What French Women Dada Writers in the Resistance Have to Tell Us: An intern's journey
When Emily Wieder enrolled at IFE Strasbourg and accepted an internship at the National University Library (BNU), she had no idea she would run across Dada art and find a calling. “It all started during my time in Strasbourg. The history and the art was all there. The city really was my...
Why are languages so foreign (to U.S. higher education)?
Most readers of this letter agree on the importance of language acquisition. What can be (and is being) done about the apparent decline of language instruction on the US campus?.
Your Calling is calling
It's usually not quite that simple, but it is a gratifying surprise to watch an IFE student discover that the work they and their host organization are doing embodies the career they had been imagining for themselves. A couple of examples will tell the...
“Language Skills have been Central”: An IFE alum's career journey
So, you're studying a foreign language, maybe two. People ask what for? IFE alum Elisielle Lopes' experience provides some great answers ( + Elisielle's video discussing the joy of languages at work).
“Une Société Désirable” – or how to care for the world
One of France's finest public intellectuals, Dominique Meda's new book Une Société Désirable, subtitled “How to care for the world”, is a short but remarkably complete blueprint for an ecological transition based on redefining what is wealth to promote work which enhances...