Global Workforce Development News & Publications
NAFSA has compiled a list of Global Workforce Development news both from NAFSA's own publications and newspapers and journals across the country.
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News, Reports, Research & Speeches Archive
- August 31, 2009
Students and Businesses Demand More Training in Job Skills
- August 13, 2009
A Portrait of the Youth Labor Market in 13 Countries, 1980–2007 (315kb 
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- July 30, 2009
US Immigration Policy Likely to Boost Population
- July 27, 2009
The Real Reasons to Support Language Study
- July 24, 2009
A Mandate for Change is a Mandate for Smart
- July 9, 2009
Public Good, Private Money
- July 8, 2009
Eradicating Mud Cookies: Global Executives Try to Connect Profit to Social Good
- May 7, 2009
Send More Students Abroad; NAFSA cited in Forbes article
- April 12, 2009
U.S. Businesses need technology-saavy immigrants, but have restrictions
- April 11, 2009
U.S. Visa Delays Distress Scientists
- March 12, 2009
The World teaches Service to IBM's top management
- December 12, 2008
Strategies for American Competitiveness - Business Week
- December 9, 2008
Brazilian Companies Help Train Future Workforce - The Washington Post
- December 3, 2008
Number of Transnational Companies Grows by 2,500 a Year - Progressive Policy Institute
- October 31, 2008
Community Colleges Pursue Many Paths to Create International Campuses
- October 28, 2008
NAFSA's Business-Higher Education Roundtable Discussion Focuses on the Value of an Global Workforce - UCLA Today
- October 22, 2008
Center for International Private Enterprise paper: Global Financial Risk Needs Best Practices
- October 22, 2008
Research Paper: How Globalization May Improve America's Economy
- October 20, 2008
i-Graduate survey: Graduates Who Have Studied Abroad Are More Appealing to Businesses - The Guardian
- October 6, 2008
The 21st Century Skills, Education & Competitiveness Resource and Policy Guide
- August 19, 2008
Urging Workforce Development for Higher Education to Advance Economic Needs- Huntington News
- August 18, 2008
Colleges Work with Private Companies to Prepare Foreign Students - Chronicle of Higher Education
- August 8, 2008
Educational and Cultural Exchanges to Restore America's Image - The Washington Quarterly
- August 7, 2008
How to Rule the World: The Coming Battle Over World Economy by Mark Engler - Book focusing on globalization
- June 12, 2008
Send More U.S. Students Abroad- The Christian Science Monitor
- June 12, 2008
Report says U.S. retains its global preeminence in science and technology, with big boost from foreign students, scientist, and engineers - Reuters
- June 8, 2008
The Amazing Adventures of Supergrad- Washington Post Magazine
- June 4, 2008
YaleGlobal Online, a website exploring Globalization
- June 2, 2008
Workforce Development: Community Colleges and One-Stop Centers Collaborate to Meet 21st Century Workforce Needs - U.S. Government Accountability Office Study
- May 19, 2008
The Global Rose, an article about fair-trade and ethnic conflicts - New York Times Article
- May 6, 2008
Cornell Graduates its Inaugural Class at its Medical College in Qatar
- May 4, 2008
Corporate Volunteers Reaching Worldwide - Boston Globe Article
- April 29, 2008
A Worldwide Workforce for Effective Businesses - Inc.com Article
- April 28, 2008
Lumina Foundation Research on Education and Advancement of Hispanic Immigrant Workers in America
- December 23, 2007
E.U.'s Change in Immigration Policy Creates Competition - Washington Post Article
- December 12, 2007
Numbers of Global Leaders Increase in U.S. Companies - New York Times Article
- September 4, 2007
Kauffman Foundation Study on Skilled U.S. Immigrant Entrepreneurs (44kb )
- August 29, 2007
The Number of "Globalized" Workers Has Quadrupled Since 1980 (123kb )
- May 1, 2007
Competing in a Global Age: New Skills for our Nation's Students (1.1mb )April 10, 2007
Private Sector Summit on Public Diplomacy (1.9mb )
- February 27, 2007
Editorial: More International Education Needed (49kb )
- February 25, 2007
How to Keep America Competitive
- January 31, 2007
Global Flows of Talent: Benchmarking the United States (396kb )
- January 31, 2007
Deep Competitiveness: U.S. needs to meet the challenges posed by a rapidly expanding global economy (47kb )
- January 10, 2007
U.S. Overseas Image Gets New Focus: State Department to Honor Groups that Promote Understanding
- December 28, 2006
How Should Colleges Prepare Students to Succeed In Today's Global Economy? (602kb )
- December 23, 2006
Yale Shakes up Master of Business Administration program, requiring study abroad
- December 19, 2006
"Route to the Top:" UK-based study by Heidrick & Struggles finds international experience a must for CEOs. ()
- December 15, 2006
The Community College as a Nexus for Workforce Transitions: A Critical Essay
- September 29, 2006
An Exploration of the Demand for Study Overseas from American Students and Employers (92kb )
- September 25, 2006
A View from LanguageCorps' Founding Partner Jed Willard: What is Global Competency?
(95kb )
- December 2005
Speech by Michael Eskew, CEO, UPS: Education in An Age of Globalization. ()
- December 2005
States Prepare for the Global Age ()
Asia Society Report, 2005.
- December 8, 2005
Send Future US Business Leaders Abroad
- October 23, 2005
Erasing the Image of the Ugly American
- October 20, 2005
Coming to America
- April 28, 2005
Gates Cites Hiring Woes, Criticizes Visa Restrictions
- January 18, 2005
Secretary Rice's Testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee about the need for Americans to make a serious effort to understand foreign cultures and languages. ()
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