Faculty news
Research Professor Philip Altbach听and Professor Hans de Wit write that optimism in US international student numbers is misplaced in the July issue of听. Altbach is founding director and de Wit is director of the听Center for International Higher Education. The two wrote about the effect emerging patterns in the rise of nationalism have on the internationalization of higher education in the September issue of . In an op-ed in the July issue of on how Massachusetts stacks up against international competitors in education, Altbach听notes the state does well at K-12 and college levels, but must not rest on its laurels.听
A three-year, $2 million continuation grant from the National Science Foundation is supporting a听Lynch School initiative to engage Massachusetts urban public school students in the science and enterprise of hydroponic gardening.听Change Makers: Urban Youth Food Justice Ambassadors began September 1 under the leadership of Professors G. Michael Barnett, David Blustein, and Belle Liang in partnership with College Bound, the Lynch School Urban Outreach Initiatives program directed by Catherine Wong.
Boston College honored Lynch School Associate Dean Mary Ellen Fulton with its Community Service Award for her work with two Boston-area Catholic schools, Saint Joseph鈥檚 Preparatory Academy and Saint Columbkille Partnership School, and for her volunteerism with the Natick Public Schools.听
Research Professor ,听a co-director at Boston College鈥檚听Center on Aging and Work, discussed the positive relationship between working and health with听. James also commented on hiring discrimination against workers not raised during the Internet age in the听.
At Brighton鈥檚 St. Columbkille Partnership School, a three-week digital storytelling project led by Associate Professors Deoksoon Kim and David Scanlon听helped sixth and seventh graders harness tech tools鈥攆rom videos to emojis鈥攖o tell meaningful stories.听
Laura E. Rumbley, assistant professor of the practice, was appointed to the editorial advisory board of Studies in Higher Education, the journal of the Society for Research into Higher Education. Rumbley is associate director of the Center for International Higher Education.
In his new book, (Routledge, 2017), Professor Dennis Shirley听calls for a move beyond the standardized testing and marketplace competition that have become pervasive in school systems.
A recent gathering co-sponsored by the Center for International Higher Education听and covered by addressed issues of student mobility, international research collaboration, and other forms of cross-border engagement in higher education.