<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/stories/saving-endangered-languages-from-going-extinct.html" dsn="news"><featured/><pubDate>02/23/2017</pubDate><title>Saving Endangered Languages from Going Extinct</title><description>As he took the stage, the speaker urged the Franklin &amp; Marshall College audience to say Franklin &amp; Marshall College offers students a hands-on education that emphasizes close relationships with faculty. Students flourish in a supportive community that treats them as an individual, and their successes continue long after F&amp;M. The College is a national leader in launching students and alumni to opportunities where they make a difference in the community and the world.</description><author>Staff Writer</author><image><img src="/uploads/files/875073693295728212-02-23-common-hr-harrison-01-dg.0.38.1200.723.full.jpg" alt="According to Harrison, while there are more than 7,000 languages in the world, 78.7 percent of the worlds population speak 85 of them."/></image><image-caption/><tags><tag>Common Hour</tag><tag>Linguistics</tag></tags></item>