WEST POINT, N.Y. -- “We can think of innovation as adopting something that’s new in our context, new in our force, so it’s innovative to us, even though it’s happening somewhere else.” Col. John Baskerville explained.

Tune in to Episode 4 of Inside West Point: Ideas That Impact podcast titled, “Building Cross-Cultural Competence Through Language-Cultural Immersion with Col. John Baskerville.”

In this episode, Baskerville, head of the West Point Department of Foreign Languages, discusses the vital role foreign language and cultural competence play in military education and leadership development.

In this episode you will learn about:

· The evolution and impact of West Point’s Foreign Language program;

· The role of language in military strategy and international relations;

· Innovative teaching and the future of military education.

Join Dean of the Academic Board Brig. Gen. Shane Reeves each month as he takes you behind the scenes to explore the multidisciplinary and applied work being done by the academy’s scholars so you can apply the same lessons to your own leadership development. 

From renewable energy and machine learning to geography and character, “Inside West Point” goes beyond the textbook to give you a deeper understanding of the complex issues shaping the modern battlefield. Hear directly from the experts as they make even the most complex topics accessible to a broad audience.

You can find the “Inside West Point: Ideas that Impact” podcast, as well as several other podcasts produced by West Point at https://westpointpress.com/podcasts or on your favorite podcast platform, including Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube. You can also follow on Instagram (@dean.usma), Facebook (Dean of the Academic Board-West Point), Threads (@dean.usma), and X (@DeanUSMA) for updates.

Learn more about the West Point Academic Program at https://www.westpoint.edu/academics.