The U.S. Department of Education wants to ensure that more American
students have the skills to compete in a global workplace, and not just
build up "deep, deep expertise" among a smaller group of graduates in
foreign languages or cultures, the agency's top official for
international education says.
In a recent interview with The Chronicle, Maureen
McLaughlin, the department's director of international affairs, said it
was trying to be more deliberate and intentional in its international
efforts. "We didn't previously have a strategic framework for the things
we would engage in and those that we weren't going to internationally,"
said Ms. McLaughlin, who has led an internal working group to develop a
global plan.
"We believe in a deliberative, sustainable, strategic approach to international engagement," she said.
Source:
http://chronicle.com/article/US-Will-Make-Broader-Global/133435/
