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ACE Roundtable Discussion Addresses Internationalization and Multicultural Education

August 7, 2006

A recent roundtable discussion hosted by the American Council on Education (ACE) convened 14 leading scholars, practitioners and institutional leaders from across the United States to explore the relationship between internationalization and multicultural education.

Madeleine Green, ACE vice president for International Initiatives, with (from left to right) Mark H. Chichester, executive director, Socrates Society, The Aspen Institute; Miguel A. Carranza, professor of sociology and ethnic studies, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; and Michael L. Berger, vice president for academic affairs and provost, Arcadia University (PA).

Participants discussed issues such as how the collaboration between internationalization and multicultural education would best serve students; the rationale for promoting collaboration between international and multicultural educators; and possible campus activities, policies and initiatives to support greater collaboration between international and multicultural educators.

Leon Richards (left), acting chancellor, Kapi’olani Community College (HI), speaking with Caryn McTighe Musil, senior vice president, Office of Diversity, Equity and Global Initiatives, Association of American Colleges and Universities; and Miguel Carranza.

A report on the conclusions from the roundtable will be produced and distributed in early 2007 to all ACE member presidents and chancellors. The publication will propose a framework through which to view the intersection between internationalization and multicultural education and suggest strategies for implementing collaborative policies and initiatives.