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News and announcements

LLLC's Academic Advisor Meredith Gall Receives 2026 Pat Folsom Excellence in Academic Advising Award

Monday, October 12, 2026
Our wonderful academic advisor, Meredith Mahy Gall, was selected as a recipient of the 2026 Pat Folsom Excellence in Academic Advising Award! Click the title above to see more information on Instagram!

LLLC Graduate Grace Coleman's Study Abroad Experience Leads to a Global Career

Monday, October 12, 2026
When Grace Coleman (BA music and international studies ‘17) arrived at the University of Iowa, she knew she was interested in the wider world. What she didn't know was that the experiences she found at Iowa would eventually lead her to build a life and career on the other side of the globe. Click the title above to read more!

International Programs welcomes three new faculty-directed affinity groups

Friday, September 4, 2026
Three new International Programs affinity groups are creating new opportunities for collaboration and global engagement across the University of Iowa (UI). The Southwest Asian and North African Studies Group (SWANA), the Food Studies Group (FSG), and the Global Exchange Network are the newest additions to International Programs' network of 12 affinity groups, connecting faculty, staff, and students around shared interests in research, teaching, and international engagement. To read more, click the title above!

Events

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French Game Night Fall 26

Tuesday, October 13, 2026 6:00pm to 7:00pm
Phillips Hall
Join the UI French Program for game nights to practice French!
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(Re)Tracing Anne Frank: Living, Fleeing, Hiding, & Writing

Wednesday, October 14, 2026 9:30am to 10:20am
Phillips Hall
Learn more about this faculty-led study abroad program designed to familiarize yourself with Anne Frank’s life and legacy by following in her footsteps in Amsterdam, the city in which she hid, when life in Germany became too dangerous.
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Russian Conversation Hours Fall '26

Wednesday, October 14, 2026 2:30pm to 3:30pm
Phillips Hall
Join the UI Russian Program for weekly Conversation Hours to help Russian language learners practice conversation outside of classroom and enjoy traditional Russian snacks and tea!
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An Evening with IWP Poet and Translator Nisrine Mbarki

Wednesday, October 14, 2026 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Phillips Hall
Nisrine Mbarki Ben Ayad (she/her), the Poet Laureate of the Netherlands (2026–2027), is an Amsterdam based Dutch Moroccan versatile multilingual writer, poet, literary translator, and programmer.
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