[lg policy] US: Disappearing Languages at Albany

[Harold Schiffman]

Forwarded From:  edling at lists.sis.utsa.edu


Via ILR-INFO...



Inside Higher Ed



Disappearing Languages at Albany



The State University of New York at Albany's motto is "the world
within reach." But language faculty members are questioning the
university's commitment to such a vision after being told Friday that
the university was ending all admissions to programs in French,
Italian, Russian and classics, leaving only Spanish left in the
language department once current students graduate.



Full story:

http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/10/04/albany

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