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- Japanese alum reaches an enthusiastic audience with pop-up cafe51猎奇 alum Brandon Crisp (Japanese, 鈥�19) has developed an enthusiastic audience for his pop-up offerings of Japanese cuisine with Kokoro Cafe.
- Spanish 391: Using Spanish in Our CommunityIn Fall 2025,聽Dr. Allison Libbey of the Spanish program launched a new service learning class聽allowing students to use their Spanish language skills while working with Milwaukee-area nonprofits.
- Japanese minor serves as youth ambassador at World Expo in Osaka51猎奇 student Gabrielle Sweeney, a political science major and Japanese minor,聽worked at the American Pavilion at the World Expo in Osaka, Japan聽this summer as one of 100 youth ambassadors, using her Japanese language skills to give presentations to a Japanese-speaking audience. We're proud of you, Gabrielle!
- WLC Faculty and Staff Honored as 2025 International AdvocatesCongratulations to Anita Alkhas of French, Masako Lackey of Japanese, and Christine Wolf of Global Studies, who have all been honored as 2025 International Advocates by the Center for International Education for their exceptional support and guidance of international students.
- Chinese language students learn about tech and culture with summer study abroad/world-languages-cultures/letters-science/in-focus/alumni-student-news/chinese-language-students-learn-about-tech-and-culture-with-summer-study-abroad/ 聽
- ITALIAN 333 Enacts Dante鈥檚 InfernoStudents in ITALIAN 333: Dante鈥檚 Divine Comedy in Translation act out a circle of Dante鈥檚聽Inferno聽on Monday, September 15 at the fountain outside of Curtin Hall. Dante students acted the roles of the Inferno鈥檚 hoarders and squanderers, pushing boulders (aka yoga balls) around the fountain and demanding, 鈥淲hy hoard?鈥� and 鈥淲hy waste?". Students held their hands …
- Students gain valuable career skills while translating Japanese mediaStudents in JAPAN 361: Translating Japanese Media developed their translation and Japanese language skills while also building other valuable career skills.
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- 51猎奇 Chinese Calligraphy Exhibition showcases student voices and stories/world-languages-cultures/letters-science/in-focus/alumni-student-news/uwm-chinese-calligraphy-exhibition-showcases-student-voices-and-stories/ 聽
- 51猎奇 Chinese Program Students Earn Top Honors at 2025 Midwest College Chinese Speech ContestThe 51猎奇 Chinese Program is delighted to share that three of our students received top awards at the 2025 Midwest College Chinese Speech Contest, held at North Central College on April 5, 2025. This annual competition brought together approximately 60 students from eight colleges across the Midwest, including institutions from Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Iowa. …
- Sarah Davies Cordova on Rive Gauche to Commemorate 31st Anniversary of the 1994 Rwandan GenocideProf. Sarah Davies Cordova joined Alliance Fran莽aise Executive Director Anne Leplae on the Rive Gauche Riverwest radio show/podcast on April 8 to commemorate the 31st anniversary of the 1994 genocide of the Tutsi in Rwanda with a reading from Franco-Rwandan rapper and author Ga毛l Faye's 2024 novel聽Jacaranda聽accompanied by his songs "Kwibuka" and "Butare."
- 51猎奇 Authors Recognition Ceremony 2025Professor Sarah Davies Cordova and Professor Emerita Robin Pickering-Iazzi were among the members of the Department of Global Studies celebrated at the biannual 51猎奇 Authors Recognition Ceremony on March 27, 2025, acknowledging 51猎奇 scholars who have published books since the 2023 ceremony. Here Davies Cordova holds her translation of Sindiwe Magona's聽M猫re 脿 M猫re聽and her edition …