French Consul General Anne-Claire Legendre hosted a breakfast roundtable on French dual language programs in NYC schools, with Consuls and top diplomats from Belgium, Quebec, Madagascar, Haiti, Senegal, Switzerland, Burkina Faso, Egypt, Monaco. Continue reading “Roundtable on French Dual Language Education in NYC Schools”
I had the chance to meet with Deputy Chancellor Milady Baez of the New York City Department of Education at a breakfast roundtable on French dual language programs in NYC schools, organized by the French Consul General Anne-Claire Legendre. Continue reading “Meeting with Deputy Chancellor Milady Baez of the NYC Department of Education”
Vartan Gregorian, president of Carnegie Corporation of New York, was awarded the medal of Chevalier of the French Legion of Honor at a ceremony at the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in New York City on February 9. The French ambassador to the United States, Gérard Araud, presented the insignia to Gregorian in recognition of his three-decade effort to strengthen Franco-American relations, advance links between French and American institutions of higher education, and promote the study of French culture and language. Continue reading “France Honors Carnegie Corporation President Vartan Gregorian”
Sabith Khan, scholar with expertise in philanthropy, civil society and communications, reviewed my book Unequal Partners, American Foundations and Higher Education Development in Africa, on his website “Habits of the Arts.”
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Elizabeth Rose Daly, former director of International Business in the Mayor’s Office of International Affairs, joined us at the book talk about Unequal Partners organized at the Albertine Bookstore in New York.
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Je me suis récemment entretenu avec le fil du biLingue au sujet du développement des filières bilingues français-anglais à New York. J’y présente les particularités de ce dispositif et les défis auxquels ces filières doivent aujourd’hui faire face pour répondre à une demande en pleine expansion. Continue reading “[FR] “Révolution bilingue à New York”, une interview par Le fil du biLingue”
Ich habe vor Kurzem einen Artikel für das Goethe-Institut USA online Magazin geschrieben: “Die Revolution der Zweisprachigkeit” (auch auf Englisch erhältlich: “A Bilingual Revolution is Underway”).
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I recently wrote an article for the Goethe-Institut USA online magazine: “A Bilingual Revolution is Underway” (also available in German “Die Revolution der Zweisprachigkeit“). Continue reading “A Bilingual Revolution is Underway, an Article for the Goethe-Institut USA”
I spoke yesterday in favor of more multilingual education and dual language programs in public schools at a hearing of the NYC Council’s Education Committee. Here is my testimonial. Continue reading “Resolution 890: Hearing of the New York City Council’s Education Committee on November 22, 2016”
I launched my new book Unequal Partners: American Foundations and Higher Education Development in Africa (Palgrave Macmillan., 170 pp., ISBN 978–1–137–59347–4) at Carnegie Corporation of New York. President Vartan Gregorian, who also wrote the preface, introduced the book and myself during a beautiful reception.
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