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Foreign language requirement drifts away under the “Bridges,” faculty reacts

Kellen Stepler | features editor Oct. 7, 2021 Spanish professor Lucia Osa-Melero said that during a faculty meeting last week, she and her colleagues were devastated by news that the provost’s office was “strongly thinking” of canceling the foreign language proficiency requirement for liberal arts majors.   “It was devastating for the morale,” Osa-Melero said. “The department felt so defeated by the end of that meeting.” … Continue reading Foreign language requirement drifts away under the “Bridges,” faculty reacts

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Students respond to language requirement change

Kellen Stepler | features editor Oct. 7, 2021 Students in the McAnulty College of Liberal Arts are split when it comes to the foreign language proficiency requirement.  The foreign language proficiency requirement has brought mixed opinions from Duquesne students. In 2016, The Duke reported that some students were unhappy with the education they were receiving within the department. However, Huth said that while some students … Continue reading Students respond to language requirement change

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Foreign language education in the U.S. must be better

03/15/2018 By Ollie Gratzinger | Opinions Editor  If I had a dollar for how many times I’ve heard students here on the Bluff complaining about required foreign language classes, I’d be able to pay my Starbucks tab through finals (and I drink a lot of coffee). Seriously, what is it with Duquesne students and the deeply ingrained, passionate resentment of the world language department? The … Continue reading Foreign language education in the U.S. must be better

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Rome traveler talks truth about studying abroad

Anna Walnoha | Staff Writer 09/21/17 To have the opportunity to study abroad is amazing. You have the chance to take in new places and cultures, meet new people and maybe even make lifelong friends or find an incredible story to tell on a job interview. After you sign up to study abroad, talk to your advisor and attend the classes, meetings and orientation that … Continue reading Rome traveler talks truth about studying abroad

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Staff Editorial: Oxford Dictionary chooses word of the year

By Duke Staff Every year, Oxford Dictionaries chooses one word that “demonstrate[s] some kind of prominence” in the English language both for the UK and U.S. according to their site. Past winners in America have been GIF (2012) unfriend (2009) and podcast (2005) while credit crunch (2008) and Sudoku (2005) have been chosen across the pond. But for 2013, one word was so overwhelmingly popular … Continue reading Staff Editorial: Oxford Dictionary chooses word of the year

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Philosophically speaking, college needs humanities

By Pat Higgins | Asst. Sports Editor   Ask a student on campus enrolled in a philosophy or sociology class and he may voice his disdain for having to take a core class related to liberal arts. “Why should I have to study philosophy that somebody wrote 400 years ago if I’m a business major? This has nothing to do with anything I’m going to … Continue reading Philosophically speaking, college needs humanities

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