August 3, 2017
Johannes Schmidt, associate professor of German, visited the OTH Regensburg, a new partner university in Bavaria, Germany, in June 2017. The week was filled with meeting faculty, administrators, and students at the OTH as well as seeing the sights of the medieval historic center of the city. In Regensburg he saw three Clemson students, the […]
May 26, 2017
According to a recent media release, Clemson University selected eight students for the 2017 National Scholars Program, the university’s most selective academic merit program. The eight are an extraordinarily gifted group. Beyond the remarkable academic records they present — an average SAT of more than 1530 and high school class rank in the top 1 percent — these Scholars […]
April 28, 2017
On April 5, students in the Department of Languages presented a project at Clemson’s annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum. Robert Campos, Megan Courage, Elouise Cram, Michelle Fuentes, Hannah Gilliam, Danielle Haight, Colin Jones, Rebecca McConnell, and Rachel Rogers presented their research on The Fantastic in Hispanic Film. The project, mentored by Dr. Graciela […]
April 12, 2017
The International Festival is an annual event that symbolizes Clemson’s commitment to celebrating identities and cultures from around the world. The festival features ethnic-based foods, local craft and non-profit vendors, and entertainment and activities for all ages. The festival is hosted by the Harvey and Lucinda Gantt Multicultural Center. […]
April 11, 2017
The following Department of Languages students were honored at the 2016-2017 College of Architecture, Arts and Humanities (CAAH) Honors and Awards Ceremony on April 7 in the Brooks Center Theatre. Congratulations! See all the photos from the event here. AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE Linda Wilson – Gallaudet/Clerc Award for Excellence in American Sign Language The award is given […]
March 9, 2017
Language and International Health (L&IH) students Elouise Cram and Rebecca McConnell attended the Southwest Popular/American Culture Association’s 38th Annual Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico (February 15-18, 2017) to present their research and participate in the panel organized by Dr. Graciela Tissera: Adapting Philosophers to Film. Elouise discussed the film adaptation of Gabriel García Márquez’s short […]
March 3, 2017
The German Club, in cooperation with the American Association of Teachers of German of South Carolina, hosted a German Summit on February 14 in the Hendrix Student Center. Clemson University, USC-Upstate, Furman University and the College of Charleston were represented to provide information about their German programs to high school students of German and to encourage […]
February 24, 2017
Clemson ranks 16th in the nation in the number of African American undergraduate students earning a foreign language degree in 2016, according to Diverse: Issues in Higher Education. Clemson ranked 19th in 2015 and 35th in 2013. Since 2010, the magazine has published rankings of the top 100 institutions that confer the most degrees to minority […]
February 3, 2017
Language and International Health (L&IH) students studying abroad in Seville, Spain through the Centro Internacional de Estudios Culturales (CINECU) have the opportunity to do internships at the Victoria Eugenia Hospital. The three-month, 135-hour internship allows students to directly observe the structural and functional organization of the healthcare system in Andalusia. These internships were facilitated by the Institute […]
January 31, 2017
Building Healthy Communities in the Dominican Republic is an undergraduate research and study abroad Creative Inquiry (CI) project led by Dr. Arelis Moore de Peralta. The project is an interdisciplinary, holistic effort dedicated to improving the health of Las Malvinas, a poverty-stricken community in the Dominican Republic (DR). Moore de Peralta holds a joint appointment with […]
