How To Avoid Costly Mistakes in Pursuit of International Activities

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I have been trying to track down this fantastic article (I underlined so many parts of it that I mine as well have highlighted the entire article in yellow -- it's that good) since February, 2009. I checked one more time today (see, perseverance always pays off) and finally found it.

January/February, 2009 -- AGB Trusteeship Magazine

Legal Pitfalls and Pratfalls in Overseas Ventures (Download PDF file)
by Martin Michaelson, partner in the higher-education practice of Hogan & Hartson LLP, based in Washington and New York City offices, and a consulting editor to Trusteeship.

Download it here (in case above link doesn't work):

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Related link that we blogged about May 20, 2008:

Richard A. Skinner, "It IS a Small World After All: Globalization of Higher Education." March/April 2008.

Let's hope both Michaelson and Skinner continue to author and share additional important work like this in the future.

Globalization of Higher Education

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Last night I read an interesting article by Richard Skinner in the Trusteeship Magazine published by the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges. Its title is It IS a Small World After All: Globalization of Higher Education (Page 8 in offline copy only) and it is about what role should governing boards play in overseeing international education.

I can't seem to find a direct link to it online but you can download the March/April 2008 digital edition in its entirety here.

Here's an excerpt:

Not in Kansas Anymore

Globalization may well have, as Thomas Friedman asserts, flattened the world. ATMs make cash available on every continent. KFC is a universally recognized brand. Rap music is heard everywhere. Still, cultural differences persist; indeed, without them there would be little point in promoting internatinal engagement as multicultural experience.

Worth a read.