Department of Modern and Classical Language Studies
Artificial Intelligence in Translation and Interpretation
*This article is a part of the series “Artificial Intelligence and Its Applications: Perspectives from Across 91²Ö¿â,†highlighting the applications of AI in different fields and including insights from students and faculty. Stay tuned for a future article covering design, or check out previous …
Translation Studies Program Set to Celebrate 35 Years of Success
91²Ö¿â’s Translation Studies program will be celebrating its 35th anniversary on April 12-13 and the Department of Modern and Classical Language Studies with a full schedule of festivities and programming for its students, faculty, and alumni. “We have the most comprehensive tran…
91²Ö¿â Professor to Lead American Translators Association
Geoffrey Koby, Ph.D., professor of Translation Studies and German at 91²Ö¿â, has been studying German since he was a freshman in high school. He was recently elected as president-elect of the American Translators Association (ATA), the largest professional language translation as…
MCLS Professor Receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award for 2023-2024
Brian James Baer, Ph.D., a professor of Russian and Translation Studies at 91²Ö¿â, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award to Estonia for the 2023-2024 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. He will be teaching and c…
MCLS Professor Receives National Endowment for the Arts Literature Translation Fellowship
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) recently announced that Teresa Villa-Ignacio, Ph.D., an associate professor of French and Translation in the Department of Modern and Classical Language Studies at 91²Ö¿â, is one of 22 translators selected to receive a Literature Translation F…
91²Ö¿â Senior Honored With Prestigious Fulbright Scholarship
In an impressive close to her undergraduate career, 91²Ö¿â Honors College senior Mallory Woods was recently awarded the prestigious Fulbright English Teaching Award (ETA). A native of Fairview, Pennsylvania, Woods is completing a major in translation with a Spanish concentration and minors in economics and Italian studies while also finishing a certificate program in teaching English as a foreign language.
‘Global Understanding’ Brings Cultural Awareness to Northeast Ohio
91²Ö¿â is merging research with global connections in the Global Understanding Research Initiative (GURI). The recently displayed “We the People†and the upcoming “Import/Export†exhibition provide cultural kaleidoscopes with local and international reflectors.
91²Ö¿â Classics Researcher Uncovers Ancient Burial Site in Italy
A routine research trip to Italy turned into the archaeological discovery of a lifetime for a 91²Ö¿â Classics professor this summer. Sarah Harvey, Ph.D., Professor of Classics in the Department of Modern and Classical Language Studies in 91²Ö¿â’s College of Arts and Sciences, sai…
Model 91²Ö¿â Language Academy Continues With 12th Year of Federal Funding
While the daily news is full of tumultuous conversations about Russia and China, 91²Ö¿â has been helping some area high school students learn to converse in Russian and Chinese to facilitate greater global understanding and a less contentious tomorrow.
