Laura McLary and her German 408 students invite all faculty, staff, and students to attend a performance of Ödön von Horváth’s Geschichten aus dem Wiener Wald (Tales from the Vienna Woods), on Saturday, December 10, at 7 p.m., in the Blair Studio in Mehling Hall. The performance is free and open to all. Written in […]
International Languages & Cultures
A Literary Meeting With Andres Neuman, Oct. 31
The international languages and cultures department will present “Talking, traveling, reading, writing: A literary meeting with Andrés Neuman” on Monday, October 31, at 7:30 p.m., in the Bauccio Commons Terrace Room. Neuman is a Spanish-Argentine writer, poet, translator, columnist, and blogger. His works include Traveler of the Century, Talking to Ourselves, and The Things We […]
French Studies Students Granted Teaching Assistantships
Three French teaching assistantships were applied for and granted to University of Portland French studies graduates by the French government, according to Trudie Booth, international languages and cultures. Kealey Johnson ’16 will teach in Lyon, Douglas Blair ’15 will teach in Lille, and Clare Munger ’15 has declined her assistantship to pursue a teaching career […]
Manuel Jato Macias, 1929-2016
The University mourns the passing of Spanish professor emeritus Manuel Jato Macias, who died on Sunday, March 19, just shy of his 87th birthday. A 1951 alumnus of the University, Manuel was a man of tremendous loyalty, influence, affability, scholarship, and love of language, easily one of the most beloved professors to teach on The […]
Laura McLary Named Oregon Professor of the Year
Laura McLary, international languages and cultures, was named Oregon Professor of the Year by the national Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the international Council for the Advancement and Support of Education on Thursday, November 19. The award committee cited McLary’s innovation and dedication to teaching international languages, highlighting her leadership in growth […]
Visiting Fulbright Scholar Lectures By Lyubov Mincheva
The Department of Political Science invites all faculty, staff, and students to join to two lectures by Fulbright visiting scholar Lyubov Mincheva, professor of political science at the University of Sofia, Bulgaria. On Monday, September 14, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., in the Terrace Room, Mincheva will share her experiences on political transitions in the […]
Students Awarded Teaching Assistantships in France
Three French studies students (Britta Geisler, Rubama Nasir, and Julia Maynard) have been granted teaching assistantships in France, according to Trudie Booth, international languages and cultures. The assistantships are sponsored by the French Ministry of Education and the Cultural Services office of the French Embassy and give eligible French majors the opportunity to teach English […]
Gabriela Rivera Lecture, April 16
Human rights lawyer Gabriela Rivera will present “Women and Transitional Justice in Guatemala” on Thursday, April 16, from 4 to 5 p.m., in Buckley Center room 163. Her talk is free and open to all. Rivera works with the Association of Women Transforming the World, part of the Alliance for Breaking the Silence and Ending […]
Invitation: CISGO Reading Group
The Collaborative for International Studies and Global Outreach (CISGO) invites all members of the campus community to join a reading and study group dedicated to learning more about international and global education. The reading group will help to develop a common vocabulary and support the development of learning outcomes as a part of the campus […]
Faculty Candidate Lecture, Feb. 9
The Department of International Languages and Cultures invites all faculty, staff, and students to attend a talk by Spanish faculty candidate Giannina Reyes Giardiello on Monday, February 9. at 4:30 p.m., in the Holy Cross Lounge on the third floor of Franz Hall. She will present “Of Other Spaces and Other Men: Mexican Masculinities and […]