Recognizing that institutes of higher education function simultaneously in local and global contexts, this volume explores the applications of domestic and global policies in a range of industrialized nations in North America and Australia, and developing ones of Brazil, Indonesia, Myanmar, and in Southern Africa and the Caribbean.

Foreword: Ruminations on Diplomacy and Public and Universities Policies 1. The Salience of Policies Affecting Higher Education Part 1: Concepts and Applications of Policies for Inclusiveness 2. Community-University Learning and Engagement in Canada. Is the System Shifting in a Big Enough Way? Yes and No. 3. Policy and Praxis Implications of Australian Higher Education in "Closing the Gap" 4. From Inequality to the Democratization of University Access: Illustrations of Public and Educational Policies in Brazil 5. Beacons of Hope: How Two-Year Minority Serving Institutions Serve the Needs of the Local and International Students Part 2: STEM and Funding Policies Among Nations 6. The Evolution of National STEM Policies and Their Applications in Cross-National University Environments in the United States and England 7. The Influence of Policies on the Diffusion of Innovations in Higher Education in the Southern African Development Community Region 8. Re-thinking the Funding of Higher Education: Choices of Regional Governments, The University of the West Indies (UWI), and Individual Campuses Part 3: Diplomacy and Educational Policies Amid Disasters and Conflicts 9. Responding to Extensive Disasters Amid Changing Times for Universities: Creating and Altering Policies in Turbulent Rhythms 10. Designing a University Women's Leadership Institute: Meeting Challenges in Post-Conflict and Transitional Societies 11. Policies and Leadership for Intellectual Migrations: University Case Studies from Fulbrights in Indonesia and Myanmar Part 4: Creativity and Realities for Universities in Changing Eras 12. Policy Innovations Amid Opportunities and Challenges