Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Question about Advanced Degrees for International Educators

Back in 2003 I began researching advanced degree options to advance my career in the field of international education.  After much research I narrowed my choices down to an MBA program and a Ph.D. program and in the end I chose to pursue a Ph.D. in Comparative and International Education at Loyola University of Chicago.

Did you complete or are you pursuing an advanced degree (beyond a Master of Arts or Master of Sciences degree)?  What did you choose and why?  Did it (or do you think it will) make you a better International Educator?

Photo credit:  psyberartist

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Video Webchat of People-to-People Ties: The Heart of the U.S.-India Partnership

As a follow-up to the U.S.-India Higher Education Summit on June 12, 2012 [see videos below], Under Secretary of State for Public Affairs and Public Diplomacy Tara Sonenshine and Indian Ambassador to the United States Nirumpama Rao met on July 19, 2012 to discuss the importance of and value placed on people-to-people exchanges between these two nations.  This webcast discussion was moderated by Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia, Ambassador Robert Blake.  I have embedded the recorded webast below:



You can read the full transcript of this webcast discussion here.

If you are interested in watching the webcast of the 2012 U.S.-India Higher Education Summit you can do so via the following videos:

Part 1


Part 2


Part 3


Part 4