Spanish
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Students find new ways to use language skills
The Language-in-Community Summer Seminar took place Aug. 6–16 and was designed to help students apply their language skills directly in the community.
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Stories of the Cornell Spirit: Freya Brier ’80
As part of the Spirit of Cornell stories, Freya Brier ’80 writes about faculty generosity toward students.
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Fulbright sending Strunk to Colombia
Sydney Strunk ’17 will be headed to Colombia to serve as an English Teaching Assistant at the National University of Colombia in Bogota, Columbia, thanks to a Fulbright grant.
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Grant provides new language opportunities
Language professors at Cornell College are teaming up with professors at Coe College to rethink the language-learning experience, incorporating ways to meet the needs of refugees and immigrants in Linn County.
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Cornell announces hiring of 7 faculty
Six new faculty will join the Cornell community next fall, and one visiting faculty member will become a tenure-track professor.
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Durgin spends nine weeks in Guatemala as a Gilman Scholar
Kyle Durgin spent nine weeks studying at the Juan Sisay Spanish School in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, supported by a Gilman Scholarship. He recorded his experience in a photo blog.
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Six courses traveled to tropical field stations in February
Fifty-seven students joined their Cornell professors for courses in the Bahamas and Belize during block 6. Cornell courses have traveled to the Gerace Research Center in the Bahamas for years, and 2013 marked the third annual trip to a field station in Latin America.
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Uruguayan internship leads to corporate leadership program
Diego Verdugo was one of only three students chosen for Principal Financial Group’s prestigious Leadership Development Program in 2012. A two-month internship with Southern Cone Group in Uruguay helped his application.
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HAIG Lecture: Torture in Colonial Spain’s Northwestern Frontier
Anton Daughters, ACM/Mellon post-doctoral teacher-scholar fellow in anthropology, will give a lecture on April 19th titled “Torture in Colonial Spain’s Northwestern Frontier: The 1686 Case of Joseph Romero ‘Canito.’”
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Levasseur balances medical research with cello and Spanish
Student Victoria Levasseur explains how Cornell’s unique block plan allows her to wholeheartedly pursue her varied passions.
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Kinn completes “dream” internship with Dallas Cowboys
Andrew Kinn experienced a “dream job” with the Dallas Cowboys while still a student, thanks to his two-month Cornell Fellowship with the team. The experience helped launch his career in sports management after college.
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Spanish department play “Botanica”
On May 8th, the Spanish department presents its annual play, “Botanica,” by Dolores Prida and directed by Marcela Ochoa-Shivapour.
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Boughton takes advantage of Spanish immersion opportunities
For Bobby Boughton, majoring in Latin American Studies meant frequent travels Spanish-speaking countries, including studies and work at a Spanish language school in Guatemala.
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Block plan enables Spanish study in Guatemala
A major benefit of Cornell’s block calendar for Spanish students is studying abroad for a month or longer any time it’s convenient while earning language course credits. Cornell’s Spanish program maintains relationships with two particular schools in Guatemala, and a number of recent students have studied at each of them.
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Atchison travels the globe working on poverty issues
Brittany Atchison knows she will dedicate her life to addressing issues of social justice and inequality, and she already boasts a two-page resume documenting her efforts. For starters, she’s completed internships with U.S. Senator Tom Harkin in Washington, D.C. and with the grassroots organization Bread for the World in Minneapolis. She also interned with the […]
Students find new ways to use language skills 
Stories of the Cornell Spirit: Freya Brier ’80 
Fulbright sending Strunk to Colombia 
Grant provides new language opportunities 
Cornell announces hiring of 7 faculty 
Durgin spends nine weeks in Guatemala as a Gilman Scholar 
Six courses traveled to tropical field stations in February 
Uruguayan internship leads to corporate leadership program 
Levasseur balances medical research with cello and Spanish 
Kinn completes “dream” internship with Dallas Cowboys 
Boughton takes advantage of Spanish immersion opportunities 
Block plan enables Spanish study in Guatemala