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Center for Global Education and Engagement
Through collaborative programming and curricula, CGEE strives to ensure that all students have the knowledge and understanding of culture, language, history, geography, and global perspectives necessary to succeed in a world marked by interdependence, diversity, and rapid change.
Richard Johnson - Director rjohnson@harpercollege.edu
847.925.6429
Dr. Richard F. Johnson is the Director of the Center for Global Education and Engagement and Professor of English and Humanities at Harper College, where he has worked for nearly three decades. Richard founded Harper’s Office of International Education and oversaw its transition into the newly launched Center. In his role as Director, he provides leadership for the college’s global initiatives, including education abroad, faculty and curriculum development, international student services, and campus programming. Under his leadership, the program has been nationally recognized for its innovative approach to internationalizing the community college, receiving the NAFSA Senator Paul Simon Spotlight Award in 2018 and the Institute of International Education’s Andrew Heiskell Award for Innovation in International Education in 2020. In addition to his administrative leadership, he has extensive experience reviewing and evaluating applications for competitive national and international programs, including the Humphrey Fellowship, Fulbright Scholars-in-Residence, and the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship. A medievalist by training, Richard is the author of Saint Michael the Archangel in Medieval English Legend and a number of articles on Old English hagiography. He is also a beekeeper and a banjo enthusiast in his spare time.
Angelica Rackow - Global Mobility Coordinator arackow@harpercollege.edu
847.925.6436
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Angelica has been serving Harper students in different departments since 2016, and in 2022, she joined the Center for Global Education and Engagement as a Program Specialist. She is passionate about International Education, having worked for many years as a Student Advisor in ESL schools and exchange program agencies, and earning her EdM in Education Policy, Organization, and Leadership with a concentration in Global Studies at UIUC. In addition to advising Harper students and supporting internationalization efforts on campus, she is a co-advisor for the International Students Club and has been trying to learn ASL.
