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FROM CRISIS MANAGEMENT TO INNOVATION
Reimagining the Role of World Languages in the 21st Century
October 6-7, 2017
Hope College, Michigan

In an era of changing demographics, pragmatism, and ever-tightening budgets, higher education is changing rapidly. If headlines are any indication, world language programs are often the first to be eliminated when cuts must be made.

What if language departments could be part of the solution in a more positive and proactive way? What if world languages played a leadership role in reshaping the 21st-century academy?

Originally started at Simpson College in 2015, this conference offers an opportunity for teams of language educators and college administrators to explore this question in depth. The organizers invite college faculty and administrators (as individuals or, more effectively, in teams) seeking innovative solutions to the problems facing language programs in higher education.

Visit the conference website at https://hope.edu/academics/modern-classical-languages/crisis-management-innovation/index.html