Closure of German at USC

[pscotto at MTHOLYOKE.EDU]

Quoting "Loren A. Billings" <billings at ncnu.edu.tw>:

> "There was a time when because of world events, the study of German and
> Russian and a few other languages and cultures struck us as really 
> central. We now have a much broader perspective in the world."

As usual, they don't have a "broader perspective" -- just the usual 
short-term, bottom-line perspective. As Dean Wachtel noted, its about 
"where the action is" (funding) and marketing.

*sigh*



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