New chair Oliver Simons outlines his plans and discusses why the study of languages and literature is key today.

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Across academia, government, and Silicon Valley, on social media, and in leading journals, intellectuals and political ...

The Mohammed bin Rashid Library successfully concluded the second edition of the Dubai International Library and Publishing Summit 2025, held under the theme ‘The Future of the Publishing Industry’.

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On a balmy summer evening, I approached a brownstone apartment in a leafy Chicago suburb and made a split-second decision that would change the direction of my life.