This spring marked the end of an era for linguistics professor James Yoon. After 15 years, his tenure as head of the Department of Linguistics has concluded.

An annual survey of recent graduates reports that 90% of LAS alumni who graduated during the 2023-2024 period secured their first destination within six months of graduating.

The Italian Basic Language Program has been awarded a grant by the Italian Ministry of Culture for the second year in a row.

Silvina Montrul has been selected as a Fulbright U.S. Scholar for 2025-2026 for Brazil. Montrul is a professor in the Departments of Spanish & Portuguese and Linguistics and the Marjorie Roberts Professor of Liberal Arts & Sciences.

Several professors from the School of Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics recently received awards from the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences.

Professor Stephanie Hilger is looking at how 18th century European medical doctors shaped perceptions of “hermaphrodites”—people who were deemed to have non-normative sexual genitalia—through case histories.

Richard Tempest, a professor of Slavic languages and literatures, is teaching a fall Osher Lifelong Learning Institute course on “Charismatic Leadership in the Twenty-First Century,” in which he will discuss President Donald Trump, Russian president Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian president Volodymyr...