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International alumni relations: Considerations for 2012 and beyond

This article is adapted from Gretchen Dobson, Being Global: Making the Case for International Alumni Relations (Washington, DC: CASE, 2011). Used with permission. The UK launch of the book was on 17 October.

Gretchen Dobson is Senior Associate Director, Regional and International Programs, Office of Alumni Relations, Tufts University

I wrote Being Global: Making the Case for International Alumni Relations because there is a compelling argument that we should care about how international alumni are engaged. The beginning of the book presents international alumni relations as a simple math equation: graduates plus opportunities can equal positive results if stewarded in strategic ways. It also asks if we are willing to change the way we think of international alumni relations and to invest in a continual learning process. We must help ourselves and others understand the relevance of international alumni relations in light of future administrative and educational practices, demographic changes, economic trends and globalisation.


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