International alumni affairs and an emerging trans-national public service landscape

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ID4780914
AuthorsLisa Unangst (0000-0002-6478-9333, Boston College, corresponding author)
Year2018
Volume40
Issue6
Pages648-660
Publication date2018-11-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Higher Education Policy and Management (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1360-080X • E-ISSN: 1469-9508
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/1360080x.2018.1529144
OpenAlexW2896919428
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited8

International alumni affairs is a relatively new addition to the landscape of higher education, particularly outside the elite sphere of the Ivy League and Oxbridge. These privileged institutions have seen comparatively high numbers of international students enrol for many years and have gradually developed a formalised alumni presence in any number of countries worldwide. This paper analyses the current public or community service operations of international alumni clubs representing American colleges and universities. An exploratory document analysis will produce an initial typology of service-oriented activity, and in select institutional cases will also evaluate to what extent the priorities of independent alumni clubs align with the institutional priorities of the home institution. Attention is paid to the sustainability of these service-oriented efforts, relevance to the local environment, and direct support of university faculty, staff and students

Business · Elite · Higher education · Institution · League · Pedagogy · Political science · Politics · Public institution · Public relations · Public service · Relevance (law · Service (business · Service-learning · Social science · Sociology · Student affairs · Sustainability · Typology · Higher Education Governance and Development · Higher Education Research Studies · International Student and Expatriate Challenges · Public Administration · Marketing

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