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SPEAKING OF EUROPE - NEWS AND NOTES FROM IFE.
A quarterly letter from IFE about student achievement, developments at IFE, as well as trends, events, context.

Of Eggheads and Authoritarians: A French look at anti-intellectualism and the repression of critical thinking in America and France
Few voices are clearer on dangers to democracy, freedom of speech and academic freedom than that of Eric Fassin, French sociologist specializing in American studies and issues common to both societies.
Briefly - issue #3
The Forum Academic Achievement Abroad Award: Linguistics research at IFE Strasbourg among the finalists
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Au Revoir Brussels, Hello Marseille

Asturias, the most stimulating Spanish region you've never heard of
In the loose federation of regions that is Spain, Asturias vies for honors in several categories including as possibly the least known, beyond Spain, of Spanish regions.

The hot destination for study abroad? At IFE it's the lab bench
Stargazing or poring over old bones, science students at IFE last spring applied themselves to a rich array of research projects as interns. Over a third of the 44 students enrolled in an IFE program joined research laboratories and institutes across IFE's three...

It's not that simple and why it shouldn't be
Book Review. The simplification of the world: The loss of ambiguity and diversity by Thomas Bauer. The voice of German historian and Islam scholar Thomas Bauer is a voice we need to hear. After his fresh look at Islamic civilization, Bauer has written...
Briefly - issue #2
Language Learning Makes You Better: Here's the science -- More findings on the "foreign language effect”...
IFE Field Study and Internship Program Soon in Marseille -- IFE sets up shop in one of the world's...