Can being bilingual make you a better leader?

Find out here:


http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-leadership/post/can-speaking-a-second-language-make-you-a-better-leader/2012/08/28/a69a246a-f133-11e1-892d-bc92fee603a7_blog.html

US Dept of Ed to Make Broader Global Skills a Priority

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/

The Culture Shock Curve

Yes, this is an example of a student visiting Australia, but the principle is the same.

Multinational universities?

"More than 200 degree-granting international branch campuses of universities are now located in foreign countries. But a new report says some universities are considering transforming the branch campus model into fully fledged multinational universities “by slicing up the global value chain in ways akin to multinational corporations”. 
Source:
http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20120802130423710

Limited English Proficiency in America

From:  http://nationaljournal.com/thenextamerica/demographics/mapping-language-limited-english-proficiency-in-america-20120730#.UBmQW3rnpzE.facebook

Mapping Language: Limited English Proficiency in America

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By Brian McGill

Updated: July 31, 2012 | 9:08 a.m.
July 30, 2012 | 10:00 a.m.

Although English is America’s common tongue, immigrants’ efforts to learn it present challenges to institutions and individuals alike. These graphics compare regions, schools, and communities where newcomers have settled to learn and integrate.

http://nationaljournal.com/thenextamerica/demographics/mapping-language-limited-english-proficiency-in-america-20120730#.UBmQW3rnpzE.facebook

Diversity in academic settings

http://wiseli.engr.wisc.edu/docs/Benefits_Challenges.pdf