Passing of Prof. Bernard Spolsky

Bereavement Notice

August 2022

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Bernard Spolsky, professor emeritus in linguistics at Bar-Ilan University in Israel. Bernard was a pioneer in language policy and educational linguistics and was the first Convenor of the Language Policy Research Network (LPReN) in AILA (2005-2008). We extend our sincere condolences to his family and friends at this time.