Mandy Reinig, director of international education at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, has published the essay “The Small/One-person Office: The Challenge of Being Both Practitioner and Scholar” in the book “International Higher Education’s Scholar-Practitioners: Bridging Research and Practice.” The book launches a dialogue about the perception and reality, potential and promise, of the scholar-practitioner in higher education today. The chapters include detailed analyses from university faculty, senior international officers and other high-level administrators, directors of research centers, leaders from influential professional associations and private organizations, managers of study abroad and exchange, and graduate students.
Reinig earned her bachelor’s degree in International Studies from Saginaw Valley State University, a master’s degree in Latin American Studies from Ohio University, and a second master’s degree from The Pennsylvania State University in Teaching English as a Second Language. During her time at The Pennsylvania State University, she won the W. LaMarr Kopp International Achievement Award for staff contributions to International Education.