US Instability

Challenges for Inbound Student and Faculty Mobility

  • Philip G. Altbach Center for International Higher Education (CIHE), Boston College
  • Xiaofeng Wan Amherst College
  • Hans de Wit Center for International Higher Education (CIHE), Boston College
Keywords: US higher education, instability, Trumpism, safety, racism, politicization

Abstract

The United States is seen by many around the world as a significantly unstable society with an uncertain future. Trumpism, safety concerns, racism, and politicization of US higher education are the main concerns. This perception, based largely on reality, has, and will continue to have, implications for US higher education attractiveness and relations with the rest of the world.

 

 

Author Biographies

Philip G. Altbach, Center for International Higher Education (CIHE), Boston College

Philip G. Altbach is research professor and distinguished fellow, Center for International Higher Education (CIHE), Boston College, US. Email: altbach@bc.edu.

 

Xiaofeng Wan, Amherst College

Xiaofeng Wan is associate dean of admission and coordinator of international recruitment, Amherst College, US. Email: xwan@amherst.edu.

 

Hans de Wit, Center for International Higher Education (CIHE), Boston College

Hans de Wit is professor emeritus and distinguished fellow at CIHE. Email: dewitj@bc.edu.

 

Published
2023-01-09
How to Cite
Altbach, P., Wan, X., & de Wit, H. (2023). US Instability. International Higher Education, (113), 24-25. Retrieved from https://ejournals.bc.edu/index.php/ihe/article/view/16115
Issue
No 113 (2023): Winter Issue
Section
Articles
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