Russell Ganim
Russ Ganim is associate provost and dean of International Programs at the University of Iowa. He has held this position since January 2020, having previously served as the director of the Division of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at Iowa.
Dean Ganim is committed to rebuilding international education in the wake of the pandemic. To that end, he has expanded Iowa’s international partnerships, encouraged development of both virtual and traditional study abroad programs, and renewed efforts to recruit international students.
To strengthen internationalization efforts on campus, Dean Ganim has hosted or helped organize multiple lectures, symposia, and other media events that promote global awareness. Many of these initiatives have been designed to foster connections between international education and efforts to advance diversity, belonging, equity, and inclusion.
Dean Ganim is a professor of French by training but has served as an administrator for the past 20 years, dedicating much of his career to global engagement. Read more about Dean Ganim on the University of Iowa's Faculty and Staff Experts page.
Contact Information
Russell Ganim
1111-A UCC
Phone: 319-335-0373
E-mail: russell-ganim@uiowa.edu
Messages from the Dean
Dean's Message: Our role as convener on campus and abroad
Friday, December 1, 2023
Through our annual fall break meal event and connecting with alumni abroad, Dean Ganim shares how we bring people together.
Dean's Message: Middle East visit forges new and renewed connections
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Dean Ganim discusses his recent visit to the Middle East, where he supported the recruitment of new international students and met with Hawkeye alumni.
Dean’s Message: UI’s leadership role in international education underscored by visiting colleagues from around the world
Monday, October 2, 2023
Dean Ganim discusses the many visits by partners from around the world this past month including author and labor rights leader Saket Soni and Dr. Nada Melhem from American University of Beirut.
Dean’s Message: Welcoming the newest cohort of international students to Iowa
Friday, September 1, 2023
Dean Ganim welcomes the newest group of international students to Iowa and discusses some of the efforts that go into welcoming them.
Dean’s Message: Study Abroad program, Academic Year in Freiburg, celebrates 60 years of growing Global Hawkeyes
Tuesday, August 1, 2023
Dean Ganim discusses his visit to Freiburg, Germany to celebrate this long-running study abroad program, the CIMBA annual awards banquet and graduation, and IP's visit with this year's Mandela Washington Fellows.
Dean’s Message: Summer global learning experiences for students and teachers in full swing
Monday, July 3, 2023
Students are participating in study abroad this summer, many on faculty-led programs. Dean Ganim discusses this along with our annual Global Education Institute for Teachers, co-sponsored by the UI College of Education.
Dean’s Message: Celebrating our international student community
Friday, June 2, 2023
Dean Gamin talks about the recent International Student Graduation Celebration and how he is working alongside Admissions to attract new international students and scholars to the University of Iowa.
Dean's Message: Launch of USAID/UI Collaborative Agreement
Monday, April 3, 2023
Dean Ganim celebrates the recent USAID-funded partnership between University of Iowa, Iowa State University, and the Kosova Education Center which seeks to strengthen higher education in Kosovo.
Dean's Message: Spring events and Thailand visit
Monday, April 3, 2023
Dean Ganim discusses recent events held this spring as well as his recent trip to Thailand.
Dean's Message: A visit to Washington, D.C.
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
Dean Ganim discusses his recent trip to Washington, D.C., last month's successful Lunar New Year celebration, and a panel discussion marking the one-year anniversary of the war in Ukraine.
Dean's Message: The spring semester is off to a good start
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Dean Ganim talks about our annual report, study abroad participation and ways in which we welcome new international students.
Dean's Message: Rebound
Sunday, January 1, 2023
Dean Ganim reports on how study abroad is making a comeback and on the various delegation visits that occurred in December.
Dean's Message: International Education Month?
Thursday, December 1, 2022
Dean Ganim looks back on the busy fall semester including International Education Week events.
Dean's Message: Hello from Dubai!
Wednesday, October 26, 2022
Dean Ganim discusses his recent trip to the Middle East to recruit future Hawkeyes.
Dean's Message: Fall (and study abroad excitement) is in the air
Wednesday, September 28, 2022
Dean Ganim discusses the momentum that has been built around studying abroad, due in no small part to our recent Study Abroad Fair, and to our generous donors and alumni.
Dean's Message: New look, new students, new year
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Dean Ganim says hello to new students, discusses our new look in IP, and gives accolades to the UI team that was awarded a $1 million grant to promote translation and global literacy.
Dean's Message: Summer Updates
Monday, August 1, 2022
Dean Ganim discusses his recent trip to Kosovo, and CIMBA's graduation ceremony that took place in Iowa City for the first time since COVID began.
Dean's Message: Trip to Senegal
Friday, July 1, 2022
Dean Ganim discusses the highlights of his recent trip to Senegal and other ways we're developing relationships this summer.
Dean's Message: Celebrating the Class of 2022
Wednesday, June 1, 2022
Dean Ganim celebrates the graduating class of 2022, and in particular highlights the first in-person international student affinity graduation ceremony co-sponsored by UI International Programs.
Dean's Message: Catching up
Wednesday, April 27, 2022
Dean Ganim discusses events surrounding the Provost's Global Forum, the world opening up again to travel, and events centered on the rise of authoritarianism.
Dean's Message: Support for Ukraine
Friday, April 1, 2022
Dean Ganim, on behalf of International Programs, condemns the Russian aggression against Ukraine.
Dean's Message: The Legacy of Anne Frank
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Dean Ganim discusses visits by consular and cultural representatives from Israel and Taiwan, and the Provost's Global Forum on the legacy of Anne Frank.
Dean's Message: A year of accomplishments
Tuesday, February 1, 2022
Dean Ganim discusses our 2021 annual report which highlights what IP, and the campus as a whole, is doing around internationalization.
Dean's Message: Happy New Year
Monday, January 3, 2022
Dean Ganim discusses the latest programming which focused on critical issues of global importance and highlights some student successes which underscore the impact of our global mission.
Dean's Message: UI Passport Office open for business
Wednesday, December 1, 2021
Dean Ganim celebrates the opening of the new U.S. Passport Office at the University of Iowa and how we celebrated International Education Week.
Dean's Message: Strengthening our Global Relationships
Monday, November 1, 2021
Dean Ganim discusses International Education Week and international delegations that visited Iowa.
Dean's Message: Enjoying the familiar
Friday, October 1, 2021
Dean Ganim posits that while we may not have returned to "normal", we have regained a sense of the familiar with some in-person events and students going abroad again.
Dean's Message: Welcome!
Wednesday, September 1, 2021
Dean Ganim welcomes our newest group of international students to UI this fall.
Dean's Message: Summer highlights
Monday, August 2, 2021
Dean Ganim on highlights from this summer including the Global Education Institute for Teachers, and alumni making a difference.
Dean's Message: Eastern Europe Connections
Thursday, July 1, 2021
Dean Ganim talks about the new Global Alumni Spotlight Series and a new crash course in Albanian.
Dean's Message: International Student Affinity Graduation
Tuesday, June 1, 2021
Dean Ganim talks about the first-ever affinity graduation for international students.
Dean's Message: May
Saturday, May 1, 2021
As May approaches, we realize that we have spent nearly 15 months conducting much of our lives online. I applaud you for your persistence and hope you remain healthy and safe. As our spring semester concludes, I wish to express my deep gratitude to our International Programs staff who continue to serve students, create virtual opportunities, and organize cultural and outreach events that promote the value of international education and global awareness.
Dean's Message: Spring
Thursday, April 1, 2021
Dean Ganim reiterates our support for the Asian, Asian-American, and Pacific Islander communities on campus and shares some upcoming events.
Dean's Message: Celebrations
Friday, February 26, 2021
From literature to Fulbright, Dean Ganim highlights all that we've celebrated over the last month.
Dean's Message: A Busy Spring Semester
Monday, February 1, 2021
International Programs welcomes everyone back for spring semester, and Dean Ganim shares some of our upcoming events and current initiatives.
Well wishes from International Programs
Monday, December 21, 2020
As 2020 comes to a close, I'd like to express my deepest thanks for supporting International Programs. With this video, I convey my warmest wishes for the new year.
Dean's Message: Saluting proponents of global awareness
Tuesday, December 1, 2020
By celebrating International Education Week, Dean Russell Ganim recognizes those that inspire us to view the world through a global lens.
Dean's Message: Diversity, equity, and inclusion
Sunday, November 1, 2020
Dean Ganim discusses the variety of ways in which International Programs is engaging in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives and creating opportunities for all.
Dean's Message: Settling into Fall term
Monday, October 5, 2020
Dean Ganim provides an update on some of the activities taking place through International Programs this fall.
Dean's Message: Welcome back
Tuesday, September 1, 2020
Dean Ganim reflects on what a new academic year brings - renewal, resilience, and much to look forward to.
Dean's Message: Necessity is the mother of invention
Friday, July 17, 2020
Dean Ganim addresses some of the innovative ways International Programs has continued to promote international education.
Dean's Message: Gratitude and hope
Sunday, June 7, 2020
From celebrating our recent graduates to assessing the needs of our international students, Dean Ganim shares some of the latest activities of International Programs.
Dean's Message: International Education in the Time of COVID-19
Monday, April 27, 2020
Dean Russell Ganim explains how International Programs is looking to the future and working collaboratively with our partners on and off campus to find innovative ways for our students to safely engage in international education.
New tool aids faculty and students with name pronunciation
Monday, November 28, 2016
A collaborative effort by International Programs, Information Technology Services (ITS), and the Office of the Registrar moved to develop a name pronunciation tool where students can record their name and select their preferred gender pronouns. Now faculty and staff will know how to pronounce a student’s name in class and what gender pronouns are preferred.