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LLC Newsletter Spring 2025

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Highlights

Welcome to the Spring Newsletter

Welcome to the Spring Newsletter

Thursday July 31, 2025

This Fall semester has been a period of transition marked by new arrivals. Since stepping into my role as Chair of the Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Department, I have been deeply grateful for the support from both faculty and students. I would especially like to thank Akintunde Akinyemi for his leadership during his tenure and […]
Faculty News and Publications

Faculty News and Publications

Thursday July 31, 2025

Gabriele Belletti Delos: A Journal of Translation and World Literature, in the upcoming 40.1 issue next year. In collaboration with Delaney Johnson (Honor Student), Dr Belletti developed a University Scholars Program (USP) course that explores the intersection of Italian and Floridian ecopoetry and their translations. This interdisciplinary initiative delves into ecological and cultural narratives through […]

Teaching and Learning Experiences

Thursday July 31, 2025

New Collaborative Japanese Language Program The Japanese Studies Program partnered with the College of Engineering to develop a new interdisciplinary study abroad program in Kyoto, combining courses in engineering and Japanese language and culture. The program is now recruiting for Fall semester. High School Outreach Teachers’ Workshop In coordination with Gainesville Area High School Outreach […]
Student News and Awards

Student News and Awards

Thursday July 31, 2025

Students who completed a Japanese Honors Thesis and graduated with Honors are Sarah Douglas graduated Magna Cum Laude Brianney Torres graduated Summa Cum Laude Kakehashi Project for Hispanic-American Young Leaders Aly Vargas-Garzon and Viviana Gimon were invited by the Japanese consulate in Miami to travel to Japan to participate in the Kakehashi project. Association of […]
Events

Events

Thursday July 31, 2025

Italian Studies Program Events Elisa Veronesi, a PhD student affiliated with the Centre de la Méditerranée Moderne et Contemporaine (CMMC) at Université Côte d’Azur, spent a month with us in LLC. Her project focuses on Mediterranean gardens as spaces of ecological collaboration, and works in connection with our Environmental Humanities initiatives. France-Florida Research Institute Events […]