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Exhibition Spotlight: Anne Frank (Part 2)

The University of Iowa Pentacrest Museums explores the current exhibition Let Me Be Myself: The Life Story of Anne Frank through the Exhibition Spotlight program series in a special two-part virtual panel event.
Flyer for the Working Internationally: Global Careers in Education, Translation, and Cultural Exchange

Still Time to Register! Working Internationally: Global Careers in Education, Translation, and Cultural Exchange (IS:2500) Offered February 24-26, 2022

Monday, February 14, 2022
Registration is open for Working Internationally (IS:2500), a 1-s.h. course meeting from 2/24-2/26. The course offers practical insight to prepare for the international job search, including presentations and panels by students and professionals.

ISAAB Member Yasmine Ramadan's Book Reviewed in al-Quds al-Arabi

Friday, February 11, 2022
Congratulations to International Studies Academic Advisory Board member and Director of Arabic Studies Yasmine Ramadan, whose book Space in Modern Egyptian Fiction was reviewed in the independent pan-Arab newspaper al-Quds al-Arabi.

Bridging Personal and Ecological Language Dynamics: A Systems Framework of Bilingualism

Thursday, February 3, 2022
Human cognition occurs within social contexts, and nowhere is this more evident than language behavior. Regularly using multiple languages is a globally ubiquitous individual experience that is shaped by social environmental forces, ranging from interpersonal interactions to ambient language exposure. Here, we develop a Systems Framework of Bilingualism, where embedded layers of individual, interpersonal, and ecological sociolinguistic factors jointly predict people’s language behavior.

Dare to Discover: Emma Jewell, Undergraduate student, German and Communication Studies, Examines representations of reproductive care

“Emma’s research contributes to examining how fiction and mainstream media not only reflect public attitudes but influence them.” – Waltraud Maierhofer, Professor, German

How literature can teach young readers to build empathy and resilience

On this episode of Talk of Iowa, host Charity Nebbe explores the literature of the Holocaust, and the importance of reading books written about the Holocaust by those who witnessed the atrocities, with Elke Heckner.
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Graduate student featured in 'Dare to Discover' campaign

Friday, January 14, 2022
Learn more about how a graduate student Ronald Goku was featured in a campaign

Jennifer Shyue recipient of a 2022 National Endowment for the Arts Literary Translation Fellowship

Friday, January 14, 2022
Jennifer Shyue is the newest recipient of a 2022 National Endowment for the Arts Literary Translation Fellowship.

Kelsi Vanada and Michelle Gill-Montero long-listed for 2022 PEN Prize

Wednesday, January 12, 2022
Kelsi Vanada and Michelle Gill-Montero, translation and poetry MFA graduates, have been long-listed for the 2022 PEN Literary Prize in Poetry Translation.

Andrea Rosenberg selected as runner-up for 2021 Queen Sofia Prize

Tuesday, January 11, 2022
Andrea Rosenberg was a runner-up for the 2021 Queen Sofia Prize.