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Modern Languages

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2021

Alumni

Noah Richards '19 teaches English & plays football in Spain

GC major and Big Red gridiron team member Noah Richards '19 is in Spain teaching English to students and playing football once again.

Date: March 18, 2021

2019

Alumni

Jimmy Fennessey ’19 gains Boren & Critical Language scholarships

Jimmy Fennessey ’19 has been awarded a prestigious Boren Scholarship to study in Jordan during the 2019-20 academic year.

Date: July 25, 2019

Spotlights

Professor Dosinda Alvite leading a class

Learn why Dosinda Alvite is a "master craftsman" of teaching

Students in Professor Dosinda Alvite’s classes learn through community, engagement — and lots of creativity.

Overcoming doubt

Writing, illustrating, and self-publishing a book involves dozens of opportunities to learn something new.

Making an “Us” out of “Them”

Business culture consultant Laura Kriska ’87 has built a life diving deep into other cultures and bridging the gaps between worlds.

Tejido de Voces rehearsal (photo by Ron Abram)

Building Bridges: Ron Abram, Collaboration and Tejido de Voces

The importance of art - especially in a world divided by COVID, politics, and distance - is a tangible thing.

Where We Go

Wide open possibilities

When Tima Kaba ’19 returned from a post-graduate fellowship in Tanzania, she was unemployed and uncertain of the future. Today, she is in her dream job.

Where We Go

Catalonia and the Culinary Arts

An internship at the Smithsonian sparked a fascination that took Josi Miller ’20 to Palamós, Spain — and beyond.

Denison students with an Arab-American family

How We Learn

Learning by listening

An Arabic class connects students with a local Arab-American community, providing opportunities to learn language and culture outside the classroom.

Where We Go

From Russian Literature to Wall Street

Art Steinmetz '80 used his liberal arts education to land the top job at OppenheimerFunds

How We Learn

Once upon a time

Professor Maria Tatar '67 has built a career on the literature of fairy tales.

Where We Go

How do you say “Mentor” in Japanese?

For Elliot Conti '12, his mentor, "Onshi" Michael Tangeman '91 opened the door to Conti's life in Japan.

Where We Go

Unexpected connections in Brazil

For Michelle Agunloye '14, her study of Portuguese led to reconnection with her Nigerian roots within the Brazilian culture.

Where We Go

Arabic: The cultural key to the Middle East

Keylee Jones '16 is continuing her study of Arabic after graduation, thanks to a Critical Language Scholarship.

How We Learn

It’s About the People

Three DU students spend time teaching in Brazil and develop new concepts of education, people, and wealth.

Where We Go

How do dogs bark in France?

Curtis Plowgian '06 took an unlikely route to a career in veterinary medicine

How We Learn

French connections

Connecting to France, in English.

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Faculty

Three Denison professors awarded tenure in 2024

Inside-the-beltway internship yields great experiences

Denison’s Liv Gjestvang recognized as technology leader

What's Happening

2021

2019

Spotlights

Learn why Dosinda Alvite is a "master craftsman" of teaching

Overcoming doubt

Making an “Us” out of “Them”

Building Bridges: Ron Abram, Collaboration and Tejido de Voces

Wide open possibilities

Catalonia and the Culinary Arts

Learning by listening

From Russian Literature to Wall Street

Once upon a time

How do you say “Mentor” in Japanese?

Unexpected connections in Brazil

Arabic: The cultural key to the Middle East

It’s About the People

How do dogs bark in France?

French connections

What's Happening

Prof. Kirk Combe launches blog about culture

Denison welcomes 2022 newly tenured faculty

Doing Global Philosophy in the 21st Century