Dr. Jussi Kivistö holds a doctoral degree in higher education administration from University of Tampere, and serves as Research Director of HEG (Higher Education Group). During the 2009-2010 academic year, Dr. Kivistö was a Fulbright scholar at the Center for Higher and Adult Education. While there, Dr. Kivistö conducted research in international doctoral program development and assisted in developing a cooperatively taught, international comparative higher education policy course. Dr. Kivistö returns to the Center as a Visiting Scholar March 12-16. His Brown Bag presentation, on Tuesday, March 13, from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m., will take place in Erickson 133F. He will look at questions of access and equity in Finland from a comparative perspective. For personal appointments with Dr. Kivistö, please, contact Karla Bellingar, bellinga@msu.edu.

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