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EALC and linguistics student receives Critical Language Scholarship

A student from the School of Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics has been awarded a U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship to study a foreign language this summer.

Stories in Water: “Hydro-Social” Transformation of Urban Spaces

Ilaria Strocchia (Spanish and Portuguese) is a 2025–2026 HRI Graduate Student Fellow. Her current research project, “Flowing Histories: Examining the Role of Water in Shaping Urban Spaces and Identities Across Cultures,” investigates how bodies of water—rivers, lakes, and the sea—have historically...

Arabic debate team continues to excel on the national stage

An Arabic debate team member recently won first place at the 6th U.S. Universities Arabic Debating Championship, marking a pattern of excellence for the team.

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Introduction to Intercultural Competence

Introductory overview aiming to define and practice intercultural competence by examining how to use it in educational, professional, and social settings.

SLCL 110

Viking Sagas in Translation

Studies Old Norse-Icelandic literature: kings' sagas, family sagas, mythical-heroic sagas, and romances. Texts and lectures in English.

SCAN 252

Language, Mind, and Brain

How does our brain process, learn, and produce language? Does it differ across languages? How is our brain different from AI? In this course, you will learn about the theoretical ideas, experimental techniques and findings, and major controversies in psycholinguistics.

LING 225

Yugoslav Cinema

Socialist Yugoslavia is known for its subversive and experimental cinema. This course explores the prominent genres, movements, and themes of both post-WWII socialist Yugoslavia and its post-socialist successor states after 1991.

SLAV 419

Sports and Society in Ancient Greece and Rome

This course is a short-term, faculty-led program where students will have the opportunity to explore the role of sports in ancient Greek and Roman society.

CLCV 250

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Spanish in the Professions

Introduction to Spanish in business, law, medical, education, and social service fields, with a focus on the importance of bilingualism in the U.S., strategies for lifelong learning, and cultural considerations.

SPAN 142

Tokyo: Then and Now

In this course, you will learn about the city of Tokyo through maps and artwork, its literary and culinary creativity, its markets and marketplaces, its quaint neighborhoods and bustling city centers, and its place in film, manga, and anime.

EALC 327

Crime, Punishment, and Redemption in the U.S.

This course fosters a deep analysis of the U.S. criminal-penal system with special attention to the role of religion and explores the religious concepts that have informed our moral imaginations regarding crime, punishment, redemption, and the socio-political resistance against our criminal-penal system.

REL 322

Computer-Assisted Translation

A foundation course in the history, technical underpinnings and functionality of computer-assisted translation (CAT). Students work with several CAT tools and learn the functions and features of CAT.

TRST 503

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Italian Culture and Globalization

Introduction to factors that have shaped present-day Italy, with particular attention to globalization; basic concepts contributing to understanding its present social and cultural development in a European and global context.

ITAL 406

Literature and Ideas

Exploration of the relation between literature and ideas through in depth study of modern thinkers, theorists, and philosophers who have greatly impacted the comparative study of literature, such as Marx, Freud, de Beauvoir, Foucault, and Said.

CWL 202

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23 Majors, 23 Minors & 22 Concentrations

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Graduate programs, 300+ graduate students

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