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Mary Brown, adjunct professor of Latin, teaches to her Beginning Latin II class, Feb. 19. PHOTO: MADELINE WILLIAMS ’26/THE HAWK

Finis: College Latin programs struggle to attract new students

Clare Yeatman ’26, Special to the Hawk March 19, 2025

Once considered the language of academia, Latin has diminished in higher education as more universities turn away from teaching the dead language. “When we say dead language, it sounds so negative,”...

After moving to the front of the classroom, Matt Charleston ’22 found himself more engaged during his classes. PHOTO: KELLY SHANNON '24/THE HAWK

From the back of class to front-and-center; Student finds sitting in front of the class positively affects his learning

Matt Charleston January 26, 2022

For the majority of my academic career, I have sat in the back row of my classes where nobody can see me. I typically stay engaged in that post, but sometimes it’s challenging when I am so far away...

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