IE - November/December 2005

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Features

International Students and U.S. Policy Changes

Stuart Anderson
Although obstacles remain, improvements in U.S. policy could help ensure American leadership in international education.

Leadership Knowledge and International Education

Josef A. Mestenhauser and Brenda J. Ellingboe
Successful mainstreaming of internationalization throughout and across entire institutions in the United States will require an integration of knowledge about leadership, culture, and international education.

Home on the Prairie and Abroad

Christopher Connell
The University of Kansas has a long tradition of emphasizing internationalization on its campus in the heartland of America.

Departments

From the Editors

Policy and Competitiveness in the Global Marketplace
Christopher Murphy

Front Lines

California, Louisiana, Texas, Nevada: Putting Their States on the International Education Map
Christopher Connell

In Brief

International Students in New Orleans Start Fall Semester Anew after Hurricane Katrina
NAFSA’s New Web Site Delivers Customized Resources and Powerful Search Engine
Philanthropists Bank on Investments in Higher Education
San Diego Charts Rise as Education Hub for International Students and Scholars
Newsweek-Kaplan Guide Highlights Interest in Global Education

Across Cultures

India: A World-Class Country Without World-Class Higher Education
Philip Altbach

Voices

Interview with Dr. Christian Bode, secretary general of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)

Education Abroad

Mental Health and Study Abroad: Responding to the Concern
Les McCabe

A View From Out Here

Remembering Baghdad
Deborah Hefferon

In Focus

Joy of Technology
Kenneth Cushner