Department Member, The College
Senior Adviser for International Initiatives
The College
Thesis Title: International Education as a Vehicle of U.S. Soft Power - at Loyola Univ. Chicago
About
David Comp currently works as the Senior Adviser for International Initiatives in The College at The University of Chicago. Previously he was an Assistant Director in the Office of International Affairs at The University of Chicago. He has also consulted on several international education related projects for a variety of institutions and organizations in higher education. He serves on the editorial advisory board of the Journal of Studies in International Education (JSIE) and edits and maintains the respected International Higher Education Consulting Blog and International Education Blog sites and he has co-authored several book chapters and reports on international education topics. His research focuses on the use of international education for soft power and public diplomacy efforts; methodology of data collection on global student and scholar mobility and on the history of international education exchanges. He currently serves on the Committee on Outcomes Assessment of the Forum on Education Abroad and has served on multiple task forces and committees for NAFSA. He is currently at the dissertation proposal stage in Comparative and International Education at Loyola University Chicago.
Contact Information
1116 E. 59th St., HM M397
Chicago, IL. 60637-1513