February 2006 |
February, 2006
Global Health Education Consortium |
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February 17, 2006
Chronicle of Higher Education |
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February 17, 2006
Chronicle of Higher Education |
America's Hot New Export: Higher Education.
Colleges rush to open degree programs overseas, for both academic
and business reasons. By BURTON BOLLAG
When he started as vice provost for international education, in
1989, Stephen C. Dunnett's main responsibility was to make sure that
foreign students at the State University of New York at Buffalo were
adjusting to life in America and doing well academically. But in
recent years his job has changed. Not only has Mr. Dunnett begun to
recruit students abroad — he is also developing overseas degree
programs for foreign students who cannot, or will not, come to the
United States
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February 16, 2006
Chronicle of Higher Education |
5 American Colleges Win Awards That Laud Them for
Their International Focus. By EUGENE MCCORMACK.
Five colleges have won this year's Senator Paul
Simon Award for Campus Internationalization, in recognition of their
efforts to expand their focus beyond America's borders. Available
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February 14, 2006
USINFO DOS |
U.S. To Issue Student Visas 120 Days Ahead of
Start of Classes
Measure part of Rice-Chertoff joint vision on secure borders,
open doors
The United States has extended the length of time foreign students
may be issued student visas, and will issue student visas up to 120
days before classes begin, as compared to 90 days under previous
regulations, the State Department announced February 14.
Under the new regulations, students applying for initial-entry F-1
(academic student), F-2 (spouse or child of F-1) and M-1 (vocational
training) and M-2 (spouse or child of M-1) visas now may be issued
those visas up to 120 days before their academic program start date.
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February 14, 2006
Chronicle of Higher Education |
Helping American Colleges Confront Foreign
Competition Is Crucial to National Security, Warner Says. By
PAUL FAIN
The increasing international competition faced by American higher
education should be described as a matter of national security, Mark
R. Warner, a former governor of Virginia and a presumed candidate
for the Democratic presidential nomination, told college
administrators on Monday at the American Council on Education's
annual meeting.
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February 14, 2006
SOUTHERN
COMPASS |
NSF LAUNCHES INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH & EDUCATION
PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM
The National Science Foundation recently announced a new program
that seeks to facilitate research partnerships between U.S.
scientists and engineers and their international colleagues. Funded
under the Partnership for International Research and Education
program (PIRE), the program also has an educational focus that
includes using technology for distance education and virtual
laboratories for college students and post-docs. The program also
has funds for incorporating research findings into K-12 activities
such as research internships for high school students. More about
the PIRE project appears at
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=12819
NEW INITIATIVES CONNECTING SOUTHERN STATES WITH
ASIA
Connecting with Asia is a top priority for many southern states this
year. North Carolina will soon open a privately funded China Center
that will be co-located with the U.S. Department of Commerce, World
Trade Center of North Carolina and a large freight management
company. The Chinese Ambassador will also be touring the U.S.,
including several stops in the South. South Carolina and Alabama
have major trade missions planned to China, and Oklahoma recently
got a major grant to expand its already aggressive Chinese outreach
efforts in education and business. It would be helpful to collect a
list of these developments so others can inquire about them or
simply track developments. The Asia Society can make it possible
through its website, which already serves as a single-stop portal
for all kinds of news and information. They encourage organizations,
museums, publishers, and publicists to submit information on their
upcoming events at
http://www.asiasource.org/events/ae_mp_04.cfm . You can also
subscribe to weekly emails that will alert you to upcoming events in
your region of choice. See
http://www.asiasource.org
RESEARCH & INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION KEY TO U.S.
COMPETITIVENESS
According to the latest edition of Issues in Science and
Technology, U.S. researchers will need new skills that allow them to
collaborate across international borders. The authors studied
engineering research centers across the U.S. and found, among other
things, that they have failed to recognize key structural shifts in
the global economy. The U.S. can no longer strive to be 'number one'
in all research areas. Instead, it must assume a more collaborative
stance as knowledge is increasingly diffused around the world. The
authors of the article recommend that training in global
"collaboration and communication" become a central part of all
science and engineering training. They also support more open
scientific exchange across borders as well as immigration policies
that allow more open circulation of researchers and scientific
talent. The research can be found at: http://www.kauffman.org/pdf/collaborative_advantage_12_05.pdf
The engineering school at Washington University in St. Louis is
forging a fascinating partnership with its business school, with the
goal of fostering innovation and global competitiveness. For an
informal, two-page description of this program, email
cconway@southern.org
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February 14, 2006
Inside Higher |
Brain Drain Is Not Inevitable. By Joan
Dassin
“Brain drain” — the migration of highly trained people from
developing countries to wealthy ones — has for decades depleted the
most precious resource of the world’s poorest countries, their
skilled and educated citizens. Yet this outflow of talent is not
inevitable. Ending brain drain ultimately requires new development
models that redress fundamental inequalities within developing
countries and between the world’s poorest and richest nations. But
as a first step, colleges and universities that recruit foreign
talent — and the foundations and agencies that support them — can
adopt new policies to help stem pervasive brain drain.
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February 14, 2006
Inside Higher Education |
Capacity and Quality
Enrollments are booming, but the government can’t find money to pay
for new universities. Lawmakers want to know if taxpayers are
getting value in their higher education systems while colleges fear
excessive regulation. Private higher education — much of it from
for-profit entities — is growing rapidly, and facing skepticism from
traditional providers of higher education.
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February 10, 2006
AID |
Americans for Informed Democracy is so excited that
you are interested in organizing a town hall meeting in your
community! We believe that hosting a town hall meeting is the best
way to bring a diverse group of Americans together to discuss the
U.S. role in the world.
For the spring of
2006, AID has six exciting town hall initiatives.
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February 10, 2006
Chronicle of Higher Education |
Slackers Need Not Apply. An intensive
study-abroad program immerses Americans in South Indian culture.
By SHAILAJA NEELAKANTAN, Chennai, India
Kalaimamani Subramaniya Thambirar, a master of a traditional South
Indian form of street theater called therukoothu, wears a pensive
look as he inspects his unusual group of performers. Normally Mr.
Thambirar leads a troupe of artists who perform at theater festivals
around India and the world, but this afternoon he is producing a
performance of an episode from the Mahabharata — one of India's most
famous epics — with a group of American college students.
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February 9, 2006
CED |
CED URGES INCREASED INVESTMENT IN INTERNATIONAL
EDUCATION AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDIES. Business-led group
warns of economic and national security
implications of U.S. language gap WASHINGTON, D.C., February 9, 2006
– The United States will become less competitive in the global
economy because of a shortage of strong foreign language and
international studies programs at the elementary, high school and
college levels, warns a new statement from the Committee for
Economic Development (CED), a business-led policy group. The CED
statement, Education for Global Leadership: The Importance of
International Studies and
Foreign Language Education for U. S. Economic and National
Security,...
More, Report
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February 9, 2006
USA TODAY |
U.S. firms becoming tongue-tie. By David J.
Lynch, USA TODAY
As the Bush administration promotes its new imitative to keep the
United States competitive in a globalized world, it's worth noting
this fact: Only one of the men running the five largest U.S.
corporations is fluent in any language other than English.
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Importance of USA's Global Trade on the Rise
(CHART by US State) |
February 8, 2006
PPI Trade Facts |
Seventy Percent of the World's Cocoa Comes from
West Africa. The Numbers:
Annual world production of cocoa: 3.3 million tons
Annual world exports of cocoa beans: $2.5 billion
Annual world exports of chocolate: $7 billion
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SECUSS-L
Posting |
The
Project for
Learning Abroad, Training and Outreach (PLATO) is an integrated
study abroad training, certification, and diversity outreach
program.
As a part of the PLATO Project, we've listed 10
reasons for students from African-American, Hispanic-American,
Native American, and Asian/Pacific Islander Backgrounds to study
abroad. You can find them at:
http://www.globaled.us/plato/diversity.html |
FEBRUARY 7, 2006 SOUTHERN
COMPASS |
KENTUCKY WINS PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
The Asia Society picked Kentucky as one of its six 2005 winners in a
competition for the Goldman Sachs Foundation Prizes for Excellence
in International Education. Kentucky was recognized for its 2003
Governor Summit on International Education (triggered by Southern
Growth) that led to a strategic plan and great progress in the last
two years. This year it launched the Kentucky Virtual International
High School that will allow students from any public school to
receive an international diploma while still enrolled in their
regular school. It has also signed an MOU with the Chinese Ministry
of Education to create a virtual Chinese course, and expand Chinese
language and cultural professional development activities statewide.
The state has also expanded support to internationalize ten model
elementary schools, and has integrated international topics into
ongoing intensive Teacher Academies. Profiles of the winners can be
seen at
http://www.internationaled.org/prizes/2005.winners.htm . A 2005
report profiling 17 states’ initiatives—six of them Southern—can be
viewed at
http://www.internationaled.org/statespreparefortheglobalage.htm
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Upcoming state events can also be listed at
http://www.asiasource.org/events/ae_mp_01.cfm.
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FEBRUARY 7, 2006 SOUTHERN
COMPASS |
HISPANIC POPULATION GROWTH BALANCES LONG-TERM
LOSS IN RURAL AMERICA
Hispanic population growth has helped to slow long-term population
loss in rural America, points out a new publication from the U.S.
Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service. Rural
Hispanics at a Glance discusses these growth trends and also
provides a snapshot of Hispanics living in nonmetro counties.
Highlights include data on demographics, income, poverty, and labor
market and social service indicators. The easy-to-read format
incorporates text bullets, along with charts and maps, in a six-page
brochure. Download the brochure at
http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/EIB8/
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FEBRUARY 7, 2006 SOUTHERN
COMPASS
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NEW USAID GRANTS AIMED AT INVOLVING U.S. HIGHER
EDUCATION IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. According to USAID,
more faculty from U.S. colleges, universities and community colleges
need to participate in international development. In an unusual
move, it has joined with the UK’s Higher Education Staff Development
Agency (HED) to issue an RFA called the New IDEAS Partnership
Program. Unlike other USAID programs, this one allows institutions
to propose their own partnership program, anywhere and on any topic,
as long as it: (a) involves a USAID country and its development
issues; (b) strengthens the grantee’s capacity to do future
development work, and (c) demonstrate unique or exceptionally
innovative approaches and ideas. HED anticipates making ten awards
of up to $125,000 each over a three-year period, contingent on USAID
funding. The deadline is April 25, 2006. More information, including
the RFA, is available on the HED website:
http://www.aascu.org/ALO/RFPs/newIDEAS/newIDEAS06.htm.
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FEBRUARY 7, 2006 SOUTHERN
COMPASS |
ARTICLE PROPOSES LINKING SCIENCE &
ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN U.S. SCHOOLS
The fact that China is producing far more engineers and scientists
than the U.S. is often cited as a major competitive threat, but
perhaps it is more important to focus on getting our own kids
enthusiastic about math and science, and to resist the impulse to
exclude foreign talent. This is the view recently expressed by Carl
Shramm and Robert Litan of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.
Reforming immigration policy is only half the story. In the long
run, more American youth need to choose technical careers. They
suggest doing this by establishing a link between science and
entrepreneurship in the schools. Their article, "Foreign Students
Who Study Engineering Deserve Citizenship," was published in Inc.
Magazine, October 2005. The full text can be found at
http://www.inc.com/magazine/20051001/currency.html .
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February 6, 2006
US Dept. of Education |
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President Bush's 2006 education agenda,
the American Competitiveness Initiative, aims to strengthen
innovation and education in the U.S. by improving mathematics and
science education, foreign language studies, and high schools.
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February 6, 2006
Chronicle of Higher Education |
"Colleges Should Collaborate With Industry and
Embrace Change, Speakers Tell National Panel"
If colleges hope to succeed in the changing economy, they must team
up with industry and embrace new technologies, panelists told the
Secretary of Education's Commission on the Future of Higher
Education on Friday. The commission, which met for two days
here to discuss "innovation," now heads to Seattle for a public
hearing on Tuesday. During Friday's first session, on
"innovative public/private sector models," speakers stressed the
importance of working with businesses to provide internships.
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February 3, 2006
IIE
Interactive |
StudyAbroadFunding.org: Add Your Scholarships and
Grants
IIE is pleased to announce StudyAbroadFunding.org, a new online
directory with detailed information on hundreds of scholarships,
grants, and fellowships available for undergraduate and graduate
study, and doctoral and post-doctoral research outside of the United
States. The website will officially launch in Spring 2006, but you
may already add or update your scholarship or grant online.
http://filemaker.edudirectories.com/sabfunding/fundingmenu.php |
February 3, 2006
Chronicle of Higher Education |
"American Colleges Must Change to Compete in the
Global Economy, Speakers Tell Panel on Future of Higher Education"
A PANEL CHARGED WITH devising a "comprehensive
national strategy" on higher education's future met for a third time
on Thursday. Leaders of industry and education recommended that
American colleges change the way they deliver their courses, manage
their finances, and prepare students to compete in the global
economy. --> SEE
http://chronicle.com/daily/2006/02/2006020302n.htm
http://chronicle.com/weekly/v52/i21/21b01701.htm (avail 5
days from 2/05/06) |
February 3, 2006
Chronicle of Higher Education |
"Freshman Survey: More Students Plan to Lend a Hand"
FRESH HELP In an annual survey of college freshmen,
two-thirds say it is important to aid people in need, and 83 percent
say they volunteered at least occasionally during their senior year
of
high school. --> SEE
http://chronicle.com/weekly/v52/i22/22a04001.htm
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February 3, 2006
Chronicle of Higher Education |
"Record Share of College Freshmen Plan to Volunteer,
and Their Political Involvement Is Up, Survey
Finds"
TWO OUT OF THREE COLLEGE FRESHMEN regard it as
essential or very important to help others who are in difficulty,
the highest percentage in a quarter-century. That was among the
findings released on Wednesday by an institute of the University of
California at Los Angeles that conducts a national survey of
incoming freshmen. --> SEE
http://chronicle.com/daily/2006/01/2006012603n.htm
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February 1, 2006
Inside Higher Education |
Passage to India.
Can’t find your president on campus? You might try looking in Delhi.
For a variety of economic, political and educational reasons,
leaders of American colleges are finding it increasingly worth their
time to visit India, where they are trying to attract more students,
negotiate distance learning agreements, set up joint ventures and
raise money.
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January, 2006 SOUTHERN
COMPASS |
ARTICLE PROPOSES
LINKING SCIENCE & ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN U.S. SCHOOLS
The fact that China is producing far more engineers and scientists
than the U.S. is often cited as a major competitive threat, but
perhaps it is more important to focus on getting our own kids
enthusiastic about math and science, and to resist the impulse to
exclude foreign talent. This is the view recently expressed by Carl
Shramm and Robert Litan of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.
Reforming immigration policy is only half the story. In the long
run, more American youth need to choose technical careers. They
suggest doing this by establishing a link between science and
entrepreneurship in the schools. Their article, "Foreign Students
Who Study Engineering Deserve Citizenship," was published in Inc.
Magazine, October 2005. The full text can be found at
http://www.inc.com/magazine/20051001/currency.html .
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January 31, 2006
Engineering& |
More
Engineering Deficit Mythology
In the ongoing debate over the impact of offshoring on the American
workforce,
BusinessWeek notes a new study arguing that the engineering
deficit may be a myth.
more.... |
January 23, 3006
NAFSA News |
New Survey: U.S. Public Calls for Leadership in International
Education
A recently released nationwide survey found that the U.S. public
overwhelmingly believes in the importance of international education
and the need to prepare future generations for success in a global
society. Regardless of demographic background, the U.S. public
echoed staunch support for the importance of learning about other
countries and cultures, studying abroad, opportunities to interact
with international students, and learning languages
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