International Students’ Mental Health: How we can help
Mental Health Awareness Month is coming to a close. As we wrap up the month, we here at LewerMark want to make sure our students and schools know that we’re here to support them. We hope this blog proves to
How to Identify International Students Scams: Part 3 – Protection
This blog is the final post in our three-part series about scams targeting international students who, like everyone else, can be a victim of identity theft, fraud, or another type of loss. It is the uncertainty of being in a
How to Identify International Student Scams: Part 2
In Part 1 of our series, we identified three scams, including fake calls/email scams, the “Illegal Chinese Passport Scheme,” and census scams. We also described the “red flags”—things you can look for to help identify a scam. In this post, we
How to Identify International Student Scams: Part 1
Last year, the Federal Trade Commission received more than 3.2 million reports regarding scams, and the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center reported $3.5 billion in victim losses. Unfortunately, anyone can be the target for a scammer, including international students. To increase
The Pros and Cons of Admission Deferral
As universities continue to speculate on what the fall 2020 semester will look like, international students must navigate how to best balance their desire to start a college career this fall versus the regulatory, infrastructure, and travel challenges they face.
Four Reasons to Choose LewerMark for the Upcoming School Year
When the New Year rang in five months ago, few people, if anyone, expected COVID-19 to affect us so profoundly. But now, every week we learn something new as we try and plan for what the “new normal” will look
How to Evaluate Health Insurance Options – A Guide for Community Colleges
Did you know tuition fees for international students on community college campuses are approaching twice the cost of in-state tuition? Meeting these financial obligations is challenging enough for international students and their families; don’t add the stress of navigating the
How Counseling Promotes International Students’ Well-Being
You know the student. The one who has just arrived in the United States with limited knowledge of the culture and is apprehensive of what awaits. English may not be his or her first language and he or she may
Four Ways to Increase Levels of Care on Campus to Improve the International Student Experience
The following is the fifth blog of a six-part weekly series highlighting model practices of International Student Offices. In our ongoing series to help increase the level of internationalization at your school, I have been looking at model practices that high
7 Ways Universities Can Offer Familiar Food Choices to International Students
At LewerMark, because we handle insurance for international students, the beginning of the school year is the time we start to see an increase in insurance claims. Some of these first claims will often involve students suffering from gastrointestinal complaints.