The Global University
January 25, 2011 Tuesday AT 3PM CT

 
 

Will your son or daughter be earning a college degree in Singapore or Qatar in the near future? Higher education journalist and researcher Ben Wildavsky contends that the rising mobility of college students, faculty, and even campuses across national borders is to be embraced, not feared. This often ignored effect of globalization, he says, will bring improved education, economic growth, and new opportunities for people around the world.



Guest
  • Ben Wildavsky, senior fellow in research and policy at the Kauffman Foundation, author of The Great Brain Race: How Global Universities Are Reshaping the World
  • Kris Olds, Professor of human geography at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, editor of the GlobalHigherEd blog
  • Amy Stambach, Professor of Educational Policy Studies, Associate Dean of the Division of International Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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