Ken Kempner is Professor Emeritus, Department of Social Sciences, Policy, and Culture, Southern Oregon University. Ken does research in Educational Policy, Educational Leadership and Comparative Education. His latest research project and paper is: 'Security Issues and the Public Good in Arab Universities: Faculty Perspectives.'

• Series Editor’s Preface 1. Academic Culture in an International Context 2. The Academic Profession and the Culture of the Faculty: A Perspective on Latin American Universities 3. The Modernist Traditions of Japanese Higher Education 4. Cultural Influences on Higher Education in Thailand 5. Modernity on the Periphery: Expansion and Cultural Change in Mexican Public Universities 6. Culture and the Role of Women in Latin American University: The Case of the University of Costa Rica 7. The Political Economy of Entrepreneurial Culture in Higher Education: Policies toward Foreign Students in Australia and the United States 8. The Educational Decentralization in Latin America: The Case of Chile 9. Private and Public Intellectuals in Finland Contributors Index