Mind the Gap

Higher education needs a new holistic assessment of global learning. The studies in this edited volume investigate not just student learning but also faculty experiences program structures and pathways that impact global learning. . Showcasing recent multi-institutional research related to global learning this book expands the context of global learning to show its antecedents and impacts as a part of the larger higher education experience. Chapters look at recent developments such as short-term off-campus international study and certificate/medallion programs as well as blended learning environments and undergraduate research all in the context of multi-institutional comparisons. Global learning is also situated in a larger university context. Thus there is a growing need for bridging across disciplinary and administrative silos silos that are culturally bound within academia. The gaps between these silos matter as students seek to integrate off- and on-campus learning and it is up to the academy to mind those gaps.