International Educator - July/August 2008

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Cover Story

South America Gains Diversity Through Privatization

Alan Dessoff
With a growing demand from South American students hoping to fulfill their higher education aspirations, an increasing number of private universities are opening their doors in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and Chile.

Features

Planning Tomorrow’s Urban World

Darlene Bremer
In recognition of the urban planning profession’s growing global impact, U.S. graduate programs are internationalizing their curricula to enable future urban planners to work effectively anywhere in the world.

Publications for International Educators and Their Students

The fourth annual summer reading directory of select publications.

Departments

From the Editors

A Púca of Peace
Christopher Murphy

Across Cultures

Flying Brains: A Challenge Facing Iran Today
Shahrzad Kamyab

Past as Prologue

1980-1989: From Regulatory Concerns to the Emergence of a Unipolar World
Alan Desoff

Voices

Princeton’s Path-Breaking President Pursues a Global Agenda
An interview with Shirley M. Tilghman, president of Princeton University
Christopher Connell

Education Abroad

Blogging Ahead
Mandy Reinig

International Enrollment

The European Qualifications Framework
Charlotte West

Forum

University Internalization: Dreaming of a Bygone Age
Craig Evan Klafter