CHE article on International Faculty Members
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009Dear All,
I just found an interesting article in CHE, which summarized two studies about performance of international faculty members in America:
“2 Studies Suggest Just How Different International Faculty Members Are”
Some quotes from the article:
“The paper sheds some light on American faculty members as well, finding that their productivity appears linked to their exposure to faculty members from abroad. All other things being equal, the larger the proportion of international faculty members on a campus, the more productive its domestic faculty members are.”
“The paper suggests that faculty members who are both female and foreign-born are doubly marginalized in the academy, which might put them under pressure to prove themselves to their peers and their employers through research, the activity that their institutions are most focused on.”
Enjoy.
Sungeun Chung, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Communication
Sallee Hall 215
1 University Circle
Western Illinois University
