International Education policy

This course examines how governmental and economic policy and diplomacy affect opportunities and support for international education exchange. The course focuses on processes by which policies are made, the purposes they are intended to serve, their implementation and enforcement. A review of how policy is developed at various levels leads to understanding how policy affects access, diversity, and quality of programs in internationalization efforts on campuses and across countries. Select current international and US educational policy issues, including US government funding for public diplomacy and US immigration regulations, and advocacy efforts we as professionals can take, are discussed.