As Head of Cintana International Transfer Student Experience at Arizona State University, Andrea Haraway facilitates the admission, enrollment, and integration of international transfer students to ASU from across the ASU–Cintana Alliance network. In this role, she works collaboratively with academic and administrative units to strengthen pathways, streamline student services, and advance student success through sustainable global partnerships and processes that ensure a seamless, high-quality experience for learners transitioning from partner institutions worldwide.
Previously, Andrea directed student services and program operations for Global Launch, ASU’s hub for English language and academic preparation programs, serving learners from more than 160 countries. Before joining ASU, Andrea managed curriculum development and evaluation for over 200 academic programs at Western International University. She has also taught at Thunderbird School of Global Management, Vanderbilt University, and the University of Pennsylvania.
Her areas of expertise include international student success, program leadership, cross-unit collaboration, curriculum development, assessment, faculty development, and global partnership management. She has presented nationally and internationally on topics such as multilingualism in business communication, writing instruction, and intercultural collaboration in higher education.
Andrea’s global perspective is shaped by her experiences as the child of German immigrants, expatriate high school education in the Netherlands, and professional work in Japan. A lifelong traveler and language learner, she has studied - to varying degrees of fluency - German, Dutch, French, Russian, Spanish, Japanese, and Mandarin.