Eli Konwest

Elizabeth (Eli) Konwest is the director of the Center for the Study of Global Change, a National Resource Center for Global Studies, at Indiana University. As director, she coordinates a wide variety of programs to internationalize education at all levels. These programs include the Institute for Curriculum and Campus Internationalization, the Indiana Language Roadmap, Arts & Refugees, and the Global Community-Engaged Learning Institute. She previously served as the Global Center Associate Director and the IU International Outreach Council coordinator, implementing programs that connected local and national audiences with global resources and international students. She has previously held positions or teaching appointments with the World Archaeological Congress, IU’s Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, IU’s Global Village, the IU Department of Anthropology, and the America Program for Zhejiang University. She received her M.A. and Ph.D. in anthropology from Indiana University.