Research

Oct 16, 2024

WLC Faculty Member Spends Fulbright Year in Germany

What did you study and where (degrees) I received both my Bachelors and Master’s Degrees in German at California State Long Beach. I received my PhD in German Studies with a Dissertation titled “Kafka goes to New York: Reading Kafka in Seinfeld’s America” from Penn State, and in the same year I received my Master…

Sep 19, 2024

Linguistic outreach at La Fiesta del Pueblo

Spanish is the second most widely spoken language in North Carolina, and the language used by the Latino residents of the state is changing due to influences from English, as well as due to contact between different varieties of Spanish. Hispanic linguistics faculty and graduate students in WLC are at the forefront of documenting and…

Aug 21, 2024

WLC Professor Receives Emerging Scholar Award

Dr. Mónica E. Lugo-Vélez, Assistant Professor of Spanish in the Department of World Languages & Cultures, recently won one of the Emerging Scholars Awards at the Fourteenth International Conference on Food Studies, held at the Politécnico de Portalegre in Portalegre, Portugal. As an Emerging Scholar awardee, she plays a crucial role in the conference by chairing parallel…

Apr 15, 2024

World Languages & Cultures Graduate Students Present at 3 Minute Thesis Event

World Languages & Cultures graduate students Yasmin Cedamanos and Carlos Domínguez  recently presented their research at the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition held as part of the 11th Latin American Student Association (LASA) Symposium at NC State.  The 3MT format challenges presenters to explain their research to a non-technical audience in only three minutes. Unlike…

Mar 7, 2024

WLC Grad Students and Faculty Present Cutting-Edge Research at the Spanish Linguistics in the Southeast Conference

World Languages & Cultures faculty, graduate students and alumni researchers recently presented their work at the Spanish Linguistics in the Southeast Conference, held at the College of Charleston in Charleston, SC.

May 14, 2018

Meet Some of Our Outstanding 2018 Graduates

Lucia Planchon, M.A. in Foreign Languages and Literatures (Hispanic Linguistics Track) among nearly 1,000 Humanities and Social Sciences undergraduate and graduate students who earned NC State diplomas for their hard work.

Apr 8, 2018

38 Students Showcase Graduate Research at NC State Symposium

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences had 38 presenters and six award winners at this year's NC State Graduate Student Research Symposium.

Dec 12, 2017

Year in Review: Our Top Stories of 2017

It's been a busy year for the college. Take a look back at some of our top stories of 2017.

Apr 10, 2017

Four Foreign Language Graduate Students Presented at NC State Graduate Research Symposium

The 12th Annual NC State University Graduate Student Research Symposium was held March 22 at the McKimmon Center, in which more than 200 graduate students gathered to present their research to a panel of faculty judges. Four FL&L graduate students were among the presenters.

Aug 8, 2016

Fulbright Winner Headed to Mexico

One of seven NC State students to earn a competitive Fulbright grant this year, Emma Cathell will spend 9-10 months teaching English to students at a school or university in Mexico. Cathell's role will also include serving as a cultural ambassador for the United States.