There are many reasons to study a language: curiosity, personal growth, cultural enrichment, literary analysis, cognitive development…the list goes on. But one reason in particular stands like a lighthouse to French professor Anne Lair: career development. “My goal is to expose students to language and culture for the professional world,” said Lair. “At the end […]
Read MoreThis story originally appeared on the Marriott Library Blog. Did you know that you can schedule a time to visit the Rare Books Classroom and see treasures beyond your wildest imagination? First editions of Euclid and Galileo, a Hebrew scroll found in Spain and a leaf from the Gutenberg Bible are just a few examples […]
Read MoreThis story originally appeared on the College of Humanities news site. Tucked into a first-floor corner of the Languages and Communications Building is an inconspicuous glass door bearing the name “L2TReC.” One of the College of Humanities’ eight academic centers, L2TReC—shorthand for Second Language Teaching & Research Center—supports research on second language acquisition with an impressive […]
Read MorePhotos by Audrey Clark “I love being able to connect with a place that has so much love for movies,” said Film & Media Arts student Audrey Clark, who has spent the last semester in Cannes, France, studying at the Université Côte d’Azur as part of a U study abroad program. “The richness in history in Europe […]
Read MoreDebating is one of the oldest traditions at the University of Utah, older even than football, dating back to the 1860s. For decades, the university’s John R. Park Debate Society has nurtured generations of young debaters as they squared off in contests of rhetorical skill and verbal jousting. Now the society is providing a forensics venue for […]
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