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Please join us for “Approaches to Teaching Chinese International Students." International students from China now account for 6% of Macalester’s total student body. It is axiomatic that education is most effective when professors meet students where they are and push them to develop new skills and examine pre-existing beliefs. Yet many professors know next to nothing about the diversity of experiences and beliefs Chinese nationals bring to campus. This panel seeks to shed light on Chinese students’ experiences prior to and at Macalester. It also prompts participants to question our role as educators: are we providing a meaningful education to these students? How can we do better? In addressing their educational needs, what ingrained pedagogical habits ought we re-consider? What new pedagogical strategies ought we adopt? Please join Rivi Handler-Spitz, Xin Yang, Andrew Beveridge, Aaron Colhapp, and Luyen Phan for an engaging and important conversation.