May 31, 2002
Congress May Cut Language Program
Legislation moving through the U.S. Senate would eliminate a Defense Department program that helps pay for American undergraduates to study languages and cultures in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East, in an effort to build a base of experts on those regions.
College lobbyists and other supporters of the effort, which is part of the National Security Education Program, are fighting the proposal, arguing that it is shortsighted, especially as the nation
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