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As higher education faces an enrollment cliff, UM sets its sights on fewer programs. Does it have to happen? How about a French sister city with Missoula?

March 11, 2024 /

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“I think it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy,” Saha said. “When you don’t replace faculty, you see declining enrollment.” 

“Since 2018, it’s just been me, the full-time person in French, and then my colleague who only teaches in the Fall,” Crummy said. “It makes it challenging to have enough courses for the students to take.”

“As somebody who has a Ph.D. in French and [who] has done this for almost 30 years, I don’t know quite what I would be reassigned to do,” Crummy said. “Also, I don’t know how that will save money. Are they just waiting for us to die or something and then retire?”


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  1. Russ Fletcher on March 11, 2024 at 7:44 am

    For those of you who don’t speak French, there’s a translation below … Bon journee.

    Nous apprécions une fois de plus la merveille qu’est la France, mais nous sommes très préoccupés par la direction que semble prendre l’Université du Manitoba. Mon fils a grandement bénéficié du programme de français alors qu’il était encore étudiant au secondaire. Mes deux enfants parlent désormais couramment le français, ont passé beaucoup de temps dans le pays et ont une bien meilleure compréhension du monde grâce à leur exposition non seulement à la France mais au monde.

    Si l’intérêt des étudiants est la mesure à prendre en compte à l’Université du Manitoba, que diriez-vous que la ville de Missoula prenne une mesure proactive ? Pourquoi Missoula n’a-t-elle pas de ville sœur française ? Nous avons d’autres villes jumelées, Neckargemünd, en Allemagne, et Palmerston North en Nouvelle-Zélande, qui ont accru leur intérêt pour ces deux pays. Ce serait tellement excitant de nous voir développer de nouvelles relations et un intérêt pour une communauté française avec une démographie et une vie similaires. Qu’en penses-tu?

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    (thank God for Google translate because I didn’t have the benefit of taking French at the U of M and my French is woefully inadequate.)

    We are once again enjoying the wonder that is France but greatly concerned about the direction the U of M seems to be visiting. My son benefited greatly by attending the French program while still a high school student. Both of my children now speak fluent French, have spent much time in the country and have a much better understanding of the world because of their exposure to not only France but the world.

    If student interest is the measure for the U of M, how about the City of Missoula taking a proactive step? Why doesn’t Missoula have a French sister city? We have other sister cities, Neckargemünd, Germany and Palmerston North in New Zealand, that have expanded interest in both of these countries. It would be so exciting to see us develop new relationships and interest in a French community with similar demographics and life. What do you think?

    Russ Fletcher

    “The State with the Best Education Wins!”

    Montana Associated Technology Roundtable (MATR)

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