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The international landscape is one of constant change. Universities and scholars must adapt to meet the challenges of this ever-shifting international scene. Dr. Greenough will address changes and trends in the development of international studies programs. Dr. Paul Greenough is a professor of modern Indian history and environmental and global health history at the University of Iowa. In addition to his keen interest in public health, specifically immunization, he is also an expert in the social and environmental history of India. Dr. Greenough shares his insights on the international studies program at the University of Iowa, a topic with which Dr. Greenough has significant experience. In the late 1970's he helped establish the Center for International and Comparative Studies (CICS) at Iowa, a forerunner of International Programs. He subsequently helped establish the interdisciplinary Center for International Rural and Environmental Health (CIREH) and directed it for 13 years. He worked closely with the Ford Foundation to create the UI-Grinnell Bridging and the Crossing Borders Program, ambitious programs which benefit faculty and graduate students from different fields with international implications. More information on the Iowa City Foreign Relations Council can be found here.