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Distinguished lecturers on globalization and the public university

WUN co-sponsors UW-Madison's Global Studies in Higher Education (GSHE) initiative, which aims to advance knowledge about the changing role of a public university in a global age. The interdisciplinary hub of university administrators, scholars, researchers, students, and external partners is co-directed by Professor Amy Stambach and Gilles Bousquet, Dean of the Division of International Studies.

 

 

The Global Public University series promotes discussion about the challenges and opportunities that globalization presents for public universities and their local and regional communities. Drawing together some of the foremost thinkers in North America on this issue, it explores ways institutions around the world can learn from and work with their communities and one another. The series is co-sponsored by UW–Madison Division of International Studies and the Worldwide Universities Network. Individual events have been co-sponsored by WISCAPE, the Center for International Business Education and Research, and Global Legal Studies.

 

Stephen Toope and David Ward discuss

Stephen Toope, President, University of British Columbia and David Ward, President, American Council on Education and Chancellor Emeritus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, discuss the challenges and opportunties that globalization presents for public universities. View a webcast of the forum.

 

  • Stephen Toope, President, University of British Columbia and David Ward, President, American Council on Education and Chancellor Emeritus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison (October 2007). View webcast.

  • William Brustein (Associate Provost for International Affairs, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) and Susan Jeffords (Interim Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, University of Washington Bothell), two experts on the internationalization of higher education (pictured above), held a candid discussion at the University of Wisconsin-Madison about how communities and regions benefit from the global efforts of their public universities. Topics in this two hour-long event included knowledge hubs and economic development, strategic university-community partnerships, and institutional cooperation, among others (March 2008). View webcast .

  • Richard Longworth (Senior writer, Chicago Tribune) and Randall Dunham (Chairperson, Department of Management & Human Resources and Faculty Director, Center for International Business Education & Research Wisconsin School of Business) discuss the future of the Midwest in our increasingly interconnected world – and the role of global public universities and regional collaborations in furthering our standing (April 2008). View webcast.