- Mitacs Globalink Intern, Bei Deng, developed a research proposal to investigate this topic.
- Research group formed (November 2024).
- 2025 Mitacs Globalink Intern named (January 2025).
- Leonie Schwarz joined our team as a Globalink intern (July 2025).
- Xuan Tai Nguyen drafted our REB application (July 2025).
- REB application approved (August 2025).
- Internal grant received from the University Diversity, Indigeneity, and Anti-Racism Professional Development Fund (August 2025).
- Work begun on systematic literature review (August 2025).
- Work begun on book chapter for new IGI Global book on international student engagement (August 2025)
- Applied for REB clearance to conduct a pilot study (September 2025)