-0684  [email protected]
EDUCATION
University of Minnesota,
Minneapolis, MN
Doctor of Philosophy
Education Policy and Administration
Concentration: Comparative and
International Development Education
2014
University of Minnesota,
Minneapolis, MN
Master of Arts
Education Policy and Administration
Concentration: Comparative and
International Development Education
2008
Gordon College,
Wenham, MA
Bachelor of Arts
International Affairs and Sociology
2005
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Assistant Research Professor
Center for Advanced Studies in Global Education
Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
2015 - Present
Director
The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program at ASU
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
2013 - Present
Lead Project Fellow
The MasterCard Foundation Learn, Earn & Save Initiative
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Research Associate
REL Pacific Regional Educational Laboratory
Seward Inc., Minneapolis, MN
2011 - 2013
2013
Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant
College of Education and Human Development
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
2010 - 2013
Academic Program Coordinator
GoED Study Abroad Program
Food for the Hungry, Kigali, Rwanda
2008 - 2010
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Graduate Research Assistant
Hennepin-University Partnership, Center for Urban and Regional
Affairs
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
2006-2008
AmeriCorps*VISTA Education and Outreach Coordinator
Hennepin County Office of Multicultural Services
Minneapolis, MN
2005-2006
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
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Instructor, Introduction to Comparative Perspectives in Education
Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, Arizona State University
2016
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Instructor, Capstone Seminar for MasterCard Foundation Scholars
MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program, Arizona State University
2016
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Instructor, Sustainability Issues in African Contexts
School of Sustainability, Arizona State University
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Program Evaluation Lecturer, The Mandela Washington
Fellowship for Young African Leaders
College of Public Programs, Arizona State University
2014 - 2015
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Teaching Assistant, Advanced Seminar in International
Development and Education
College of Education and Human Development, University of
Minnesota
2012 – 2013
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Training Facilitator, Improving Secondary Head Teacher Capacity
and Strengthening School-level Management in Uganda
Makarere University, Kampala, Uganda
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Teaching Assistant, Sustainable Tropical Agriculture Seminar
Gordon College International Program, Fort Myers, FL and Haiti
2014 - Present
2007
2004 - 2005
AWARDS AND GRANTS
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Co-principal Investigator for $21.9 million Strengthening Institutional Linkages grant
awarded by The MasterCard Foundation (2016)
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Women’s Philanthropic Leadership Circle Graduate Student Award, University of
Minnesota (2012)
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Professional Development and Travel Grants, University of Minnesota (2012)
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Corcoran Research Travel Award, University of Minnesota (2012)
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PUBLICATIONS
Peer Reviewed Journal Articles
Pellowski Wiger, N., Chapman, D., Baxter, A., & DeJaeghere, J. (2015). Context matters:
A model of the factors associated with the effectiveness of youth entrepreneurship
training. Prospects (XLV)4, 533-547.
DeJaeghere, J. & Baxter, A. (2014), Entrepreneurship education for youth in Eastern
Africa: A capabilities approach as an alternative framework to neoliberalism’s
individualizing risks. Progress in Development Studies, (14)1, 61-76.
Baxter, A. (2011). Higher education mission and vision in Rwanda: A comparative and
critical discourse analysis. Reconsidering Development Journal, (2)2.
Book Chapters
Baxter, A. (In process). The international university experience: Nurturing Innovators.
In J. Dassin, R. Marsh & M. Mawer (Eds.), International scholarships in higher
education: Pathways for social change. Palgrave Macmillan.
Baxter, A., Chapman, D., DeJaeghere, J., Pekol, A., & Weiss, T. (2013). How can
entrepreneurship training offer an effective strategy for poverty reduction? A
Review of Literature and International Experience. In International educational
innovation and public sector entrepreneurship, Volume 23, 33-58. Emerald Group
Publishing Limited.
Magazine Articles and Blog Posts
Baxter, A. (September 2015). International education in the wake of identity-based
conflict: A multi-directional relationship. Institute of International Education
Networker, Fall 2015, 36-37. (http://www.naylornetwork.com/iienwl/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=339490&issueID=40633)
Baxter, A. (December 18, 2015). Defining success in light of student experiences.
Measuring Success: A blog series exploring the outcomes of international scholarship
schemes for higher education. (https://www.acu.ac.uk/about-us/blog/definingsuccess-light-student-experiences)
Evaluation and Research Reports
Baxter, A., Shaw, M., & Krause, B. (2012). Swisscontact Year 1 Synthesis Report. The
MasterCard Foundation Learn, Earn, and Save Initiative Program Evaluation.
Minneapolis: University of Minnesota.
Baxter, A. & Pike-Baky, M. (2010). School Based Teacher Training Summary Report.
Kigali: International Education Exchange.
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PRESENTATIONS
Baxter, A. (2016, March). Connections to home: A multi-university mixed methods study on
the career and life trajectories of African alumni of international universities.
Presented at the annual meeting of the Comparative and International Education
Society, Vancouver, Canada.
Baxter, A. & Ross, D. (2016, November). Expanding international access: Program design
and lived experience of the MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program at Arizona State
University. Presented at the New Paradigms in Inclusion and Education: Pedagogy
and Practice in the 21st Century conference, Tempe, Arizona.
Baxter, A. & Ngwenya, A. (2016, November). Reflections on identity and race in
American classrooms. Presented at the Voice of the 21st Century Student panel,
Tempe, Arizona.
Baxter, A. (2015, March). The cultural politics of identity, mobility and globalization among
Rwandan international scholarship recipients. Presented at the Should I Stay or
Should I Go: Maximizing the Contribution of Higher Education to Development in
Africa conference at McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
Baxter, A. (2015, March). Designing education for peace. Presented at the South Sudan
Education Fellows Program, Santa Monica, CA, USA.
Baxter, A. & Amoako-Agyei, E. (2015, February). Africa, business, & culture. Presented at the
Arizona State University Global Business Club Meeting, Tempe, AZ, USA.
Baxter, A. (2014, May). The burden of privilege: Transnational education space and
migration dilemmas among scholarship students from Rwanda in the U.S. Presented
at the annual meeting of the Comparative and International Education Society,
Toronto, Canada.
Baxter, A., Panel organizer and chair. (2013, May). Session: Scholarships for change: An
exploration of motivations and experiences across stakeholder perspectives. Panel:
Student Perspectives: A multi-sited ethnographic case study of the Rwanda
Presidential Scholars Program. Presented at the annual meeting of the Comparative
and International Education Society, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Baxter, A., Pekol, A., & Krause, B. (2012, October). The eco-system of program evaluation:
Foundations, NGOs and academics. Presented at the American Evaluation Association
Annual Conference in Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Baxter, A. & DeJaeghere, J. (2012, April). A capabilities approach as a framework for
learning and livelihood for youth. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
Comparative and International Education Society in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Baxter, A., & Lutterman-Aguilar, A. (2011, November). Student learning abroad – At whose
expense and/or benefit? Paper presented at Council on International Educational
Exchange Annual Conference in New Orleans, LA, USA.
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Baxter, A., & Pike-Baky, M. (2011, May). Kneading the dough: An academic-practitioner
dialogue. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Comparative and International
Education Society 2011 Conference in Montreal, Canada.
Baxter, A. (2009, August). Transformation for whom? Considering the community impact of
study abroad and service-learning. Paper presented at the Transformational
Development Conference, Eastern University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
SERVICE
Professional

Publications Committee Member, Comparative and International Education Society
(2013 – 2016)
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New Scholars Essentials Committee Chair, Comparative and International Education
Society (2012 – 2015)

Reviewer, Forum for International Research in Education (2015)

Reviewer, Children and Youth Services Review (2015)

Reviewer, Journal of Peace Education (2012)
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Reviewer, Reconsidering Development Journal (2011)

Reviewer, Feminist Formations (2011)
Community

Mentor, Big Brother Big Sister of Arizona (2015 – Present)
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Board Member, Soul Source Foundation (2015 – Present)

Board Member, Manifesto Project (2013-2015)
University

International Student Experience Committee Member, Arizona State University
(current)
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Member of the following MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program Working Groups:
Transformative Leadership, Research and Publications (current)
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Mentor, College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota (2011
– 2013)

Strategic Relations Committee Chair, Interdisciplinary Perspectives on International
Development, University of Minnesota (2010 - 2011)
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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
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National Association of Foreign Student Advisors (NAFSA)
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Comparative and International Education Society (CIES)
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American Evaluation Association (AEA)