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Spotlight - Sophia Cheng There is a common motivational saying that goes along the lines of “it's the journey, not the destination that matters”. Every journey has its turns and…

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Spotlight - Krsna Santos "Umm, it's complicated" is usually the response I give when people ask me "Where are you from?" For many it's a harmless question, they can say…

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Less Commonly Taught and Indigenous Languages the Focus of $2.5 Million Grant

Currently, MSU offers instruction in 29 less commonly taught languages, such as Vietnamese, Turkish, and Indonesian. Often the challenge in teaching these languages is having only one or two students at any given university taking a course, and in order to have a full class and higher levels of competency, a critical mass of students is needed across multiple semesters.

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