In her most recent blog entry on HuffPost College, Staci Berdan challenges "students and their parents to look at things a little bit differently. Look for a curriculum that offers you an international perspective and an opportunity to study languages. Although college is about learning, it's also about acquiring the necessary skills to land a job when you've graduated. World language skills have increasingly become a differentiator for hiring managers among graduates. Even if you're not proficient, a solid working knowledge of another language indicates an openness to and appreciation for other cultures, a critical 21st century skill."

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