Associate Provost for International Education and Programs
Director, Office of International Education and Programs
Joshua S. McKeown, Ph.D. is Associate Provost for International Education at SUNY Oswego and International Education Leadership Fellow at the University at Albany. He led SUNY Oswego to multiple awards for innovation and leadership in international education including from American Association of State Colleges & Universities (AASCU), Institute of International Education (IIE), Diversity Abroad, and Chinese Service Center for Scholarly Exchange (CSCSE). As Senior International Officer of SUNY Oswego, McKeown led the institution to multiple national recognitions for study abroad enrollment and diversity including in the annual IIE Open Doors report, funded by the U.S. Department of State. He is a regular instructor in the Global & International Studies Program and is a dedicated scholar practitioner who co-edited Global Higher Education During COVID-19: Policy, Society, and Technology (STAR Scholars, 2021) and authored the chapter Coming in from the Cold: US-China Academic Relations After COVID-19. His additional publications include The First Time Effect: The Impact of Study Abroad on College Student Intellectual Development (SUNY Press 2009), Wasted Talents? China's Higher Education Reforms Experienced Through Its Visiting Scholars Abroad (Journal of Contemporary China, 2021),chapters in Education Abroad: Bridging Scholarship and Practice (Routledge, 2020) and NAFSA’s Guide to Education Abroad (NAFSA, 2014). He was a Fulbright-Nehru International Education Administrators recipient for India, a mentor with IIE’s Connecting with the World Myanmar program, and has served professional organizations includingCEA CAPA, AIRC, and Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars. He won the SUNY Oswego President’s Award in 2020, and the SUNY Chancellor’s Award in 2022 both for Excellence in Professional Service. He can be contacted at: [email protected].