Symposium celebrates 25 years of bridging language barriers
“The Future of Language Advocacy” on Nov. 15 will feature Cornell Translator Interpreter Program founders Fatema Sumar ‘01 and alumna Joyce Muchan ‘97.
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Research at risk: Cultural fluency and critical language expertise 
The federal government ended a program that has funded Cornell's Southeast Asia Program and South Asia Program for decades.
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Engaged Opportunity Grants connect students with hands-on community projects
The David M. Einhorn Center for Community Engagement awarded nine grants to a diverse array of projects that connect classroom learning with hands-on collaboration.
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Mahnoor Cheema receives 2025 Lisa Sansoucy Language Scholar Award
The 2025 Lisa Sansoucy Language Scholar Award was awarded to Mahnoor Cheema, a senior in Biological Sciences who just completed four semesters of Punjabi as part of the Shared Course Initiative (SCI).
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Language House opens to students learning ASL
Students who want an immersive on-campus experience with American Sign Language (ASL) can now sign up to live in the Language House.
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Share and hear poetry in many languages at this April 9 event
The event celebrates April as National Poetry Month.
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Cornell World Languages Day 2024: A global journey in one day
Cornell University held its fourth annual World Languages Day (WLD) event on Saturday, October 26, 2024. The day-long event invites middle and high school students to experience the varied opportunities for language learning available at a higher education institution.
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A&S announces membership in MLA Strategic Partnership Network
“We felt this is an important resource that should be available to our humanists at all levels, whether they have the resources to pay for membership or not,” said Peter John Loewen, the Harold Tanner Dean of Arts and Sciences.
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2025 Lisa Sansoucy Language Scholar Award
The 2025 Lisa Sansoucy Language Scholar Award was awarded to Mahnoor Cheema, a senior in Biological Sciences who just completed four semesters of Punjabi as part of the Shared Course Initiative.
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