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The Double-Edged Sword That Is US Higher Education
I was recently invited by Madame Ton Nu Thi Ninh, President of the Tri Viet Institute for International Studies and Exchange within Ton Duc Thang University and Senior Advisor to the President of TDT...
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“The 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War: Revising the Past, Revisiting the...
This piece about the US commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War was published in The Huffington Post blog on 9 April 2013. I introduced it with this excerpt from a 2003 essay written...
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Slow Down To Catch Up
Vietnam’s Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) recently announced plans to reduce enrollment at 23 universities and colleges. According to Bui Van Ga, a vice minister, the intent of the policy...
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The Rushford Report on the "Consul General’s Candidacy as the Next Ambassador...
Reblogged from Diplopundit: On April 15, Greg Rushford of The Rushford Report published this piece on How (Not) to Become a U.S. Ambassador. The article refers to the U.S. Consul General in Ho Chi...
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“Washington Eyes Raising State Tuition of Foreigners”
This headline in a recent New York Times article caught my attention. Washington state ranks 11th in international enrollment, according the 2012 Open Doors report, with 20,198 foreign students, an...
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The College of St. Scholastica Comes to Vietnam
Omnes semitae eius pacificae, which means All Her Paths Are Peace. (From the CSS College Crest) It’s unusual for a US institution of higher education to send a delegation consisting of its president, a...
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Corruption Sans Borders: U.S. Visas for Sale in Ho Chi Minh City
Photo from a 3 May 2012 US Consulate General, HCMC, Vietnam news brief entitled “EducationUSA Hosts Student Visas Session”: “NIV Chief Mike Sestak talked about student visas.” Say it ain’t so, Mike!...
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Yes, No, Maybe? NACAC Straddles the Proverbial Fence
A special commission studying the use of commission-based recruitment of international students has urged the National Association for College Admission Counseling to lift a ban on the practice,...
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Guest Post: MOOCs for Vietnam?
I first familiarized myself with MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) in 2009 as an undergraduate student. Since then, I’ve been a fan of sites like Coursera, iTunes U and edX, where I can hang around...
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Vietnam and the 2013 Intel Science & Engineering Fair
I recently had the opportunity to work with a group of academically talented 10th graders from Chu Van An High School, one of five magnet schools in Hanoi, who were preparing for participation in the...
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Visit With University of Houston Students
I recently had the opportunity to meet with a group of University of Houston (UH) undergraduates who were in Vietnam on a two-week study tour. My task was to speak to them about the work of my...
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Vietnam Happier Than The U.S.? Morning Ramblings
Here’s a recent exchange on a Vietnam-related listserv of which I’m a member: Act I: US-Based Vietnam Scholar (DF) Perhaps you have seen the feature in Time this week on happiness, which notes that in...
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Hail, the Street Cleaners!
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve observed – with great interest, admiration and respect - street cleaners doing their thing: picking up, sweeping, and hauling the refuse du jour away in their...
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When Nationalism and Militarism Become One
Note: This HuffPo blog post is not related to Vietnam, at least directly, but is directly related to the field of international education, especially in the U.S. This image, captured in a Macy’s...
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Southern Baptists Bearing Gifts? The Trials & Tribulations of Proselytizing...
Coming Back – Not only to work and otherwise continue their lives but to convert the heathens to Christianity. Exhibit A, this post of the same name (my bold) about a young Vietnamese woman who...
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Part II of The Trials & Tribulations of Proselytizing in the “Lost World” of...
Courtesy of IMB These are not run-of-the-mill, live and let live Christians – they are evangelical Protestants, fundamentalists who believe - literally - what Jesus said: “I am the way, and the truth,...
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Diplomas, Transcripts & Certificates – Sellin’ Like Hotcakes!
Get ‘em while they last! (The only limit is the one your bank imposes on you…) Boost Your Job! (Just pray your current or prospective employee doesn’t check on the authenticity of your spanking new...
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At the forefront of international higher education
On 5 April, a large group of colleagues, students and friends gathered in Boston to honour the career of Philip Altbach, director of the Center for International Higher Education and J Donald Monan SJ...
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Guest Post: A U.S. Colleague’s Perspective on Vietnamese Students
I’ve been involved in international education for a long time, having lived and worked in both the U.S. and overseas. I love what I do. I get to travel the world, meet wonderful students, supportive...
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Two Universities Request Permission to Charge $5,000 for Tuition
As everyone knows, establishing and maintaining a quality university does not come cheap. The Vietnamese-Germany University, which is an example of cooperation between the Vietnamese and German...
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