Article: Title VI Federal Cuts Sting UW's Global-language Classes

From http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2015435368_jackson27m.html

Federal cuts sting UW's global-language classes
By Katherine Long
June 26, 2011

For years, the University of Washington's Jackson School of International Studies has taught an ever-changing menu of the hottest languages of the developing world — languages such as Arabic and Urdu, Hindi and Chinese. The school is one of the country's largest recipients of federal funding for less commonly taught languages and international study.

But federal cutbacks approved in spring will deal a blow this fall to the school's ability to offer the classes and accompanying studies in global culture, economics and history.

"Cuts to this funding would have devastating effects" on the Jackson School, Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell wrote in a strongly worded letter to Education Secretary Arne Duncan in May.

Despite the Democratic senators' plea, the school will lose about $800,000 in federal money, the result of a congressional budget deal for fiscal 2011 in which lawmakers cut 46 percent of funding for Title VI of the federal Higher Education Act for the upcoming school year.

Read the full article at http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2015435368_jackson27m.html

Read an opinion piece also lamenting the cuts to international education at http://diverseeducation.com/article/15889

A website has been set up in defense of Title VI funding: http://savetitlevi.com