SCHOLAR CITES BUSINESS CLIMATE IN PLEA FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION FUNDS - MAY 31, 1985

Sep 21, 2026

A University of Michigan professor argues for maintaining federal support for international education and foreign language programs, citing their importance for U.S. industry and managerial expertise amid increasing economic globalization. He urges the House appropriations subcommittee to fund programs at the fiscal 1985 level, despite the Reagan administration’s repeated request to reduce funding. The article also presents a hearing agenda for Higher Education Act reauthorization and highlights growing numbers of campus legal offices at colleges and universities.

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SCHOLAR CITES BUSINESS CLIMATE IN PLEA FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION FUNDS

House appropriations request for fiscal 1985 funding

Title VI context and budget proposals

HOUSE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT REAUTHORIZATION HEARINGS BEGIN NEXT WEEK

Guaranteed Student Loan Program (GSL)

Pell Grant and Aid for Nontraditional Students

Other student aid programs and Titles

NUMBER OF CAMPUS LEGAL OFFICES GROWING

HIGHER EDUCATION DAILY Friday,May 31,1985 Vo1.13,No.106 # SCHOLAR CITES BUSINESS CLIMATE IN PLEA FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION FUNDS Citing the benefits to industry,University of Michigan professor Robert Coleyesterday asked a House appropriations panel to continue funding federal inter-national education and foreign language programs at current levels. Testifying as a representative of the Consortium of Social Science Associa-tions,Cole asked the House Labor,Health and Human Services and Education Ap-propriations Subcommittee to fund the programs at the fiscal 1985 level of$32 million.The Reagan administration has requested that the programs not be 31funded,the same request it has made three years running. A Must For Business"Common sense ought to tell us that foreign languageand area study as an expertise is a requisite for dealing effectively with theincreasing internationalization of the economy,"Cole said."There is no doubt…that at the managerial level,the Higher Education Act is playing a criti-cal role in providing some of the expertise we do have." International education and foreign language programs,funded under Title VI ofthe Higher Education Act,fund such projects as the university language centersand foreign language fellowships.In its 1986 budget,the Reagan administra-tion included international education programs among those it wants to kil1. "Funding for continued support [for programs such as international education]can be obtained from non-federal sources,"according to Education Departmentbudget documents.The international education program "has received federal8upport for years even though language studies are an established part ofschool curricula and other funding sources are available,"according to ED。 Cole said universities and corporations havestarted to intensify their international and foreign language programs,but theneed for a federal role remains. "The internationalization of the Americaneconomy has profound implications for the lives of every American in everylocation,no matter how remote it might initially seem,"Cole said. Cole is currently researching and writing a book comparing work practices inthe United States,Japan and Sweden.He said the work has been eye-opening. "My experience with large American corporations is that their foreign languageexpertise and knowledge is abysmal,even in their foreign operations,"he said."This means …they must rely on foreign nationals to speak English,to readthe local trade press for strategic information,and to monitor social andpolitical development.This results in a tremendous distortion of information." That lack of information puts the nation at a competetive disadvantage interna-tionally,he added."It means,simply put,that foreigners tend to know muchmore about us than we know about them,"Cole said.--Bill Reinhard May 31,1985 # HOUSE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT REAUTHORIZATION HEARINGS BEGIN NEXT WEEK Having kicked off the Higher Education Act reauthorization with several fieldhearings in recent months,the Houae Postsecondary Education Subcommittee willbring its show to Washington,D.C.,next week for the first of 22 detailedhearings on the act. A tentative schedule of the hearing dates and the subject matter to be coveredfollows.The subcommittee warns that last-minute changes may occur;to obtainup-to-date information,contact the subcommittee staff at(202)225-8881. Guaranteed Student Loan Program(GSL) June 4Loan subsidies/Multiple disbursements/Copayment/ConsolidationJune 5Student debt burden/Loan limits/Repayment schedules/Income eligibility cap/Needs analysisJune 11Student Loan Marketing Association (Sallie Mae)/Secondary market issues/Tax-exemptfinancingJune 13GSL alternatives/Parent Loans for Undergraduate Students(PLUS)/NonsubsidizedloansJune 19Loan defaults/Loan collectionsJune 20Loan Guarantee Agencies:Administration/Financing/Advances/Insurance premiums/Reserves/Reinsurance/Administrative allowance Pell Grant June 25Ma

FAQs

Why does Robert Cole support continued federal funding for international education?

Cole argues that foreign language and area-study expertise is necessary for effectively dealing with the economy’s increasing internationalization, and that federal support helps maintain needed managerial expertise.

What funding level does the article ask for in fiscal 1985?

It asks that the programs be funded at the fiscal 1985 level of $32 million.

What does the article say about campus legal counsel at colleges and universities?

It reports that nearly half of surveyed public and private institutions have full-time in-house legal counsel, with the likelihood higher at larger institutions and lower reliance on in-house counsel at smaller-budget schools.

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