Issues & ideas in higher education

The CSHE conducts the research and policy seminar series Ideas and Issues in Higher Education.
These seminars are open to the public.
Designed to stimulate discussion on higher education, topics range across the theory and history of universities, public policy issues, leadership and management, and improving teaching and learning.
The series is designed to push boundaries in research, policy and practice, to keep abreast of global developments and comparisons in higher education, and to move ahead of impending changes while at the same time providing space for reflection on longer term and fundamental issues.
The seminars draw on a range of presenters from inside and outside the university, including international visitors.
Seminars vary in style from paper presentations on current research and scholarship, to panels and debates. The seminar format is a crisp presentation followed by ample time for discussion among those present, which is often a highlight.
Seminars are normally held from 1:00 to 2:00 pm on Mondays at CSHE (Level 1, 715 Swanston Street, Carlton).
People interested in giving a seminar should contact Professor Hamish Coates (hamishc@unimelb.edu.au) with their proposal. Registration enquiries to Molly McKew (molly.mckew@unimelb.edu.au) or +61 3 8344 4605).

Seminar details

Monday 31st March, 1-2pm
Internationalization of the Heartland

Abstract:
Recently US Senator Amy Klobuchar, a Democrat from the State of Minnesota, commented that the United States needs a refreshed version of international policy and diplomacy after years of knee-jerk reactions and over-hyped responses to global events. Klobuchar's "internationalization of the heartland" provides a template for internationalization in Midwestern US universities as they develop strategic plans for internationalization that both recognize the "common sense" roots of America's heartland as well as its diversity and global interconnectedness brought about through immigration and global commerce. This presentation will provide an overview of initiatives at the University of Minnesota's College of Education and Human Development, leading to an interactive discussion on the possible tensions and linkages between local motivations (such as heartland values) and institutional internationalization efforts.

Christopher J. Johnstone, Ph.D.
Director of International Initiatives and Relations
College of Education and Human Development
University of Minnesota

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