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COLUMN: Coronavirus in Japan
Olivia Sergent is a Japanese major who has been studying at the University of Tsukuba in Tsukuba, Japan since September as a part of Ohio State’s…

Making critical messages accessible
As the only certified deaf interpreter in Ohio, Marla Berkowitz is typically called to interpret for critical settings such as court…

COLUMN: Week One of E-learning at OSU
Claire Brom is a finance major who graduates this spring. She is a student employee for The Center for Languages, Literatures and Cultures and agreed to…

Engagement Through Storytelling
Foulis awarded for work with Latin@ community and studentsThrough class activities, community initiatives and storytelling projects, Elena Foulis has fostered connections with her…

COLUMN: The Day I Found Out It Wasn’t About Me
Kaitlyn Rabe ’19 currently lives in Italy, which has the highest coronavirus fatality rate in the world. She wrote a column for The Center for Languages, Literatures and Cultures, sharing her…

The Return of Yiddish
The Yiddish revolution at Ohio State is coming.
Starting this fall, students can enroll in Yiddish language classes for the first time in more…

Can you say ‘friendship’ in a world language?
How many native languages are spoken on the OSU campuses?
Send Estephanie Ortiz a translation of the word "friendship" in your native language and tell us the language…

Inaugural Lecturer Share Fair in Hagerty Hall
On February 17, 2020, twenty lecturers from several Hagerty Hall language programs participated in the first Share Fair at “Favorite Activities in the Language Classroom.” This…

Looking at Russian culture through vodka
New GE online course among many summer offerings within language departments
In Russia, vodka is more than a popular spirit used for celebratory toasts.
The distilled liquor is…