I recommend an article by Blake Irving well worth reading. With all the changes occurring in the early days of the Trump administration, many of his executive orders and draft orders are having an adverse effect on higher education. Most of you know about the temporarily banning of US entry to all citizens from seven countries and Syrian refugees which has been met with almost universal opposition from the US college and university community. However a draft called “Protecting American Jobs and Workers by Strengthening the Integrity of Foreign Worker Visa Programs” has surfaced. If signed, many believe there will be serious consequences for US-based tech companies’ ability to hire elite global talent.
Many of the largest technology companies are speaking out in opposition. Blake Irving CEO of Go Daddy has written an article on LinkedIn that presents his views. Its called The Assured Cost of Clamping Down on H-1B Genius Visas
Edu Alliance a international higher education consulting firm with offices in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates and Bloomington, Indiana, United States of America announces the formation of a Advisory Council for North America
The nine founding members are:
Edu Alliance North America Advisory Council
Dr. Roger G. Brown: Chancellor Emeritus of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC
Dr. Denise Gifford: Dean Of Students and Associate Provost for Widener University in Pennsylvania, was first woman Dean of Students Zayed University, UAE and past Vice President for Student Affairs the University of Louisville
Dr. Steve Jones: past Chancellor of the University of Alaska Fairbanks, President of Urbana University, and Antioch University New England
Dr. Allen Meadors: Chancellor Emeritus University of North Carolina-Pembroke, and served as Executive Director for Higher Education for the Ministry of Higher Education in the United Arab Emirates
Jay Noren, M.D., Past President Wayne State University, Founding Provost Khalifa University & currently Founding Director Executive Master of Healthcare Administration Program, University of Illinois-Chicago College of Medicine and School of Public Health
Marci Powell: President/CEO of Marci Powell & Associates, former Global Director for Education at Polycom and past President United States Distance Learning Association
Kenneth Salomon: chair of the Thompson Coburn Lobbying & Policy Group. member of the United States Olympic Ethics Committee
Dr. Pamela Shay: Senior Vice President Accreditation & Institutional Effectiveness for Franklin University, Columbus, Ohio
Judyth Wier: past Vice President for Institutional Advancement at Cottey College in Missouri, and Chief Fundraising Officer for the University of New Orleans,
Dean E. Hoke, Co-Founder of Edu Alliance and North America Managing Director stated, “2017 will be a time of significant change in higher education. There will be new challenges in international education, fundraising, accreditation, regulatory issues, and online learning. Edu Alliance and its Advisory Council members have significant experience in a variety of areas in the US and the international higher education community. They are true practitioners who provide Edu Alliance and its clients a wealth of experience.”
Edu Alliance office in Bloomington, Indiana will be officially open January 16th and Mr. Hoke will be coming to the United States to personally meet with higher education institutions, and state associations for colleges and universities in the south and midwest from mid January – March 2017.
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