The CIHE Podcast Initiative brings key thinkers and leaders in higher education worldwide to a global audience. Our aim is to present dialogue and discussion on some of the central issues of higher education. The podcast permits an informal approach and spontaneity of presentation that is not possible in an article or chapter. Our interviewees present their perspectives and arguments on a range of higher education themes. We archive the podcasts so that they will be easily available.

So far, our series is comprised of 16 "episodes":

• Karen MacGregor 
  International Higher Education and the Media: A Discussion with University World News

• Dewayne Matthews 
  U.S. Higher Education Attainment in a Global Context
  

• Jamil Salmi 
  The Challenge of Establishing World-Class Universities
  Dr. Jamil Salmi is coordinator of the World Bank’s network of tertiary education professionals, and is the principal author of the Bank’s Tertiary Education Strategy entitled “Constructing Knowledge Societies: New Challenges for Tertiary Education.” A Moroccan education economist, Dr. Salmi has provided policy and technical advice on tertiary education reform to a wide variety of governments. He has also guided the strategic planning efforts of several public and private universities in Colombia, Kenya, Mexico, and Peru. Most recently, Dr. Salmi has completed work on a new book, The Challenge of Establishing World-Class Universities, to be published by the World Bank in February 2009.
  

• Hala Taweel 
  The Academic Profession in Palestine
  Dr. Hala Taweel is the president and co-founder of the University of the Middle East Project, based in Cambridge, MA. She recently received her Ph.D. in higher education administration from Boston College. Dr. Taweel also holds Master's degrees from the John F. Kennedy School of Government and the Paris 8 University in France, as well as a Diploma in Diplomatic and Strategic Studies from the Center for Law and Defense at Paris V University. She's also a member of the board of trustees of Roger Williams University in Bristol, Rhode Island. Dr. Taweel is originally from Palestine and her recently completed doctoral dissertation focused specifically on the Palestinian academic profession.
  

• Kai-ming Cheng 
  Humanities and Social Science Education in Hong Kong and East Asia
  Dr. Kai-Ming Cheng is a professor and chair of education in the faculty of education at the University of Hong Kong (UHK). He is also a special advisor to UHK's vice-chancellor on the subject of fundraising. Dr. Cheng was a visiting professor of education at Harvard University's Graduate School of Education from 1996 through 2003, during which time he also served as the Pro-Vice Chancellor of UHK. Dr. Cheng has consulted widely on the subject of education planning and administration around the world, and has held visiting appointments at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, the Chinese National Academy of Education Administration, and Peking University, among other institutions.
  

• Jorge Balán
  - World Class and Research Universities in Asia and Latin America

• Jane Knight
  - IAU Global Survey Report on Internationalization of Higher Education

• Briget Terry Long & D. Bruce Johnstone
  -Special Video Supplement: Cost, Access, and Equity in Higher Education: American and International Perspectives

• Peggy Blumenthal
  - Assessing U.S. Study Abroad Capacity for Growth and Diversification

• Philip G. Altbach
  - U.S. Government Interest in Internationalization and the International Branch Campus Phenomenon

• Brian Whalen
  - Spotlight on the U.S. Study Abroad Enterprise and Standards for Good Practice

• Michael (Mick) Vande Berg
  - Quality, Accountability, and Research in U.S. Study Abroad

• David Crosier
  - Trends V and the Bologna Process in European Higher Education

• Hans de Wit
  - International Student Circulation in a Global Context

• Alan Contreras
  - Diploma Mills and Degree Fraud

• D. Bruce Johnstone
  - Higher Education Finance, Access, and Equity

• Patti McGill Peterson
  - Perspectives on the International Mobility of Scholars
  

Dr. Laura Rumbley is responsible for the Podcast Initiative and conducts the interviews. Podcasts can be listened to via our website or downloaded directly to your computer or mp3 player. You may also subscribe to our podcasts series via iTunes and Yahoo!Podcasts.