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April 2005                               Focus: Higher Education

This focus will provide a forum for discussion of enrollments, curricula, programs, and initiatives in the higher education institutions in the United States.   Symposia that focus on higher education initiatives that promote advanced levels of languages will be featured.

A panel discussion entitled "Higher Education: Developing Advanced Level Proficiency" took place this month involving representatives from institutions of higher education, the Modern Language Association (MLA) and the National Security Education Program (NSEP).

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Introduction

Bret Lovejoy, ACTFL Executive Director and
Dr. June Phillips, Weber State University

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Panelists 

Dr. Heidi Byrnes
Georgetown University

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Dr. Laura Franklin
Northern Virginia Community College

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Dr. Nelly Furman
Modern Language Association

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Benjamin Kong
National Security Education Program

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Dr. H. Stephen Straight
SUNY Binghamton

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Questions

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