The Society for Classical Studies, the major national professional organization for classicists, announced yesterday that Dr. Kelly Shannon-Henderson’s first book, Religion and Memory in Tacitus’ Annals, was awarded the Goodwin Award of Merit, the only award for scholarly achievement given by the society. The distinction is considered the most prestigious award specifically for scholars of Classics. […]
Dr. Kelly Shannon-Henderson receives President’s Faculty Research Award at the Emerging Scholar level for Arts and Humanities
Hearty Congratulations to Dr. Kelly Shannon-Henderson are in order! She received this year’s President’s Faculty Research Award at the Emerging Scholar level for Arts and Humanities. […]
Raegan Lemmond receives education award from Alabama-Germany Partnership
Congratulations to Raegan Lemmond, who is to receive the Barbara Fischer Education Award from the Alabama-Germany Partnership (AGP). The award recognizes Raegan Lemmond’s many substantial contributions to German education. The AGP is a statewide non-profit that supports relationships between organizations and individuals in Alabama and Germany. This award is especially meaningful as it is named […]
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MLC congratulates its newest MA and PhD graduates
The Department of Modern Languages and Classics was well represented at the recent Fall Graduation, with several of our students completing their programs. In the pictures below you can see Cole Lewter, Michaela Nuesser, Julius Zirngibl, Timothy Alford, Katherine Lightfoot, and Marcel Foerster, during the event, accompanied by our chair Dr. Douglas Lightfoot and Dr. […]
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Dr. Michael Picone awarded Alabama World Languages Association Award for Excellence in Teaching (Post-Secondary)
Congratulations to Mike Picone on the Alabama World Languages Association Award for Excellence in Teaching (Post-Secondary)! This recognition will take place at the spring joint AWLA/SCOLT meeting in Mobile March 26-28, 2020. This award makes him the AWLA nominee for the same award at the regional level in the Southern Conference on Language Teaching (SCOLT). […]
Dr. Kirk Summers receives Douglas Murray Prize for his article, “Reformation Humanism: Reading the Classics in the New Theology.”
Dr. Kirk Summers has received the Douglas Murray Prize for his article, “Reformation Humanism: Reading the Classics in the New Theology” in the journal Reformation and Renaissance Review (Volume 20, 2018 – Issue 2), published on May 6th, 2018. Award information can be found here: https://tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?journalCode=yrrr20 Article can be found here: https://tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14622459.2018.1468603 […]
Two students in French PhD program receive SREB fellowships
Deproux Kadji and Maxime Vignon, both students in the French PhD program, received prestigious Southern Regional Education Board dissertation fellowships. […]
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Senior Spotlight: Resha Swanson (Spanish)
Congratulations to Resha Swanson on her graduation this December! Resha is getting her Bachelor of Social Work & Bachelor of Arts in Spanish/ Minor in Political Science. Resha has been the President of the Spanish Club: Alabama Students without Borders for the past year. She has been a dedicated and valued member of this student […]
Undergraduate student in French writes article for online magazine
Emily Morgan, an undergraduate student in the French program, writes “Why Should College Students Learn a Foreign Language?” for the online magazine, HER Campus. […]
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