Recent Posts

  • Philanthropy and development: stocktake and partnership strategy

    Honored to see my book on American Foundations and African Universities so prominently featured in France’s new strategy on the role of philanthropy in financing global development. Philanthropic practices for development are growing in number across the globe, mainly in Africa and especially in the health sector. In Europe, philanthropic actors are becoming more structured.… Read more

  • Episode 23: Bernard Manuel, de la finance à l’éducation bilingue

    L’invité de ce 23ème épisode de Révolution Bilingue est un homme qui compte dans l’éducation bilingue. Bernard Manuel est président de l’École active bilingue Jeannine Manuel, aujourd’hui située sur trois campus à Paris, Lille et Londres et considérée comme le meilleur lycée de France depuis 8 années consécutives, avec un réseau d’anciens élèves influent qui compte… Read more

  • Episode 22: les mystères du cerveau bilingue, avec Ellen Bialystok

    Ellen Bialystok est l’une des spécialistes mondiales de la recherche sur les effets cognitifs du bilinguisme. Autrement dit, elle sait tout sur le cerveau bilingue. Elle est mon invitée pour ce nouvel épisode de Révolution Bilingue et nous explique qu’un cerveau bilingue est un cerveau actif et en meilleure santé, surtout avec l’âge. Ses recherches ont… Read more

  • [Upcoming Talk] 2021 European Language Label – Brussels

    My next talk is on April 28 for the 2021 European Language Label ceremony. The conference and presentation are organized by The European Commission, Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, FOREM, Bruxelles Formation, AEF-Europe and Epale. The aim of the European Language Label is to promote and encourage innovative initiatives in the teaching and learning of languages. It rewards… Read more

  • [Upcoming Book Talk] America’s Bilingual Century

    [Upcoming Book Talk] Imagine an America where kids have even more chance for success, thanks to their experiences in dual language and community-based heritage language schools. Where businesses gain an edge globally because they can literally speak their customers’ language. Where lifelong learners can become more than tourists in other countries and finely hone their… Read more

  • [Upcoming Talk] University of Southern Maine – March 20, 2021

    For International Francophonie Day, I will give a talk about The Bilingual Revolution: The Future of Education is in Two Languages at the invitation of the University of Southern Maine’s Franco-American Collection. Read more