On behalf of the Committee to Review the Title VI and Fulbright Hays International Education Programs, I am pleased to announce a public briefing on the committee’s new report on Tuesday, March 27 at 12:30 p.m. in Room 100 of the National Academies’ Keck Building at 500 Fifth St., NW. The closest metro is the red line Judiciary Square stop. Parking is available under the building and is accessible from 6th Street, NW.

If you plan to attend the briefing, please contact Mary Ann Kasper at mkasper@nas.edu or 202-334-1816 with your name and affiliation so that we can plan accordingly.

Those who cannot attend may listen to a live audio webcast of the briefing and submit questions using an e-mail form at http://national-academies.org.

Speakers:

Dr. Janet Norwood, (Chair) Former Commissioner, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Ambassador Michael Lemmon, Professor of Strategic Planning, National War College, National Defense University

Dr. Kenneth Prewitt, Carnegie Professor of Public Affairs, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University

In response to a congressionally mandated request, The National Academies convened a study to review the Title VI international education and foreign language studies of the Higher Education Act as well as section 102(b)(6) Fulbright-Hays programs.

In particular, the study was charged with reviewing the adequacy and effectiveness of these programs in addressing their statutory missions and in building the nation's international and foreign language expertise--particularly as needed for economic, foreign affairs, and national security purposes.

The committee was asked to consider eight key areas specified by Congress in conducting its review and to develop a conceptual and methodological framework to guide the study; conduct a review of the existing research literature and sources of evidence; describe its findings and conclusions regarding the impacts and effectiveness of the programs based on the available evidence; and then provide recommendations for strategies to enhance the effectiveness of the programs in the future, as well as further research that could address any limitation of the current review.