International Education at the Crossroads captures the essence and complexity of international education in an interconnected and globalized world. Written by leading scholars, international educators, and policy makers, the 26 essays in this volume take stock of the unpredictable landscape of international education and demonstrate why international higher education is more essential now than ever before.

IntroductionI. Internationalization in a Global Context1. The Importance of Increasing Our Investment in International Education2. Internationalizing Education as We Move Deeply into the 21st Century3. What's Happening to the World?4. Going, Golden, Gone? Internationalization's Past, Present, and Future5. The Globalization of Internationalization?6. Why International Education: Recent Past, Present, and Future7. The Broadest Possible EducationII. Legacies of Title VI, Area & Global Studies8. In Praise of Title IV9. The Political Economy of International Education in the United States10. Area Studies in the Light of New Theoretical and Global Developments11. The Future of International Studies and Area Studies12. Global Education for Generation ZIII. Languages13. Priorities in Language Study: Campus Trends, Future Needs14. Ensuring U.S. National Capacity in World Languages and Cultures for the 21st Century15. Myaamiaataweenki: The Myaamia Language16. How and Why to Promote Multilingualism in U.S. Schools17. International Education: Just a Fancy Idea for a Few, or a Vital Component of Higher Education and of Our Future?VI. Internationalization in Practice18. From International to Global: Rethinking Worldwide Engagement19. Global Education, Educating Globally20. Growing Global Competence in the Midwest21. A View from Somewhere22. Lessons from History... Made in IndianaV. Crossroads: Agencies, Mechanisms, and a Nation23. Reflections on Title VI from a National Perspective24. U.S. Department of Education International and Foreign Language Education Programs25. International Education and Exchanges Offer Effective Education Diplomacy for the United States26. Foreign Language and International Education-A Critical Requirement: A Practitioner's ViewIndexList of Contributors