Rae Alexander

Assistant Vice President for Global Affairs

Rae joined the Global Affairs team as Assistant Vice President in July 2022. In this role she oversees the Center for International Students and Scholars and supports various operational areas within Global Affairs. Rae has worked in the field of international education since 2006, most recently as the Director of International Student and Scholar Services at UConn. Prior to this she advised international students and visiting scholars at both UConn and College of the Atlantic in Maine. She earned a B.A. in Art History from the University of Maine and an M.A. in European Studies from the Universiteit van Amsterdam. She is currently a Ph.D. student in the Learning, Leadership and Education Policy program at UConn, with a research interest in learning in cross-cultural contexts. Rae has worked and studied in Austria, Germany, and the Netherlands, and credits these experiences for motivating a career in international education.