Cultural Events
Japanese for Professions: Seminar
Event Date: February 13, 2021 – 2:00 PM to 4:30 PM Location: Virtual Japanese for Professions is a virtual seminar, which aims to address “Educating the Educators,” teaching cultural fluency and global competence to attain awareness of diversity of thought, and inclusiveness among students and faculty. This event will take place on February 13, 2021 […]
DEPARTMENT STATEMENT OF SOLIDARITY, 6/16
The Department of Languages and Culture Studies denounces the recent killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery. We recognize as well that these now familiar names hide countless others. We condemn unequivocally systemic police violence directed against Black people, and the failure of so many institutions both to prevent it and to hold […]
Japanese Studies Program hosted Annual Speech Contest on Wednesday, 2/19
What better way to demonstrate your ability to speak Japanese than to participate in the annual Japanese Speech Contest! This year’s contest included 33 contestants (14 in level 1, 10 in level 2, 6 in level 3, and 3 in level 4: Speech in English) from diverse backgrounds. This event was sponsored by the Office […]