Teaching is my passion. Knowing that my students chose ASL because they want to learn the language inspires me to create fun activities in the classroom to provide opportunities for them to use the language. Also, sharing my love for ASL and identity as a culturally Deaf individual inspires me to connect to… Continue reading…
Lecturer of Arabic, Noor Ghazi, has been nominated to serve on the North Carolina Arabic Teacher Council Advisory Board. She will be working with teachers and professors from across the states to discuss, develop and create professional developments activities, conferences and workshops. There are currently five members sitting on the… Continue reading…
Dr. Lederach is internationally recognized for his pioneering work in the field of conciliation and conflict mediation. He has provided consultation for peace-building efforts in Somalia, Northern Ireland, Colombia, the Basque Country, the Philippines, Tajikistan, Nepal and in East and West Africa. He has also helped develop and lead hundreds… Continue reading…
Meiqing Sun Senior Lecturer of Chinese Studies
Ignacio López Alemany received a fellowship at the Institute for Research in the Humanities at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for the 2019-2020 academic year. This fellowship supports his research project on the “Vihuelists and Courtly Performance of Poetry in Early Modern Spain”. The early modern vihuelists—musicians who played the vihuela,… Continue reading…
Dr. Mariche Bayonas has received the Mary Settle Sharp Award for Teaching Excellence. This award recognizes outstanding success in motivating students to learn by making material attractive, challenging, and fun. Dr. Bayonas focuses on relevance as a tool that assists students in meeting needs. She likewise fosters the idea of… Continue reading…
In spring 2014, Professor Dietkus organized a panel, “Undergraduate Research in Feminist German Studies,” for the Southeastern Women’s Studies Association (SEWSA) conference in Wilmington, NC. Undergraduate Laura Parker (Class of 2014) presented a paper on “Depictions of Rape in Medieval Literature,” and Candyce Mileas (Class of 2014), presented a paper… Continue reading…
In the fall of 2009, Professor Rinner taught GER 306, On Walls. Through a close reading of journalistic and literary texts and feature films, this class reflected on the twentieth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, an event that is widely understood as marking the official end of… Continue reading…