About Me
I am an Assistant Professor of Higher Education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) at the University of Toronto. I study how global trends affect national higher education policies, institutional practices, and students’ lives - and ultimately, what this means for who attends university, where they do so, and what they learn.
My current research agenda focuses on two global trends: privatization and internationalization. I also have a long-standing interest and deep commitment to education in the Arab Middle East and North Africa, developed through years of study and travel in the region, and strengthened by personal connections, many cups of tea and a love of the Arabic language.
Current Projects
2018-2022 SSHRC Insight Grant, Principal Investigator
Internationalization Strategies in Comparative Perspective
2018 -2019 SSHRC Institutional Grant
The Racialization of Asian International Students (RAIS)
2019-2023 SSHRC Insight Grant, Co-PI, (PI - Jean Michel Montsion, York University)
Contact:
Email: elizabeth.buckner@utoronto.ca