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Higher Education and the New
International Imperative
David Ward
President
American Council on Education
Global Challenges and Higher Education
Duke University
January 23–25, 2003
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Post–World War II
 Federal support
 Fulbright Program
 Area studies
 Language training
 Predominantly graduate/faculty support
 Separate versus integrated
Trends of the ’90s
Shift to professional schools
Area studies marginalized
Scientific collaboration
Asymmetrical exchange
English—Lingua-franca
9/11 Policy Implications
 Student and exchange visitor visas
 Sensitive courses and programs
 Biological agents
 Confidentiality/access
 Internet monitoring systems
 Value of international exchange
 Value of international expertise
ACE Surveys
 Decrease in language study
 Low proportion of students abroad
 Limited international general education
content
 Decreased federal support
 Increased public support
Federal Support
 Current level of support—$350 million
 Current level of Title VI support (FY 02)—
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$86.7 million
National resource centers
Foreign language and area studies
fellowships
Language resource centers
Undergraduate programs
Business and education programs
Centers for international business education
Some Current Responses
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Expertise and security
Problem focus
General education/outreach
Language acquisition
Study-abroad programs
Organizational challenges
Alumni networks
Foundation interest
An Agenda in Process
 Preserve established success
 Self-help–institutional priority
 Leverage private support
 Culture as well as trade and science
 Evaluate foreign student experiences
 Rethink language acquisition
 Invest in instructional technology