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JERSEY CITY, N.J. | Dr. Donna Farina, a professor in the  Department of Multicultural Leadership, has penned an op-ed in and The �鶹��ý Journal entitled “‘𝗡𝗲𝘄’ 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱, 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝗡𝗝𝗖𝗨.”&�Բ�����;This brilliant essay discusses her excitement as a linguist when meeting someone who speaks a language that is new to her, and how that can happen every day at a campus such as �鶹��ý where more than 100 languages are represented. Dr. Farina also tells the story of several students she has taught who speak unique languages and describes their success stories.

While �鶹��ý is revered in the community for being a transformative force, Dr. Farina poses the following question: "The question is, who exactly is being transformed? The amazing polyglot of students at New �鶹��ý City University whose languages are a national treasure, or the rest of us who benefit every day from these immigrant students’ energy, motivation, vitality, talent, and grit?"

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