For nearly two decades now I have been actively engaged with higher education around the world (which provided the impetus for the establishment of the Global Perspectives Program). I have watched with great interest the emergence of the Bologna Process … Continue reading →
Effectiveness requires psychological safety: Musings for higher education
Team work is not a new concept but is likely taking on greater significance in the 21st century. Working in teams is needed not only to understand and address the complexity of the issues facing society today but to recognize … Continue reading →
Higher education as public good from a global perspective
International students and higher education around the world are definitely on my mind given the most recent Executive Order issued on March 6, 2017 by the Trump administration (“Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the U.S.”) (more information, … Continue reading →
Post-2016 election challenge and opportunity for higher education
Fifty years ago, Robert F. Kennedy introduced the phrase that “one may live in interesting times”. He stated that “like it or not, we live in interesting times. They are times of danger and uncertainty; but they are also the … Continue reading →
Global Perspectives Program’16 Ecuador (GPP’16): Reflections beyond
The Global Perspectives Program in Ecuador (GPP’16) occurred during the week of Thanksgiving break in November, 2016. This was the second year for graduate students to visit Ecuador in partnership between the VT Graduate School and the University of San … Continue reading →
VT-shaped individual: graduate student focus
Shortly after his arrival at VT, President Timothy Sands established an initiative entitled Beyond Boundaries and challenged the university to envision the future for Virginia Tech informed by four concepts: VT-shaped discovery, communities of discovery, nexus of discovery, and continuous … Continue reading →
