15 11, 2023

Environmental Chemistry Students Making Campus, Grounds Crew Healthier

By |2023-12-08T13:57:38-05:00November 15, 2023|All News, Campus Life|Comments Off on Environmental Chemistry Students Making Campus, Grounds Crew Healthier

Students in Kate Mullaugh's environmental chemistry class worked through the Cougar Changemaker Program to get electric-powered equipment for the Grounds Crew and thereby lower the hazardous emissions released on campus.

5 04, 2023

New Spanish Heritage Language Program Creates Community

By |2023-06-07T13:33:01-04:00April 5, 2023|All News, Campus Life, Students|Comments Off on New Spanish Heritage Language Program Creates Community

The new Spanish as a Heritage Language Distinction Program gives Spanish-speaking students a cultural connection that builds community while connecting them to their roots.

26 10, 2022

Hispanic Studies Professor Highlights the Father of Salsa in New Documentary

By |2022-11-11T10:14:02-05:00October 26, 2022|Academics, All News|Comments Off on Hispanic Studies Professor Highlights the Father of Salsa in New Documentary

Hispanic studies professor Yulian Martínez-Escobar's new documentary 'Llegó Federico y Su Salsa' highlights the story of salsa musician Federico Betancourt.

16 09, 2022

5 Hispanic Heritage Month Events to Check Out

By |2022-10-07T10:44:51-04:00September 16, 2022|All News, Campus Life|Comments Off on 5 Hispanic Heritage Month Events to Check Out

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, several CofC departments, offices and programs are sponsoring events ranging from the Multicultural Festival to the Hispanic Studies Career Seminar Series.

6 07, 2022

Study Abroad Scholarships Expand Students’ Horizons

By |2022-07-27T10:35:57-04:00July 6, 2022|Academics, All News, Students|Comments Off on Study Abroad Scholarships Expand Students’ Horizons

The Department of Hispanic Studies offers a variety of scholarships for students to study abroad and grow their language skills, including the Hispanic Studies Advisory Board Trujillo Study Abroad Scholarship awarded to a student each spring.

2 03, 2022

Overseas and Overjoyed: The Return of Study Abroad

By |2022-03-22T09:26:19-04:00March 2, 2022|All News, Campus Life|Comments Off on Overseas and Overjoyed: The Return of Study Abroad

After a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, the faculty-led study abroad program in Trujillo, Spain, resumes – with a celebration of its 25th anniversary!

9 09, 2021

Foreign Language Education Alumna Wants to Pay It Forward

By |2021-09-23T09:36:49-04:00September 9, 2021|All News, Alumni|Comments Off on Foreign Language Education Alumna Wants to Pay It Forward

An immigrant from Italy, alumna Martina Abbriano '19 is working on earning her Master of Education in Languages with a focus on English as a Second Language from CofC to help the next generation of English language-learners as they adjust to life in the United States.