University students of yesteryear read the classics. Aristotle, Euclid, Homer and Plato were part of the regular course of study. And students read these challenging texts in their original languages ...

A thief sneaks into a museum late at night. They pass by a pair of statues—or were they suits of armor? You see them take a necklace. Or wait. Didn't the news report say it was a watch? Doing anything ...

Options are plentiful when it comes to learning a foreign language online. Though most college educators may suggest a student enroll in a school, there are programs, platforms and software outside of ...

In the trolley problem, you are asked whether you would kill one person to save five. Something odd happens when the problem is posed in non-native languages.

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Over the past decades our world has become more interdependent and new technologies have allowed us to work in close contact with people all over the world. As relationships with countries grow, so ...

Georgetown’s German department was highlighted as a model for other schools in a recent article in The Chronicle of Higher Education, a national education newspaper. The article, which discussed the ...

Ananya Gautam ’29, a Crimson Editorial editor, lives in Canaday Hall. Harvard students might have four-year plans more rigid than ever — but a universal language requirement deserves a slot. Coming ...

Because language and culture are intrinsically linked, your experience abroad will be greatly enhanced if you have proficiency with the language of the country where you will be studying. The Brandeis ...