Foreign Language and Literatures

Dec 4, 2024

Remembering Dr. Tom Feeny

The Department of World Languages and Cultures recently lost a beloved professor, colleague and friend, Dr. Tom Feeny, who passed away at the age of 87. Tom was a long time faculty member in WLC, having taught at NC State for 53 years. A professor of Spanish, Tom also taught Italian and French since joining…

Sep 5, 2024

Café Spanglish provides option for bilingual, cross-cultural communication

On September 4, Spanish Ambassadors, in partnership with the Office of Study Abroad, Office of International Services and Poole College of Management’s International Business Dual Degree Program, kicked off the Café Spanglish program. Café Spanglish pairs undergraduate students of Spanish with international students from Spanish-speaking countries for language practice, cultural exchange and friendship building. Approximately…

Jan 28, 2018

Graduate Program Information Night Draws in Prospective Students

Students, professors, and alumni gathered in the main lobby of Withers Hall in the first week of January, to share in the supporting community and available resources through the Graduate Program in Foreign Languages and Literatures, here at NC State.

Feb 17, 2017

Submit Your Poems to the 2017 NC State Poetry Contest

The NC State creative writing program is accepting entries to its annual statewide writing contest. Open to all North Carolina residents, the contest is one of the largest free literary competitions in the Southeast and drew more than 600 entrants last year.

Jan 3, 2016

An American Wolfpack Abroad: Marc Celestini’s Summer of Learning and Adventure

Marc Celestini, a senior at NC State University, has an impressive range of academic and recreational pursuits. He is majoring in computer engineering and electrical engineering while also studying minors in Spanish and art and design [...]

Dec 14, 2015

Chancellor Names Two Newly Retired Foreign Languages and Literatures Faculty to Emeritus Status

Recently, Chancellor Woodson named Foreign Languages and Literatures retired faculty Toby P. Brody and Michèle Magill to the status of "Faculty Emeritus."

Oct 26, 2015

Have curiosities, will travel: Fulbright Scholars expand research, learning overseas

Three recent Humanities and Social Sciences graduates received the prestigious Fulbright Scholar Award this year, a grant that's helping them fulfill their research and teaching goals around the world.

Jun 23, 2015

In the Spotlight: Susan Navey-Davis, 2014-2015 Faculty Advisor Award Winner

Foreign Languages and Literatures’ Director of Undergraduate Advising Susan Navey-Davis was among five NC State academic advisers who were recently recognized by the Office of Academic Advising Services with the 2014-2015 Undergraduate Advising Awards. Born in North Carolina, Susan has been teaching for thirty-five years — twenty-eight of them at NC State. For about twenty of her many years at State, she…

Dec 19, 2014

FLL Department among Winners of US-France Initiative Grant

In an effort to increase the number of college exchange students between France and the U.S., the Embassy of France in the U.S. recently announced the winners of the Partnership for Innovation and Collaboration on Study Abroad, a grant competition organized in partnership with NAFSA: Association of International Educators and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities…

Oct 13, 2014

Alum Rediscovers Formula One Racing While Studying Abroad in Perugia, Italy

Alum Davis Mooney (’14 Mechanical Eng.) comes from a place where impressive sightseeing is not uncommon. His hometown, Lookout Mountain, TN is a small mountain town on the Tennessee-Georgia border a few miles North of Rock City, the famed rock formation from which — according to legend — up to six different states can be seen. So, when as part of his…