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 interviewees present their perspectives and arguments on a range of higher education themes.

Brian Whalen
Spotlight on the U.S. Study Abroad Enterprise and Standards for Good Practice
Dr. Whalen is associate professor of international studies, associate dean, and executive director of the Office of Global Education at Dickinson College, in Pennsylvania (USA). He's also president and CEO of the Forum on Education Abroad, a U.S.-based membership organization for institutions and individuals involved in study abroad.

Philip G. Altbach
U.S. Government Interest in Internationalization and the International Branch Campus Phenomenon
Dr. Altbach is director of the Boston College (BC) Center for International Higher Education. He also holds the J. Donald Monan chair as professor of higher education at BC's Lynch School of Education, and is a world-renowned scholar on global trends in higher education.

Peggy Blumenthal
Assessing U.S. Study Abroad Capacity for Growth and Diversification
Ms. Blumenthal is Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for the Institute of International Education (IIE), which is a leading provider of programming for, and research about, student and scholar mobility into and out of the United States.