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The Office of International Student Affairs (OISA) provides immigration and campus support services for Emerson’s international student community:

- We offer immigration advising for students in F-1 status, exchange visitors, and others on matters related to U.S. study, work authorization, and international travel
- We support international students with cross-campus resources for academic success, community integration, leadership development, and career preparedness
- We promote campus organizations, events, and initiatives that reflect Emerson’s global voice

International Student Affairs falls under Emerson’s Office of Internationalization and Global Engagement (IGE). Together with our partner offices – Education Abroad and Domestic Programs (EADP) and English Language Learning (ELL) – IGE provides strategic vision and support for college internationalization initiatives.

The WARC supports Emerson community members by providing personalized strategies for academic success. Our mission is to develop confident and independent writers and learners by providing resources for intellectual growth and academic support. Through one-on-one meetings, our professional staff, Writing Consultants, English Language Learning Consultants, and Academic Success Consultants will work with you to create pathways toward success on campus.

WARC professional staff can interface with you remotely in a variety of ways, including through phone appointments, online teleconferencing with Zoom, and via email. Our staff specialists can be contacted directly to schedule appointments for support plan development. Appointments can be made with consultants through the self-access scheduling system on our website for the following:

• help with writing support for specific assignments;
• English language enhancement;
• study skills, time management; and
• plagiarism avoidance development.

All appointments are free and available to current graduate and undergraduate students at the College. The WARC also provides a wealth of self-access development tools and educational resources on our self-enrollment Canvas courses. Course content support for undergraduates is also available through our Peer Tutoring Program. Please visit us online for more information and for access to all that we offer.

Intercultural Student Affairs at Emerson centers humanity, compassion, and education at the forefront of everything we do. We honor, celebrate, and validate the narratives of marginalized voices, and in turn, support community-based advocacy, reflection, and action. In short, we want to create and hold space where people can be who they are.