78. Provide language and translation services for students who are dominant in languages other than English.

Campus Support Programs 09.6.24

Here’s what the federal government can do:

  • The U.S. Department of Education should collect, conduct, and disseminate data on the availability of language and translation services available on college campuses.
  • The U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) should provide guidance on the obligations that institutions of higher education have to provide translation services for students.

Here’s what institutional leaders can do:

  • Higher education institutions should provide language services for students who are dominant in languages other than English.
  • Institutions of higher education should partner with Early Head Start and Head Start programs to support continuing education and job growth for teachers.

More than 5 million English learners (ELs) are enrolled in public P-12 schools possessing the strength of multilingualism. As the nation grows more culturally and linguistically diverse, it is important that higher education institutions incorporate language and translation services in their campus programming to serve students who are dominant in languages other than English.