Modern Languages & Literatures
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| French student receives McCormack-Reboussin scholarship for research on 18th-cent. organs 05/11/2008 | ||
| The McCormack-Reboussin scholarship for 2007-09 has been awarded to Laura Wagstaff so that she may write a cultural history of the eighteenth-century pipe organ. | ||
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| Five French students receive teaching assistantships from the French government 05/11/2008 | ||
| Our warmest congratulations to our graduating French majors who have been awarded teaching assistantship by the French Ministry of Education and the office of Cultural Services at the French Embassy. | ||
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| French student receives Fulbright Teaching Assistantship 05/11/2008 | ||
| Congratulations to Ariel Hunsberger ('08) who just received a Fulbright Assistantship to teach English in the Principality of Andorra. | ||
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| Naomi (Mia) Dreyer ('07) receives Fulbright Teaching Assistantship 05/10/2008 | ||
| German Studies alumna Mia Dreyer ('07) has been awarded a Fulbright Teaching Assistantship to Germany. This brings to four the number of Fulbright TAs awarded to W&M German Studies students this year. Congratulations Mia! | ||
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| Red Moon Rising is Available on Google Video 05/09/2008 | ||
| Russian Studies students complete the mockumentary about Soviet space trip to the Moon, "Red Moon Rising." | ||
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| Kasey Hutson receives Fulbright Teaching Assistantship 04/24/2008 | ||
| German Studies major and senior Kasey Hutson has received a Fulbright Teaching Assistantship in Austria for 2008-2009. Kasey has been assigned to Linz, and will be teaching upper-level students English, most likely at a Gymnasium. | ||
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| Carolyn Osinski receives Fulbright Teaching Fellowship in Vienna 04/23/2008 | ||
| German Studies senior Carolyn Osinski has received and accepted a Fulbright Teaching Fellowship in Austria for the year 2008-2009. | ||
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| German Senior Olivia Lucas wins Fulbright Teaching Fellowship in Germany 04/23/2008 | ||
| German Studies and Music major Olivia Lucas has received a Fulbright Teaching Fellowship in Germany for 2008-2009. | ||
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| Marianne McLaughlin (Hispanic Studies student) has been awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship for next year in Chile 04/23/2008 | ||
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| Kurt Carlson (Russian Studies Student) receives 2008 Dobro Slovo Scholarship 04/19/2008 | ||
| Dobro Slovo Scholarship Advisory Committee is happy to announce that Kurt Carlson received the 2008 Dobro Slovo Scholarship award. | ||
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| Dobro Slovo Induction in Russian Studies 04/17/2008 | ||
| This year, ten members of the Russian program will be inducted into the Dobro Slovo National Slavic Honor Society. | |
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| Hispanic Studies Alumna and Faculty Team Up for Spanish Day at Smithfield Middle School 03/18/2008 | ||
| Latreesha Herring participated in organizing Spanish Day for her 8th graders at Smithfield Middle School. Among the events was a screening of the Cuban film "Viva Cuba," introduced by Ann Marie Stock. | ||
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| Folk Music Group ZOLOTOY PLYOS Performs on Campus 02/06/2008 | ||
| RUSSIAN FOLK MUSIC GROUP Zolotoi Plyos (Alexander Solovov, Elena Sadina, and Serguei Gratchev) will give a concert-demonstration of Russian folk music for W&M students and faculty. | ||
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| Student Focuses on Argentine Human Rights 02/01/2008 | ||
| Christine Kudrav ’08 Studies Argentine Human Rights through Internship and Senior Research Project | ||
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| Eugene Onegin: From Page to Stage 02/01/2008 | ||
| Russian and Post-Soviet Studies present a Public Lecture. "Musical Metamorphosis: Eugene Onegin from Page to Stage" Our guest speaker is Helena Goscilo, UCIS Research Professor and Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures University of Pittsburgh. | ||
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| Hispanic Studies Alumnus General Manager of Busch Gardens Europe 11/20/2007 | ||
| Busch Entertainment Corporation (BEC), the family entertainment subsidiary of Anheuser-Busch Cos., today announced the promotion of Hispanic Studies alumnus John T. Reilly, Corporate Vice-President of Merchandising, to Executive Vice-President and General Manager of Busch Gardens Europe in Williamsburg, Va. | |
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| Hispanic Studies Professor George Greenia Awarded Highest Spanish Honor for Cultural Achievement 10/12/2007 | ||
| George Greenia professor of Medieval Hispanic Studies and known for his work on the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage received Spain’s highest cultural achievement distinction for foreign nationals on October 11. | ||
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| Hispanic Studies Student David Culver Blogging for NBC News from Seville 09/19/2007 | ||
| Hispanic Studies student David Culver is blogging his experiences as a foreign student in W&M semester program in Seville, Spain, for NBC News | ||
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| Hispanic Studies Graduate Michelle Neyland Receives Rotary Scholarship to Costa Rica 09/10/2007 | ||
| Michelle Neyland is a 2005 Hispanic Studies graduate. She is the recipient of the 2007-08 Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship for District 7610. In addition to serving as an ambassador of goodwill abroad in Costa Rica, Michelle will be pursing an MA in Media, Conflict and Peace Studies at The University for Peace in Ciudad Colón. | ||
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| Participants in W&M Summer Program in Cadiz (Spain) Featured in Local TV 06/28/2007 | ||
| Author:Cindy Baker. In what may well be a first for William and Mary, a student from the College and her professor were interviewed for a local TV news show—in Spain. Addison Porter ('09) and Francie Cate-Arries, professor of modern languages and literatures, spoke to a reporter at Cadiz’s cultural center, Centro Municipal de Arte Flamenco La Merced. The news report was scheduled to air on TV Onda Cadiz on June 28. | ||
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| HS Graduate Recipient of Fulbright Scholarship 05/19/2007 | ||
| Charles Abbot, graduate in Hispanic Studies, was recently awarded a Fulbright scholarship. He will be conducting research in Argentina during 2008. | |
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| Professor Geoff Eley 03/28/2007 | ||
| Professor Geoff Eley, Chair of the German Studies Department at the University of Michigan, Karl Pohrt Distinguished University Professor of History, gave a seminar on Wednesday, March 28th "Rethinking German Modernities: What Comes After the Sonderweg?" and a lecture "Empire by Land or Sea? Germany's Imperial Imaginary, 1871-1945."
Professor Eley has published widely in German history of the 19th and 20th centuries, including books on the German Right between Bismarck and the 1920s, and the idea of the Sonderweg in German history, as well as essays on a wide range of subjects. His recent books include: A Crooked Line: From Cultural History to the History of Society (University of Michigan Press, 2005) and Forging Democracy: The History of the Left in Europe, 1850-2000 (Oxford University Press, 2002) | ||
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| Grants: Language and Culture Assistants in Spain 2007-08 03/12/2007 | ||
| The Education Office of the Embassy of Spain in the U.S.A. has announced the opening of the period for applications for the program of Language and Culture Assistants in Spain 2007-08. | |
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| Prof. Francie Cate Arries receives Commonwealth 02/20/2007 | ||
| Francie Cate-Arries, professor of Hispanic studies, and Daniel Cristol, associate professor of biology, were selected as two of the 12 statewide recipients of the 2007 Outstanding Faculty Awards, sponsored by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia and Dominion. The award recognizes the finest among Virginia’s college faculty for their demonstrated excellence in teaching, research and public service. | |
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| Hispanic Studies Students Selected for Internship at the Spanish Embassy 01/01/2007 | ||
| Hispanic Studies majors Andrew Cunningham and Catalina Esguerra were granted internships at the Embassy of Spain in Washington, DC for the summer of 2007 | |
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