THE ENDANGERED ALPHABETS PROJECT
We’ve all heard about endangered species. But what about endangered languages? Tim Brookes researches languages on the brink of being completely forgotten, and he’s here to break ‘em down and store ‘em up with his Endangered Alphabets project. Brookes carves and paints near-extinct writing systems from Indonesia, Nigeria, and beyond into wood, and he’s planning a traveling exhibition to preserve these scripts and the fascinating cultures they embody.
The Endangered Alphabets Project needs invites for a Vermont a professor traveling the world to attempt to save endangered languages... Please help.
Contact timbrookes@burlingtontelecom.net
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On 24 August, at a meeting of the Russian Rectors' Union, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin called for the urgent modernisation of Russia's higher education system. In particular, Putin proposed to allocate RUB70 billion (US$2.4 billion) to support higher education, especially federal and national research universities, to promote their role in economic and regional growth, and launched a RUB12 billion project to attract top international specialists to universities. What are the implications for Russian higher education? The calls for the modernisation of higher education are not especially new. During the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s higher education was lauded by the government as a source of innovation, economic growth and regional development. For the rest of the article, click here. |
