Student-run group helps local residents who lack English fluency
The LRC's Translator Interpreter Program trains and coordinates multilingual volunteers who provide free translation and interpretation services throughout the local community.
Our mission is to connect, support, and empower language learners and teachers. The LRC provides flexible physical and virtual spaces, facilitates access to resources, and advocates best practices.
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A college instructor turns to typewriters to curb AI-written work and teach life lessons
Grit Matthias Phelps, German language instructor at Cornell University, introduces her students to the raw feeling of typing without online assistance. No screens, online dictionaries, spellcheckers, or delete keys.
Ask an ambassador: 10 pieces of advice for new students
Cornell University Arts & Sciences ambassador shares advice for freshmen adjusting to college life. The College of Arts & Sciences column emphasizes campus libraries, exploring majors, professor mentorship, community and balanced self-care.
Easter egg exhibit showcases Ukrainian program, culture at Cornell
Ukrainian Easter eggs, or pysanky, are on display in Goldwin Smith Hall in Cornell’s College of Arts and Sciences through the end of the spring 2026 semester. The exhibit, displaying work by staff member Lori Radcliff-Woods, is one of several new initiatives Cornell’s Ukrainian Program is undertaking to bring the culture, language and history of…
Panel explores Indigenous voices in Abiayala/Latin America
Cornell University will host “Indigenous Voices in Abiayala/Latin America,” on April 9 at 4:45 p.m., exploring Indigenous media self-representation in Latin America – known as Abiayala in the Guna language. Held in the in the A.D. White House and organized by Polly Lauer, a Klarman Postdoctoral Fellow in Romance studies in Cornell’s College of Arts and…
Humanities students take D.C. trip to advocate for funding
Cornell University Humanities Scholars traveled to Washington, D.C. to advocate for increased National Endowment for the Humanities and National Archives funding, meeting with congressional offices to highlight the impact of humanities programs on education. Their two‑day trip underscored how federal support strengthens community partnerships, language programs, and public humanities initiatives benefiting campuses and local organizations…
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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Speaking of Language: The LRC Podcast
The LRC Podcast features weekly discussions about language learning and pedagogy, highlighting the work we and our partners do on campus and in the community. A typical episode is hosted by a member of the LRC and introduces new initiatives, teaching ideas, or general trends in second language learning and teaching. Look for new episodes with every semester at Cornell University. Listen to the most recent episode here, and binge on our archived episodes.