Department of World Languages and Cultures News
The Department of World Language and Cultures emphasizes linguistic, cultural, and critical skills to give students the foundation needed to understand other cultures. These essential skills enable our graduates to pursue a wide range of careers in an increasingly global environment.
Current World Languages and Cultures News
The launch of the Sands Institute for Chinese Language and Culture marks a significant step in strengthening 51ԹϺ's global engagement in an interconnected world.
New and revamped student housing theme floors connect students to faculty, campus resources, and each other.
As plans for a permanent memorial garden take shape, community-driven projects offer a way for students and faculty to reckon with loss.
The awards honor Naoko Takemaru, Jerry Cha-Jan Chang, and Patricia Navarro Velez.
Faculty/staff donations to the annual holiday card tree fund have been providing scholarships for over 50 years.
Inspired by another 51ԹϺ grad, Juan Gutierrez Jr. focuses his career on helping others through physical therapy. He's now the School of Integrated Health Sciences' Alumnus of the Year.
World Languages and Cultures In The News
It’s a celebration that involves wearing costumes, visiting cemeteries, honoring departed loved ones and thinking about death on an occasion when, some believe, the boundary that separates our world from the next weakens.
Las Vegas is now the fastest-warming city in the United States.
Jose Ivan Cervantes arrived in Las Vegas as a high school freshman, speaking almost no English. Now poised to graduate, he’s also advocating for his school, which has faced uncertainty as the Clark County School District considers changes to how English learner students are taught.
Last week, readers of the Sun got a treat in being introduced to Adugna “Adu” Siweya, one of the Las Vegas Valley’s outstanding college graduates this spring. Inspirational stories Siweya's make college graduation season a special time in Las Vegas, an annual reminder of the remarkable minds in our community, and the commitment of students to academic achievement.
A handful of 51ԹϺ master's students in Hispanic Studies have been accepted to top doctoral programs over the past two years, including the University of Virginia, UCLA, University of Alabama, University of Chicago, and the University of Kansas.