Ling G. LeBeau, PhD is Director of International Student Success at Syracuse University. LeBeau is a scholar practitioner in the field of international higher education and academic advising with years of experiences in teaching, advising, research, and administration. LeBeau has served in various professional roles at five universities. Her work experience ranges from teaching undergraduate and graduate students, advising international students and scholars, directing study abroad programs, developing international partnerships, to leading and implementing campus internationalization.

She has served and currently serves on multiple leadership committees of AIEA, NAFSA, and NACADA, and frequently presents and publishes on issues of international higher education and academic advising. LeBeau is the founder of International Student Academic Success community for NACADA. LeBeau’s work has been featured on the Chronicle of Higher Education. LeBeau’s research interests include international student success, global learning, curriculum internationalization, international partnerships, assessment, student and faculty mobility. LeBeau holds a PhD in Higher Education and MS in Language Education from Indiana University Bloomington.