Skip to main content

Specializations

data-content-type="article"

Dr. Bell Takes Office

April 11, 2024 09:00 AM
German professor Teresa Bell uses her passion for teaching to fill a new role as president of the Utah Foreign Language Association.
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= promoTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"

Do Good. Better.

April 04, 2024 03:00 PM
Eva Witesman of the Ballard Center urges those involved with the humanities to use their specially trained skills to improve the world.
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= promoTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"

A Matter of Taste: Graphic Design in 19th-Century England

April 01, 2024 03:00 PM
Who decides what makes “good” design? According to Associate Professor Jamie Horrocks, Victorian design reformers thought they did.
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= promoTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"

The Poetic Pursuits of English Professors

April 01, 2024 02:30 PM
Two English faculty members become finalists in BYU Studies poetry contests.
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= promoTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"

Calling All Linguistics Majors

April 01, 2024 02:30 PM
Looking for a linguistics-related internship? Learn which organizations are hiring.
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= promoTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"

Singing with Soul

March 29, 2024 11:00 AM
Professors Erik Larson and Brian Price find their groove with the Black Student Union and the Rhythm ’N’ Soul Collective.
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= promoTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"

Becoming Both the Creator and the Critic

March 29, 2024 09:00 AM
English Symposium keynote speaker Michael Whittle inspires students by providing a peek into his own creative process.
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= promoTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"

Organizational Life and Cinematic Communities: Insights from Kore-eda Hirokazu

March 27, 2024 12:30 PM
Memory, film, and community—Professor Marc Yamada demonstrates how Kore-eda Hirokazu uses film techniques to create worlds that encourage community in the 2024 P. A. Christensen Lecture.
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= promoTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"

A New Kind of Experiential Learning

March 22, 2024 09:00 AM
What do American and Russian students have in common? Project-based learning helped BYU Russian learners find out.
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= promoTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"

Even Faculty Need Training in How to Teach

March 21, 2024 03:00 PM
Faculty from Comparative Arts & Letters share findings from a two-year project to elevate teaching in their department.
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= promoTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"

Jeff Peterson Wins Teacher of the Year Award

March 21, 2024 09:00 AM
Peterson’s dedication and love for teaching earns him recognition as one of the best language instructors in the state.
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= promoTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"

2024 Hunger Banquet Teaches Striking Message

March 20, 2024 03:00 PM
Through an unusual role-play, participants learned how hunger affects 60% of the world and discussed how to create hope.
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= promoTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"

How to Navigate Boundaries as College Faculty

March 19, 2024 12:30 PM
What makes a lasting connection between students and faculty? The answer, according to Associate Professor Jacob Rawlins, may lie in boundary work.
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= promoTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"

No Time to Waste in 3MT

March 19, 2024 09:00 AM
MA students raced against the clock to explain their graduate work in three minutes during a College-wide competition.
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= promoTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"

Grad Student Game-Changer

March 18, 2024 03:00 PM
Struggling to write your thesis? The Research & Writing Center can help you—here's how.
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= promoTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"

Poetry Across Three Continents

March 18, 2024 12:00 PM
Everyone has a story. Mary-Alice Daniel’s has taken her halfway across the world.
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= promoTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"

What Makes a “Real” Word?

March 14, 2024 09:00 AM
Onomatopoeias, brain scans, and a trip to Ecuador—the Linguistics Department’s latest research findings might surprise you.
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= promoTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"

Navigating Our Interior Castles

March 12, 2024 03:00 PM
St. Teresa of Ávila died 500 years ago, but she still helps authors overcome writer's block today.
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= promoTextAlignment=