DEGREES
Ph.D.: Indiana University Bloomington, History, Philosophy, and Policy in Education - Specializing in Education Policy Studies, 2020
Graduate Certificate: Institutional Research, 2018
Dissertation Committee: Dr. Victor M. H. Borden (chair), Dr. Thomas F. Nelson Laird, Dr. Sylvia Martinez, and Dr. Amanda Rutherford
Program Committee: Dr. Margaret Sutton, Dr. Victor M. H. Borden, and Dr. Eugene R. Tempel
M.A.: Boston College, Higher Education Administration, 2014
Advisors: Dr. Ted I. K. Youn, Dr. Larry H. Ludlow, and Dr. Laura E. Rumbley
M.Ed.: The University of Hong Kong, International Higher Education, 2011
Advisors: Dr. Anatoly Oleksiyenko, Dr. Bruce Macfarlane, and Dr. Rui Yang
B.A.: University of California, Irvine, Criminology, Law & Society, 2009
RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Assistant Professor of Education & July 2021-present
Director of Graduate Studies in Education
Lee University
Adjunct Faculty, Ed.D. in Professional Practice August 2020-December 2020
Lee University
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Director of TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) July 2019-June 2021
Lee University
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Special Projects Coordinator, 21st Century Scholars Program July 2016-June 2019
Indiana University Bloomington
Doctoral Seminar March 2019
National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA)
Graduate Student Policy Seminar (GSPS) November 2018
Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE)
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ASHE Institute on Community Engaged Research (ICER) October 2018
Lumina Foundation
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NextGen February 2017
American College Personnel Association (ACPA)
Institute for Administrators in Catholic Higher Education (IACHE) July 2014
Lynch School of Education and Human Development, Boston College
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Graduate Research Assistant August 2012-December 2014
Lynch School of Education and Human Development, Boston College
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Research Assistant I October 2010-May 2011
Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong
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Volunteer Teacher (China) August 2009-July 2010
WorldTeach
Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications​
Chan, R. Y. (2022). Do credit momentum policy through the 15 to Finish improve academic outcomes of low-income, first-generation students? Evidence from a college promise program. Research in Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11162-022-09687-7
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Chan, R. Y. (2021). Understanding international joint and dual degree programs: Opportunities and challenges during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education, 13(5), 86-107.
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Chan, R. Y. (2019). Book Review - Taking It to the Streets: The Role of Scholarship in Advocacy and Advocacy in Scholarship by Laura W. Perna. Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement (JHEOE), 23(3), 230-234.
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Chan, R. Y. (2016). Understanding the purpose of higher education: An analysis of the economic and social benefits for completing a college degree. Journal of Education Policy, Planning, and Administration (JEPPA), 6(5), 1-40.
Chan, R. Y. (2014). Can China keep rising in the age of globalization?: Chinese students' learning and living experience at two "world-class" research universities in East Asia. International Journal of Chinese Education, 3(1), 74-108.
Macfarlane, B., & Chan, R. Y. (2014). The last judgment: Exploring intellectual leadership in higher education through academic obituaries. Studies in Higher Education, 39(2), 294-306.
Chan, R. Y. (2012). The effects of college environment on students' learning and living experience at a world-class university: A comparative case study of the University of Hong Kong and Shanghai Jiao Tong University. The International Journal of Comparative Education and Development, 14(1), 87-98.
Books​
Lin, X., Chan, R. Y., & Shyam, S. (forthcoming). ChatGPT and global higher education: Using artificial intelligence in teaching and learning. STAR Scholars Pess.
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Chan, R. Y., Lin, X., & Bista, K. (2023). Rethinking hybrid and remote work in higher education: Global perspectives, policies, and practices after COVID-19. Palgrave Macmillan.
Ammigan, R., Chan, R. Y., & Bista, K. (2022). COVID-19 and higher education in the global context: Exploring contemporary issues and challenges. STAR Scholars.
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McKeown, J., Bista, K., & Chan, R. Y. (2022). Global higher education during COVID-19: Policy, society, and technology. STAR Scholars.
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Chan, R. Y., Bista, K., & Allen, R. M. (2021). Online Teaching and Learning in Higher Education during Coronavirus (COVID-19): International Perspectives and Experiences. London, UK: Routledge.
Bista, K., Allen, R. M., & Chan, R. Y. (2021). Impacts of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on International Students and the Future of Student Mobility. London, UK: Routledge.
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Forum on Education Abroad. (2018). State of the Field 2017. Carlisle, PA: Author.
Alphin, H. C., Chan, R. Y., & Lavine, J. (2017). The Future of Accessibility in International Higher Education. Hershey, PA: IGI Global Publisher.
Alphin, H. C., Lavine, J., & Chan, R. Y. (2017). Disability and Equity in Higher Education Accessibility. Hershey, PA: IGI Global Publisher.
Rumbley, L. E., Altbach, P. G., Stanfield, D. A., Shimmi, Y., de Gayardon, A., & Chan, R. Y. (2014). Higher Education: A Worldwide Inventory of Research Centers, Academic Programs, and Journals and Publications (3rd Eds.). Lemmens Publishers: Bonn, Germany
Book Chapters
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Chan, R. Y., Lin, X., & Bista, K. (2023). Is hybrid and remote work here to stay? Opportunities and challenges in the United States and abroad. In R. Y. Chan, X. Lin, & K. Bista (Eds.), Rethinking hybrid and remote work in higher education: Global perspectives, policies, and practices after COVID-19 (pp. 7-27). Palgrave Macmillan.
Ammigan, R., Chan, R. Y., & Bista, K. (2022). The impact of COVID-19 on higher education: Challenges and issues. In R. Ammigan, R. Y. Chan, & K. Bista, (eds)., COVID-19 and higher education in the global context: Exploring contemporary issues and challenges (pp. 1-8). STAR Scholars.
McKeown, J. S., Bista, K., & Chan, R. Y. (2022). COVID-19 and higher education: Challenges and success during the global pandemic. In J. S. McKeown, K. Bista, & R. Y. Chan (Eds.), Global higher education during COVID-19: Policy, society, and technology (pp. 1-7). STAR Scholars.
Chan, R. Y., Bista, K., & Allen, R. M. (2021). Is online and distance learning the future in global higher education? The faculty perspectives during COVID-19. In R. Y. Chan, K. Bista, & R. M. Allen (Eds.), Online Teaching and Learning in Higher Education during Coronavirus (COVID-19): International Perspectives and Experiences (pp. 3-11). New York & London: Routledge.
Bista, K., Allen, R. M., & Chan, R. Y. (2021). A new golden age in international higher education: Challenges and successes during the pandemic and beyond. In K. Bista, R. M. Allen, & R. Y. Chan (Eds.), Impacts of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on International Students and the Future of Student Mobility. New York & London: Routledge.
Chan, R. Y. (2020). The professionalization of fundraising: A transcript analysis of CASE President Emeritus Peter McEachin Buchanan (1935-1991) on U.S. higher education philanthropy. In B. Hoolwerf (Ed.), European Research Network on Philanthropy (ERNOP) Conference Proceedings (pp. 45-58). Basel, Switzerland: University of Basel, Center for Philanthropy Studies.
Chan, R. Y. (2019). Higher education as a field of study: An analysis of 495 academic programs, research centers, and institutes across 48 countries worldwide. In N. Popov, C. Wolhuter, L. Beer, G. Hilton, J. Ogunleye, E. Achinewhu-Nworgu, & E. Niemczyk (Eds.), Glocal Education in Practice: Teaching, Researching, and Citizenship (pp. 124-131). Sofia, Bulgaria: Bulgarian Comparative Education Society (BCES).
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Chan, R. Y., Tang, H. H., & Delaney, P. (2018). The rise of private tutoring. Contemporary issues in 'shadow education' in Mainland China. In B. Bartram, International and Comparative Education: Contemporary Issues and Debates, London, UK: Routledge Education Series.
Chan, R. Y. (2017). Rethinking the Millennial generation: Why Millennials are the future of philanthropy, social justice, and the workforce. In Heing, B., Critical Perspectives on Millennials, New York, NY: Enslow Publishing.
Chan, R. Y. (2017). The future of accessibility in higher education: Making college skills and degrees more accessibile. In Alphin, H. C., Chan, R. Y., & Lavine, J. (Eds.), The Future of Accessibility in International Higher Education, Hershey, PA: IGI Global Publisher.
Chan, R. Y. (2016). Studying philanthropy and fundraising in higher education: A proposed conceptual model. In Alphin, H. C., Lavine, J., Stark, S., & Hocker, A., Facilitating Higher Education Growth through Fundraising and Philanthropy (pp. 1-27), Hershey, PA: IGI Global Publisher.
Invited Online Journal Publications​
Chan, R. Y. (2016, June). "Why Millennials Are the Future of Philanthropy." Washington, D.C.: SharedJustice. Retrieved from http://www.sharedjustice.org/christianity-public-life/2016/6/28/why-millennials-are-the-future-of-philanthropy
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Chan, R. Y. (2014, November). “Can Young Alumni Help Close the Graduation Gap at their Alma Maters.” Washington, D.C.: SharedJustice. Retrieved from http://www.sharedjustice.org/domestic-justice/2014/11/11/can-young-alumni-help-close-the-graduation-gap-at-their-alma-maters
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Chan, R. Y. (2014, April). “The Future of Community Colleges: Reinvesting in Remedial Education Programs.” Washington, D.C.: SharedJustice. Retrieved from http://www.sharedjustice.org/domestic-justice/2014/4/8/the-future-of-community-colleges-reinvesting-in-remedial-education-programs
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Association for Institutional Research (AIR)
Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE)
Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP)
American College Personnel Association (ACPA)
American Education Research Association (AERA)
Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM)
Comparative and International Education Society (CIES)
National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA)
NAFSA: Association of International Educators
UCI Chancellor's Club
World Education Research Association (WERA)
summer study abroad and exchange
Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic July 2019
Course: Quantitative and Mixed Methods Research Designs: From Designing to Publishing
Host: European Educational Research Association (EERA)
Eastern Michigan University, Quito, Ecuador July 2014
Course: Higher Education Study Tour
Instructor: Dr. Raul Leon, Associate Professor and Director of My Ecuador Trip
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China July 2013
Course: Higher Education Policy and Planning
Instructor: Dr. Nian Cai Liu, Professor, Director of the Center for World-Class Universities,
and Dean of Graduate School of Education
Sung Kyun Kwan University, Seoul, South Korea July 2012
Course: Nurturing Economics in Global Education
Instructor: Dr. Sunwoong Kim, Professor
Loyola University Chicago, John Felice Rome Center, Rome, Italy July 2011
Course: U.S. Students Abroad: Lessons from Rome in Cultural Immersion
Instructor: Dr. Terry E. Williams, Associate Professor
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Nyenrode Business University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands July 2011
Course: Business Ethics and Sustainability
Host: Utrecht Summer School
London School of Economics-Peking University, Beijing, China August 2010
Course: China and the World: Chinese Foreign Policy since 1949
Instructor: Dr. Wang Jisi, Professor and Dean of the School of International Studies
Beijing Language and Culture University, Beijing, China July 2007
Course: Introduction to Mandarin
Host: American Institute for Foreign Study (AIFS)
list of graduate-level courses completed
Indiana University Bloomington – 1) Comparative Education I, 2) Education Policy Studies Seminar, 3) Issues in Education Policy, 4) Foundations of Institutional Research, 5) Qualitative Inquiry in Education Research, 6) Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector, 7) Grant-Making and the Role of Foundations, 8) Economics of Philanthropy and the Nonprofit Sector, 9) Principles and Practices of Fundraising, 10) Education Policy Research Seminar (3x), 11) Capstone in Institutional Research, 12) History of Higher Education and Philanthropy, 13) Applied Research for Educational Equity, 14) Political Perspectives of Education, 15) Higher Education and Public Policy, 16) Ph.D. Dissertation Proposal Prep, 17) Ph.D. Qualification Examination, 18) Ph.D. Thesis in the History, Philosophy, and Policy in Education
Boston College – 1) Higher Education in American Society, 2) Organization and Management of Higher Education, 3) Pro-doctoral Seminar in K-16 Education, 4) Student Development Theory, 5) Sociology of Education, 6) Interpretation and Evaluation of Research, 7) Contemporary Issues in Higher Education - Global Citizenship and Higher Education, 8) Education Law and Public Policy, 9) Qualitative Research Methods, 10) Catholic Higher Education, 11) Institute for Administrators in Catholic Higher Education, 12) Comparative and Global Systems of Higher Education, 13) Organizational Analysis, 14) Intermediate Statistics, 15) General Linear Models
Harvard University – 1) Institutional Advancement in Higher Education
University of Pennsylvania – 1) Introduction to Statistics in Education Research, 2) Education and Social Entrepreneurship, 3) Diversity in Higher Education
The University of Hong Kong – 1) Globalization and Higher Education, 2) Managing Organizational Change in Higher Education, 3) Community College Development, 4) Poverty Development and Education: Challenges for a Global World, 5) Methods of Research & Enquiry, 6) Teaching & Learning in Higher Education, 7) M.Ed. Dissertation
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Roy Y. Chan (right) with former U.S. president Jimmy Carter and First Lady Rosalynn Carter
