International Higher Education, Winter 2000

News of the Center for International Higher Education

Admissions for 2000-2001
The Program in Higher Education at Boston College welcomes applications for master's and doctoral level study in higher education. The deadline for applications for the 2000-2001 academic year is February 1, 2000. Boston College has offered graduate study in higher education for 30 years. Specializations in international higher education, student affairs, and academic administration are offered. Graduates of the program can be found in responsible professional positions worldwide, including university presidencies, research jobs, professorships in higher education, and a variety of administrative posts. There is financial assistance available to qualified students, mainly at the doctoral level. The program is linked both to the Center for International Higher Education and to the innovative Administrative Fellows Program. Please contact the program director, Professor Karen Arnold (e-mail: arnoldkc@bc.edu) for further information.

The Monan Symposium
The higher education program and the Monan Chair in Higher Education are sponsoring the first "Monan Symposium in Higher Education" during the spring 2000 semester. The Monan Symposium will feature eight prominent speakers on key higher education topics. The sessions will held in the morning so that busy professionals can attend, and will offer an opportunity for informal discussion as well as stimulating analysis. The Boston-area higher education community is invited to these sessions.

Religion and Higher Education Initiative
An exciting new initiative concerning religion and higher education is being planned at Boston College. Under the leadership of Professor Kathleen Mahoney, a special curricular theme in the higher education program will focus on issues relating to religion and higher education. In addition, summer institutes are planned for administrators and others working in Catholic higher education.