Quentin Véron, a first-year LLLC graduate student enrolled in the dual degree of MA in French-MFALT has been awarded the 2026 PEN/Heim translation grant for his translation from the French of Solitude of a Python in Paris by Romain Gary (writing as Émile Ajar). Click the title to read more!

For María José Blanco Arias, the University of Iowa is more than just an academic destination - it’s a return to a place that shaped her childhood and continues to inspire her future. An international studies major from Colombia, Blanco Arias first experienced Iowa as a child living in Davenport. Years later, those memories helped guide her university search. Click the title above to read more!

A student-designed Little Free Library, inspired by Anne Frank’s life and legacy, found a permanent home in the Janice and Bruce Ellig Children’s Library at the University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital on August 19, 2025, thanks to a collaborative effort between the Anne Frank Initiative (AFI), Iowa Youth Writing Project, and Clear Creek Amana Middle School.

Anne Frank Initiative welcomes more than 200 Clear Creek Amana eighth graders to UI campus to learn about Anne Frank’s legacy

9 UI students, including Kiana Shevling-Major, have been awarded Gilman Scholarships to study and intern abroad in 2025.

9 UI students, including Shefa’a Tawil, have been awarded Gilman Scholarships to study and intern abroad in 2025.

Kostina received an International Programs’ Special Projects Awards to host the event, which provides funding for small-scale international activities on the UI campus to support internationalization at Iowa.

After passing her dissertation defense, Wenqi has graduated from the University of Iowa's Linguistics PhD program! The title of her dissertation is "Questioning monolingualism: The effects of bidialectism on language processing."

The Pomerantz Career Center recognized and celebrated award-winning students, staff, faculty, and business partners who have gone above and beyond in their support of career success for students. Among the recipients was Associate Professor Dr. Yasmine Ramadan who teaches Arabic in the department!

Learn more about how the pandemic cause Iowa public to explore study aboard options