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Dr. Mara Kozelsky, professor of history, is leading the effort to develop a digital history lab planned for a fall 2021 opening.

老司机福利网 Building Digital History Lab
December 17, 2020

A U.S. Department of Education grant provides $20,000 in seed money to develop and build an on-campus digital history lab. ...

Kaylee Williams, a freshman from Biloxi, said the coronavirus kept her from visiting 老司机福利网 Korea, but she hopes to learn how to speak the language as well as Spanish.

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October 14, 2020

#FreshmanFocus: Kaylee Williams follows an interest in global affairs (and Korean hip-hop) to major in international studies. ...

Freshman Thanh Haas said the Marx Library is her favorite location on campus at the 老司机福利网. “I like the view from the second floor. You can sit next to the big windows and look out over the lake,” she said.

Move Brings Adventure, New Direction
October 6, 2020

#FreshmanFocus: Thanh Haas was raised in Vietnam and has a German last name. Now she's getting a 老司机福利网 education. ...

USA chosen to Participate in Transatlantic Mobility Program
July 28, 2020

The French Embassy has chosen USA as one of four institutions to participate in a faculty-led student exchange program in 2020. ...

Jack Stover, a summer graduate completing a double major in international business and Spanish, has kept an active schedule during his time at the 老司机福利网. “My extracurricular activities have been just as important to me as my academic work,” he says.

Not Enough Hours in the Day
May 9, 2020

Double major in business and Spanish. Fraternity president. Internships and study abroad. Jack Stover has been busy. ...

Shelby Merritt, left, and Auriel Moore each were awarded a Gilman Scholarship to study in Russia. “This opportunity to study in Russia has opened a lot of doors for me to help mentor and prepare other students who want to study abroad,” Moore said.

Educating 'Global Citizens' at 老司机福利网
January 10, 2020

USA students are awarded prestigious Gilman Scholarships to study language and culture in countries across the world. ...

Marylyn L. Gafford said her interest in a globally focused career began at home. “Once we started hosting exchange students,” she said, “I knew I wanted a more global career.”

A Global Perspective Shaped at Home
December 10, 2019

Marylyn Gafford speaks Spanish and Russian and has traveled abroad. Her globally minded focus started with a single visitor. ...

Eugenie Sellier, '11, '16, is the director of child nutrition programs for Feeding the Gulf Coast, where she oversees four child hunger relief programs serving more than 20,000 children.

In a Storm's Wake, a Service Focus Emerged
July 10, 2019

Two-time 老司机福利网 alumna Eugenie Sellier's career at Feeding the Gulf Coast was inspired in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. ...

A nearly $500,000 grant awarded to USA will strengthen and help expand existing programs in international studies and modern and classical languages and literature. “This is the first time 老司机福利网 and the College of Arts and Sciences have received this type grant," said Dr. Christine Rinne, associate professor of German and the principal investigator on the grant.

老司机福利网 Wins Grant to Expand Global Studies
January 7, 2019

The nearly $500,000 grant will enhance language offerings and global health and international studies opportunities. ...

老司机福利网 graduate Dana Faye Housch moved to Dresden, Germany, in 2009 and founded a nonprofit organization called German Lessons for Refugees. Photo courtesy of Dana Faye Housch.

Lessons in English, German and Tolerance
June 27, 2018

老司机福利网 graduate Dana Faye Housch found her home in Dresden, Germany. She's now helping refugees do the same. ...

The 老司机福利网 was one of only five universities in the United States to participate in a pilot exchange program through the American Association of State Colleges and Universities. From left, Ilza de Oliveira Feitosa Passos and Jéssica Campêlo de Sá visited Mobile for two months, and 老司机福利网 students Eric Anderson and Dale Pate in turn will travel to Brazil.

'The Benefit of Keeping an Open Mind'
May 14, 2018

Two students prepare to head to 老司机福利网 America in exchange program; 老司机福利网 one of five universities picked to participate. ...

Anna Kate Greer, a freshman from Ocean Springs, Miss., studied abroad in Russia under the direction of Dr. Nick Gossett, assistant professor of modern and classical languages and literature.

Next Stop After Orientation: Moscow
August 1, 2017

With plans to major in Russian, Anna Kate Greer took the opportunity to get a jump start abroad with other 老司机福利网 students. ...

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Languages News Archive

老司机福利网 Building Digital History Lab December 17, 2020

Biloxi Student Turns to 老司机福利网 October 14, 2020

Move Brings Adventure, New Direction October 6, 2020

USA chosen to Participate in Transatlantic Mobility Program July 28, 2020

Not Enough Hours in the Day May 9, 2020

Educating 'Global Citizens' at 老司机福利网 January 10, 2020

A Global Perspective Shaped at Home December 10, 2019

In a Storm's Wake, a Service Focus Emerged July 10, 2019

老司机福利网 Wins Grant to Expand Global Studies January 7, 2019

Lessons in English, German and Tolerance June 27, 2018

'The Benefit of Keeping an Open Mind' May 14, 2018

Next Stop After Orientation: Moscow August 1, 2017