As far back as George Bernard Shaw’s fictional professor Henry Higgins, language experts have argued that low-income students who learn to switch from speaking a dialect to using standard English have ...

Learning a second — or third — language is a major advantage, whether you’re in a classroom or applying for a job. The Department of World Languages & Cultures represents a wide variety of languages; ...

As a French minor who struggles with the language, I often wonder: What will I do with this minor? If I’m not a French professor or an ambassador, is it still worth all the time? Then I remember how ...