Global Workforce Development News & Publications

NAFSA has compiled a list of Global Workforce Development news both from NAFSA's own publications and newspapers and journals across the country.

Read the latest articles and news.

News, Reports, Research & Speeches Archive

• May 1, 2007
  Competing in a Global Age: New Skills for our Nation's Students (1.1mb )
• April 10, 2007
  Private Sector Summit on Public Diplomacy (1.9mb )
• February 27, 2007
  Editorial: More International Education Needed (49kb )
• February 25, 2007
  How to Keep America Competitive
• January 31, 2007
  Global Flows of Talent: Benchmarking the United States (396kb )
• January 31, 2007
  Deep Competitiveness: U.S. needs to meet the challenges posed by a rapidly expanding global economy (47kb )
• January 10, 2007
  U.S. Overseas Image Gets New Focus: State Department to Honor Groups that Promote Understanding
• December 28, 2006
  How Should Colleges Prepare Students to Succeed In Today's Global Economy? (602kb )
• December 23, 2006
  Yale Shakes up Master of Business Administration program, requiring study abroad
• December 19, 2006
  "Route to the Top:" UK-based study by Heidrick & Struggles finds international experience a must for CEOs. ()
• December 15, 2006
  The Community College as a Nexus for Workforce Transitions: A Critical Essay
• September 29, 2006
  An Exploration of the Demand for Study Overseas from American Students and Employers (92kb )
• September 25, 2006
  A View from LanguageCorps' Founding Partner Jed Willard: What is Global Competency?
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• December 2005
  Speech by Michael Eskew, CEO, United Parcel Service:Education in An Age of Globalization. ()
  
• States Prepare for the Global Age ()
  Asia Society Report, 2005.
• December 8, 2005
  Send Future US Business Leaders Abroad
• October 23, 2005
  Erasing the Image of the Ugly American
• October 20, 2005
  Coming to America
• April 28, 2005
  Gates Cites Hiring Woes, Criticizes Visa Restrictions
• January 18, 2005
  Secretary Rice's Testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee about the need for Americans to make a serious effort to understand foreign cultures and languages. ()

NAFSA International Educator Article Archive

All of the links below are to PDFs.

• Rebuilding Trust, Mending the Rift (Jan/Feb 2005)
• Got Global Competency? (Spring 2004)
• Internationalization: In Search of Intercultural Competence (Spring 2004)
• Building a Foundation For Success (May/Jun 2004)
• Bazaar del Mundo Revisited: NAFSA and the Global Workforce (Summer 2003)
• A State of Economic Development (Nov 2003)

Books

• Global Literacies: Lessons on Business Leadership and National Cultures By Robert Rosen, Patricia Digh, Marshall Singer, and Carl Phillips
• Passport to Prosperity: All-Stars for America
  Published by CompeteAmerica: The Alliance for a Competitive Workforce.
• World Citizens Guide
  Published by Business for Diplomatic Action.
  
  
• Impact of Education on Career Development, Volume I
• Impact of Education on Career Development: Four Community College Case Studies, Volume II
  Both volumes were compiled by American Institute For Foreign Study, a NAFSA Global Partner.