(from left to right) Salina Kopellas, Liz Reisberg, Julie Margotta, David Fields, Philip G. Altbach, Gilton Eun-Jun Lee, Leslie Bozeman, Laura Rumbley, Ivan Pacheco Philip G. Altbach, Director of the Center for International Higher Education, the J. Donald Monan SJ Professor of Higher Education | Email Philip G. Altbach is the director of the Center for International Higher Education and the J. Donald Monan, SJ professor of higher education in the Lynch School of Education. Dr. Altbach has extensive experience in the field of comparative and international higher education. He is editor of The International Academic Profession (1997: Carnegie), co-editor of American Higher Education in the 21st Century (1997: Johns Hopkins, revised edition in press), former editor of the ASHE journal, The Review of Higher Education, and the editor of International Higher Education: An Encyclopedia (2 volumes). He is author of Comparative Higher Education, Higher Education in the Third World, and other books. His most recent book is Asian Universities: Historical Perspectives and Contemporary Challenges (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004). He co-edited In Defense of American Higher Education with Patricia Gumport and Bruce Johnstone, published in 2001. Professor Altbach holds a doctoral degree from the University of Chicago. His research interests include comparative education, history and philosophy of higher education, international education, student political activism, the academic profession, and knowledge networks. For more information visit his website at http://www.bc.edu/cihe/pga/.

Damtew Teferra, Coordinator of the INHEA | Email Damtew Teferra is currently director for Africa and the Middle East of the Ford International Fellowship Program, based at the Institute of International Education in New York. He was founding Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Higher Education in Africa. He is author of Scientific Communication in African Universities: External Assistance and National Needs (2003: RoutledgeFarmer) and lead editor of African Higher Education: An International Reference Handbook (2003: Indiana University Press). He established the International Network for Higher Education in Africa. Damtew holds a Ph.D. from Boston College, USA, a M.Phil. from University of Stiriling, Scotland, and a B.Sc. from Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia. For more information visit his website at http://www2.bc.edu/~teferra/.

Liz Reisberg, Research Associate, Coordinator of the IHEC | Email Liz Reisberg is a Research Associate at the Center for International Higher Education. Liz is coordinating the development of the International Higher Education Clearinghouse. She was also the founder and executive director of The MBA Tour, a company that organizes professional recruitment tours throughout the world to help graduate schools of business meet talented candidates for their MBA programs. Her professional experience and research have focused on international student mobility and higher education reform in Latin America. She earned her PhD at Boston College focusing her dissertation research on new strategies for quality assurance for higher education in Argentina.

Laura E. Rumbley, Research Associate, Managing Director of the INHEA | Email Laura E. Rumbley leads the Center's Podcast Initiative and is Managing Director of the International Network for Higher Education in Africa (INHEA), under the direction of Dr. Damtew Teferra. Laura is a graduate of the doctoral program in higher education administration at Boston College, where she completed a dissertation on internationalization in the universities of Spain. She holds a bachelor's degree in international politics from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service, as well as a master's degree in international education and training from the School for International Training in Brattleboro, VT. Laura is a former Foreign Service Officer, a former recipient of a Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarship, and has worked for a variety of international education programs at Boston University over the last ten years.

Leslie A. Bozeman, Graduate Research Assistant | Email Leslie advanced to candidacy in 2007 and is currently working on her dissertation. Her research examines issues of collaboration and implementation in the U.S. - Brazil Higher Education Consortium Program. Prior to doctoral studies, Leslie coordinated a national teacher education program for the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education and served as executive coordinator of the Washington, DC chapter of the Society for Intercultural Education, Training, and Research. She holds a master's degree in teaching from American University in Washington, DC.

David Fields, Graduate Research Assistant | Email David did his master's degree at Michigan State University in Student Affairs Administration, followed by three years of academic advising for the university. Most recently he moved from California where he worked at CCLDI (Community College Leadership Development Initiatives) at the University of San Diego. He currently serves as Internship Manager for Boston University's School of Management placing international interns in start-up companies throughout Boston. His doctoral focus is on globalization and the marketization of higher education.

Julie Margetta, Graduate Research Assistant | Email Julie Margetta received her bachelor's degree in philosophy from the College of William and Mary in 2002. She became interested in access to higher education as program coordinator of the Pathways to MCAS Success pilot program in New Bedford, Massachusetts. In 2003, she enrolled at Boston College Law School, and in 2004 she began her higher education studies as a dual degree student in law and education. Julie graduated cum laude from the Law School in 2006 and is a member of the Massachusetts Bar. She is now a doctoral student, focusing on access to higher education and education policy.

Ivan Pacheco, Graduate Research Assistant | Email Ivan Pacheco was on the staff of the Ministry of Education in Colombia where he was responsible for quality assurance issues in higher education before he joined the BC higher education doctoral program.

Salina Kopellas, Administrative Secretary of the CIHE | Email In her 12th year of service to Boston College, Salina Kopellas is the administrative secretary to the director of the Center for International Higher Education. She manages the Center’s grants and database, and facilitates the editing and dissemination of the Journal of International Higher Education. Prior to joining the Center, she worked as the administrative secretary to the dean of the Lynch School of Education.

Edith Hoshino, Publications Editor Edith Hoshino is author of Women in America and coeditor of German Feminism: Politics and Literature. She was managing editor of Educational Policy for two decades.

Gilton Eun-Jun Lee, Webmaster of the CIHE | Email Gilton Eun-Jun Lee recently finished his doctoral degree at Boston College. His dissertation topic is related to the use of technology in higher education from a comparative perspective. He finished his bachelor's degree and master's degree at Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea, and earned another master's degree in Educational Technology at the University of Connecticut. His academic interests are comparative higher education, and curricular and technological issues in higher learning.

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