Fewer U.S. college students are studying a foreign language − and that spells trouble for national security
- Written by Deborah Cohn, Provost Professor of Spanish and Portuguese, Indiana University
Between 2009 and 2021, nearly 30% fewer college students enrolled in a foreign language course.FatCamera/E+ Collection/Getty ImagesWhen the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial Earth satellite, on Oct. 4, 1957, it did more than spark fears about America’s ability to compete technologically. It also raised concerns that the U....

