The 'Trump Effect?' Challenges to the United States Hegemony in Higher Education Cross-Cultural Exchange: A Case Study of International Students at Old Dominion University
[Thesis]
Raven Alexandra Showalter
Jersild, Austin
Old Dominion University
2018
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Committee members: Huizar, Angelica; Schulman, Peter
Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-0-355-88408-1
M.A.
International Studies
Old Dominion University
2018
Scholars and politicians today fear that international student enrollment at U.S. institutions of higher education may be declining. While some attribute potential enrollment decline to domestic politics, others believe that globalization may be allowing student flows to diversify across many nations, thus limiting the U.S.'s share of students and soft-power influence. To assess the extent to which U.S. hegemony in cross-cultural higher education is being challenged, I trace the origins of educational exchange at Western colleges and universities from their earliest incarnations in the Medieval Era to the present. I also draw a parallel between the Bush administration after 9/11, when visa policies became increasingly regulated and limitations for individuals from Muslim countries were put in place, to the current administration under Trump, where similar proposals to alter existing visa legislation, as well as travel restrictions for individuals from several Middle Eastern countries have emerged.
Multicultural Education; Education; International Relations; Higher education
Social sciences;Education;Cross-cultural relations;Decline in United States hegemony;Education exchange;Higher education;International students;Trump