CSULB is to receive $2.88 million appropriation as a result of a recently approved defense spending bill and as part of the Strategic Language Initiative.
"The defense funding will further the development of critical foreign language programs that will help meet America’s national security needs." a release from Sen. Barbara Boxer's office said, "The initiative will help graduate more professionals with language skills and cultural knowledge in Arabic, Mandarin, Korean, Persian and Russian.”
Each CSU campus will focus on one of those languages, and CSULB is to focus on Mandarin Chinese.
Other CSU campuses participating are Cal State Fullerton (Persian), Cal State L.A. (Korean), Cal State Northridge (Russian), Cal State San Bernadino (Arabic), San Francisco State (Mandarin Chinese) and San Jose State (Arabic).
The Daily 49er's article can be found here.
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