Value of the Foreign Language Major

[Benjamin Rifkin]

Dear Colleagues: 

With all the attention to "Academically Adrift," I thought you might find this essay of interest because it argues that students with a foreign language major show very strong gains in cognitive skills: 

http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2011/06/16/connor_essay_on_why_majors_matter_in_how_much_college_students_learn 

Best wishes to all, 

Ben Rifkin 
The College of New Jersey 


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