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Kalpen Trivedi Honored as Senior International Officer of the Year

Thursday, October 21, 2021

The Institute of International Education (IIE) announced its annual Senior International Officer (SIO) of the Year Award today, presenting the 2021 honor to Dr. Kalpen Trivedi, Associate Provost for International Programs at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

The Senior International Officer Award honors an individual currently serving as their institution’s senior international officer who has demonstrated outstanding and sustained leadership in international education. The selection committee pointed to Trivedi’s “extraordinary internationalization efforts on campus; commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion; and his leadership throughout the pandemic” as the factors that earned him the award.

Chancellor of UMass Amherst, Kumble Subbaswamy, said, “Kalpen Trivedi has done extraordinary work to strengthen UMass Amherst’s global network. His wide-ranging efforts have enriched our campus and strengthened our community by bringing together scholars and students from across the world and providing transformative international experiences for our undergraduates. This international recognition is well deserved.”

“I am humbled and honored to be recognized by the IIE, a truly inspiring organization that is torch bearer for connecting US higher education with the world,” Trivedi said.  “IIE plays a tremendously important role in supporting the soft diplomacy goals of the United States, and this award is really testament to the campus-wide work in global engagement at UMass.”

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