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Download full textKuenzi, Jeffrey J. – Congressional Research Service, 2020
The Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA; P.L. 89-329) authorizes numerous federal aid programs that provide support to both individuals pursuing a postsecondary education and institutions of higher education (IHEs). Title VI of the HEA authorizes programs and funding for the U.S. Department of Education (ED) to award grants in support of…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Higher Education, Federal Aid
Hegji, Alexandra – Congressional Research Service, 2018
The Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA; P.L. 89-329), as amended, authorizes a broad array of federal student aid programs that assist students and their families with financing the cost of a postsecondary education, as well as programs that provide federal support to postsecondary institutions of higher education (IHEs). Programs authorized by the…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Higher Education, Federal Aid
Office of Postsecondary Education, US Department of Education, 2012
The Institute for International Public Policy program provides a single grant to assist a consortia of institutions of higher education in establishing an institute designed to increase the representation of minorities in international service, including private international voluntary organizations and the Foreign Service of the United States. A…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Higher Education, Minority Groups, Minority Group Students
Office of Postsecondary Education, US Department of Education, 2012
The International Research and Studies Program supports surveys, studies, and instructional materials development to improve and strengthen instruction in modern foreign languages, area studies, and other international fields. The purpose of the program is to improve and strengthen instruction in modern foreign languages, area studies and other…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Higher Education, Instructional Materials, Second Language Learning
Office of Postsecondary Education, US Department of Education, 2012
The Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language Program provides funds to institutions of higher education, a consortia of such institutions, or partnerships between nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher education to plan, develop, and implement programs that strengthen and improve undergraduate instruction in…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Higher Education, Second Languages, Nonprofit Organizations
Office of Postsecondary Education, US Department of Education, 2012
The American Overseas Research Centers Program provides grants to overseas research centers that are consortia of U.S. institutions of higher education to enable the centers to promote postgraduate research, exchanges, and area studies. Eligible applicants are those consortia of U.S. institutions of higher education centers that: (1) Receive more…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Higher Education, Area Studies, Nonprofit Organizations
Direct linkO'Connell, Mary Ellen, Ed.; Norwood, Janet L., Ed. – National Academies Press, 2007
"International Education and Foreign Languages" reviews the Department of Education's Title VI and Fulbright-Hays Programs, which provide higher education funding for international education and foreign language programs. This book offers a timely look at issues that are increasingly important in an interconnected world. It discusses the…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Federal Government, Government Role, International Education
Millman, Sierra – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2007
According to a report released by the National Academies' National Research Council, the U.S. Department of Education needs a high-ranking official to oversee its efforts to expand Americans' proficiency in foreign languages and knowledge of international affairs. The report was prepared by a committee convened to review the "adequacy and…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Educational Policy, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Brecht, Richard D.; Rivers, William P. – 1997
The years since the fall of the Soviet Union have seen dramatic changes in international relations, global economics, global communications, population migration, and international organized crime. A survey of language needs in the federal government identified 43 countries of primary importance, 19 of secondary importance, and 30 languages…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Federal Aid, Federal Government, Federal Legislation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1979
Transcripts of the hearing on the reauthorization of Title VI, Studies and Language Development, of the Higher Education Act of 1965 are presented. The history of federal legislation dealing with international education is reviewed including the provisions of Title VI of the National Defense Education Act of 1958, and the International Education…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Educational Quality, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation
US House of Representatives, 2005
The purpose of this field hearing was for the members of the Subcommittee on Select Education of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, to learn more about a variety of programs authorized and funded by Title VI. Continued Federal support for these programs reflects the significance and growing relevance of language and area studies,…
Descriptors: International Studies, Higher Education, National Security, Latin American Culture
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1985
Hearings on reauthorization of Titles II, VI, VIII, X, and XI of the Higher Education Act are presented. For Title II, the college library programs, Congress seeks acceptable criteria for providing library aid based on need and to determine needs for traineeships and fellowships for professional and paraprofessional librarians. Considerations for…
Descriptors: Area Studies, College Libraries, College Science, College Second Language Programs
Riddle, Wayne Clifton – 1989
Currently, the Federal Government provides funds to a variety of postsecondary foreign language and international studies education programs authorized under Title VI of the Higher Education Act (HEA). Elementary and secondary foreign language and international studies programs are authorized under Title II of the Elementary and Secondary…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Budgeting, Degrees (Academic), Elementary Secondary Education
Marcos, Kathleen M., Ed. – 1993
This bibliography is part of a series summarizing the activities carried out under Title VI of the Higher Education Act of 1965. These research and development activities include: surveys of status, needs, and priorities; specialized research and studies; development of instructional and research materials; research in language teaching methods;…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Area Studies, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Design
Manning, Kathleen – 1983
The study reports on university-based outreach activities to extend international studies, based on a mandate in Title VI of the Higher Education Act. A survey of Title VI centers in universities nationwide gathered information on the way the institutions organize, develop, implement, and evaluate their resources and their delivery to…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, College Programs, Federal Legislation, Higher Education
