International Virtual Exchange as a Microcosm of the Corporate University: Preliminary Reflections
Author:
Renee Palma ’26Co-Authors:
Faculty Mentor(s):
David Del Testa, HistoryFunding Source:
Bucknell Institute of Public Policy Summer Research FellowshipAbstract
This paper introduces a critical theoretical framework for analyzing the developing field of International Virtual Exchange (IVE). It situates its development within the current economic period of transnational capitalism and explores how its implementation across American universities might be motivated by the values of the corporate institutions that dominate the broader social structure. In offering this framework, this paper aims to stimulate critical discussion regarding how internationalization can be aided by technology without compromising its educational mission.