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Effective Legislative Advocacy, Glenn W. "Max" Mcgee
Effective Legislative Advocacy, Glenn W. "Max" Mcgee
Glenn W. "Max" McGee
Fighting for state funding for educating the gifted and talented is an annual battle in our great state. It is time for all of us to work smarter (and harder) to develop a statewide advocacy campaign. Participants in this session will learn from experienced advocates how to work effectively with state legislators and other key policy makers to develop long-term relationships and compelling messages that will resonate in our communities and our Capitol.
Finding Leadership For The Internationalization Of U.S. Higher Education, Michael Smithee
Finding Leadership For The Internationalization Of U.S. Higher Education, Michael Smithee
Michael B. Smithee
The internationalization of U.S. higher education has depended on leadership from a variety of sources in different strengths and purposes over time. The leadership shifted from President Lyndon Johnson's sponsorship of legislation, as part of a trilogy of legislation known as the Great Society, to a collaborative and at times competitive leadership marked by a struggle to establish international education as legitimate focus for higher education institutions. Leadership came in the form of advocates for international education who were drawn from the stakeholders. These advocates included practitioners, researchers, professional organizations, and alliances. Leader-advocates also contended with philosophical changes in the …