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Friday, October 23, 2026

Getting to Know Joseph Garcia

Friday, October 09, 2026

Vera Lampley Receives Dietrich College Staff Community Excellence Award

Thursday, September 10, 2026

Welcoming Six Faculty Members to LCAL

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

LCAL Unifies Language and Culture Programs Under New Major

Friday, May 29, 2026

Keenan Norton Receives 2026–27 Fulbright Award

Friday, May 29, 2026

Keenan Norton Receives 2026–27 Fulbright Award

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News & Events

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Getting to Know Joseph Garcia

Vera Lampley Receives Dietrich College Staff Community Excellence Award

Welcoming Six Faculty Members to LCAL

LCAL Unifies Language and Culture Programs Under New Major

Keenan Norton Receives 2026–27 Fulbright Award

Keenan Norton Receives 2026–27 Fulbright Award

Faculty Spotlight: Pina Gemboni

In Memoriam: Barbara F. Freed

Tatyana Gershkovich Receives NEH Fellowship for Book Project ‘Tolstoy Red and White’

First-year Students Explore Resilience Through Art in Grand Challenge Seminar

LCAL Launches Programs in Global Cultures & Emerging Technologies

Study Shows Game-Based Learning as Effective as Intentional Instruction

Award-winning 'Humanitarian Poet' Finds Home in Pittsburgh

LCAL Establishes Lena Foo InnoGen Seed Fund

Dear Diary: What Analyzing a Century of Russophone Journaling Reveals About the Diary as a Genre

Honoring Nancy Monda’s 40+ Years of Service to Our Campus

When Play Meets Culture

New Members Join LCAL

Two LCAL Students Named Fulbright Scholars

Step Into the Story: �������� Hosts Inaugural Immersive Storytelling Festival

Senior Named Hispanic Scholarship Fund Scholar

LCAL Faculty Engage As Editors

Alum Named 2025 Tartan on the Rise

LCAL Welcomes New Members

Students Create Inclusive Programming for UPMC Children's Hospital

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Faculty Spotlight: Nevine Abraham

Symposium to Honor Keiko Koda

Ph.D. Students Granted 2024-25 Dietrich Fellowships

Studying in the Clouds

Airemionkhale Named 2024 Dietrich College Scholar

LCAL Welcomes New Faculty

New Course Harnesses AI To Kindle Creativity

Devon Renfroe Awarded Fulbright for Research in South Korea

Phi Beta Kappa Inducts LCAL Students from Class of 2024

Celebrating the Retirement of Two Esteemed Faculty Members

Alumna’s Mural Explores Hospitality and Belonging

New Course ‘Chinese Mythology and Animation’ Bridges Ancient and Contemporary

Gang Liu Receives Elliott Dunlap Smith Award

William H. and Frances S. Ryan Award for Meritorious Teaching

Empowering Civility: Students Cultivate Respectful Conversation Skills

Department Renaming Reflects Study of Languages, Cultures & Applied Linguistics

Natalie Amgott Honored with Early Career Research Award

Candace Skibba Named Dean's Innovation Scholar

Alumna Tianyu Qin Supports Intercultural Growth

Alumnus Dan Walter Pursues Interdisciplinary Research in Second Language Acquisition

Centering Equity in Sustainability

Department of Modern Languages Launches the Center for Black European Studies and the Atlantic (CBESA)

Faculty Spotlight: Chris Lowy

Modern Languages Faculty Celebrate 30 Years at ��������

Modern Languages Welcomes New Faculty and Scholars

Susan Polansky Retires

Incoming Modern Languages Ph.D. Students Receive Fellowships

Department of Modern Languages Pioneers Language Education Through New Online Programs

Fulbright Grantees To Embark on Adventures Abroad

Phi Beta Kappa Inducts Modern Languages Students from Class of 2023

Fighting Back Against Anti-Asian Hate Crime Through New Virtual Reality Experience

Student Spotlight: Karla Tejeda

2022 Year in Review

Therese Tardio to Head Humanities Scholars Program

Modern Languages Graduate Named a 2023 Tartan on the Rise

Unconventional Paths in Modern Languages

Uju Anya Receives New Directions Fellowship

Faculty Spotlight: Katharine Burns

A Recipe for Understanding

Chinese Environment and the Humanities

Research Covers How Masks Affect Listeners’ Comprehension

Modern Languages Launches Study Abroad Program in Jordan

Defying the Myth of Universalism

Modern Languages Celebrates Recent Book Publications

Creating Human Connections with Sarah Klotz

Immersive Cultural Innovation Fund Supports Cultural Exploration through AR and VR Technologies

Duolingo’s Alina von Davier joins the Department of Modern Languages

Re-Defining Bilingualism and Biculturalism

Obituary for Charlene Castellano

Building Confidence through Language Learning

Global Communication and Applied Translation Students Discover New Perspectives on Translation

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Going Viral: �� Alumna Brings Language Learning to TikTok

A Touch Of Japan in Pittsburgh: �� Faculty Talks Sakura

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Tatyana Gershkovich Wins Prestigious Berlin Prize, First Fellow from ��

Celebrating 100 Years of Modern Languages at ��

Exploring Languages and Cultures Speaks to �� Students

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