Dr. Kent Warren is director of the MA in Intercultural Relations at ICI and serves as the faculty advisor. He joined ICI after many years as director of the Program for Individualized Learning at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, where he developed some of the early programs in alternative higher education. Kent received his master’s in communicative disorders from the University of Southern California and his doctorate in intercultural and medical communication from the University of Minnesota. His research interests have included medical interviewing, intercultural communication workshops, the history of individualized education, and adult learning and educational success. Kent is actively involved with the Alliance, and association for alternative degree programs for adults. Working through the Alliance and the American Council on Education, he co-authored the Principles of Good Practice for Alternative and External Degree Programs for Adults, published in 1990.