Recently added articles from International Educator:
A Matter of Controversy?
Jan 01, 2009; ... IN ALMOST EVERY field of endeavor here are practices about which well inten- ioned and equally qualified practitioners can disagree. Our cover story in this issue, "When One Is Not Enough," by Charlotte West, examines one of those controversial areas of practice in education abroad - ...
MEMORANDUM TO PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA: Setting a New Tone in U.S. Foreign Relations
Jan 01, 2009; ... A MAJOR FOCUS OF NAFSA'S PUBLIC POLICY department in 2008 was to bring the association's public policy objectives to the attention of the presidential campaigns and then, once there was a president-elect, to the attention of the transition team. This is extremely difficult to do, because ...
Increase in Number of U.S. Students Studying Abroad, International Students on U.S. Campuses
Jan 01, 2009; ... New Study Abroad Data The number of U.S. students studying abroad increased 8 percent in the 2006-07 academic year, with more students heading to nontraditional locations such as China, Argentina, South Africa, Ecuador, and India, reports the Institute of International Education (HE) in ...
India is Focus of $50 Million Gift to Cornell University
Jan 01, 2009; ... Cornell University received a $50 million gift last fall from the Tata Education and Development Trust to set up a scholarship fund to attract students from India and to launch a nutrition and agriculture initiative in India. According to the university, Tata scholarships will be offered to 6-10 ...
Global Education at a Glance
Jan 01, 2009; ... Who studies abroad and where? What are the trends in the global international education market? These questions and more are explored in Education at a Glance 2008, the annual report on the ...
Canada Releases New Education Brand
Jan 01, 2009; ... Canada is promoting a new national brand for education in hopes of attracting more international students to the country. The brand, which is designed to convey to international students that a Canadian education will provide them with tools to develop their full potential, features a ...
Seven Additional Countries Added to Visa Waiver Program
Jan 01, 2009; ... The Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia, and South Korea have been admitted to the U.S. Visa Waiver Program, which means that nationals of these countries may travel to the United States for tourism or business- for stays of 90 days or less- without obtaining a ...
European Union Launches "Study in Europe" Web Site
Jan 01, 2009; ... The European Commission has launched a Web site designed to help increase the number of students from outside Europe who study in the European Union. The "Study in Europe" Web site is located at www.study-in-europe.org. Information is currently included on the following destinations: ...
"Hoping For the Best But Expecting the Worst"
Jan 01, 2009; ... "Hoping For the Best But Expecting the Worst" A Review of Undocumented Immigrants and Higher Education: Sí se puede! By Alejandra Rincón, LFB Scholarly Publishing, 2008 AS THE DIRECTOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL STUDENT OFFICE at a public, medium-size university in New York State, I have the ...
NAFSA Welcomes New Volunteer Leaders
Jan 01, 2009; ... The following individuals were elected to volunteer leadership positions as a result of NAFSA's 2008 national election, held this past fall President and Chair 2010; Member, Board of Directors 2009 and 2011: Christopher J. Viers Indiana University Vice President, ...
Curricular Change Down Under-The Melbourne Model
Jan 01, 2009; ... An interview with Peter McPhee, provost of the University of Melbourne PETER MCPHEE is the University of Melbourne's provost, with particular responsibilities aging and monitoring changes in the policies and practices that affect the academic life of the university as a whole, including ...
When One is Not Enough
Jan 01, 2009; ... Multicountry education offers an alternative to traditional study abroad programs in a single location by allowing students to deepen their knowledge of particular disciplines, to benefit from cross-cultural comparisons, and to learn the lessons of life on the road. IN 1873 French author ...
LEGAL MINDS
Jan 01, 2009; ... Internationalization is expanding rapidly at law schools HERE WAS A TIME when international content and programs at U.S. law schools were the preserve of the elite schools and students. Those in the favored club included the most prestigious law schools and practitioners at large ...
A Land-Grant Giant Operates on a Global Stage
Jan 01, 2009; ... THE BOXER REBELLION AGAINST FOREIGN INFLUENCE ENDED a century ago with Russian, Japanese, and Western forces occupying Beijing and forcing China's Imperial government to pay reparations. The United States was due a minor share for its supporting role in quashing the rebellion. Edmund J. James, ...
Education Abroad for Adult Students
Jan 01, 2009; ... ASK ANYONE ON CAMPUS about adult students who study abroad. Most likely, the response will be surprise or even a quizzical look. The common misconception is that adult students aren't interested in study abroad or that they can't do it because of the other commitments in their lives such work or ...
Tips for Starting an International Student Advising Career
Jan 01, 2009; ... IMAGINE THIS SCENARIO: An international graduate student who is seeking advice rearding her nonimmigrant status in the United States sits in an international office waiting to speak to an adviser. When she meets her adviser, she starts to tear up and explain that he had recently moved in with ...
Who Cares About Postdocs?
Jan 01, 2009; ... EDITOR'S NOTE: This article addresses the needs of international postdoctoral scholars and discusses the particular needs of international postdocs who are scientists (there are also domestic postdocs and postdocs in nonscientific fields). There is a wide range of visa categories in ...
Lindo Quito De Mi Vida
Jan 01, 2009; ... IT HAS BEEN FIVE years since my last trip to Quito, Ecuador, the city I called home for three years in the late 1990s. At that time, the historic colonial center was almost too dangerous to visit because of high levels of crime, and no one seemed to care that this UNESCO World Heritage Site was ...
Entering International Markets: New Zealand's Challenges
Jan 01, 2009; ... In recent years a number of universities have sought to take advantage of the increased willingness of students to study abroad. IN THE NEW ZEALAND CASE, the number of international students at universities rose from 3,402 in 1998 to 28,195 in 2004. The total number of international ...
International Enrollments Up Down Under
Jan 01, 2009; ... Driven largely by economic and foreign policy considerations, the Australian government and the country's major universities are aggressively recruiting students from other countries to add to an international student population that already is one of the largest in the world. With about ...