A Mayor’s Wordsmith
The Guardian profiled Julian Gerson ’18, the speechwriter for New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, and how Gerson constructed the victory speech on election night.
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Skills for Language Teachers
A new Language Schools master’s program offers participants a secondary teaching license in modern languages that’s valid for teaching grades 7–12 in U.S. public school systems.
Sing and Spiel
NPR sat down with several opera singers who honed their techniques auf Deutsch this summer at the School of German.
Ultimate Pasta Maker
There’s only one Italy-approved tortellini machine in the U.S., and it’s in Los Angeles.
Is Corporate Atonement Possible?
Language Schools attendee Sarah Federman writes in the Conversation about how corporations involved in historical atrocities have reckoned—for better or worse—with that history.
To Learn Is to Remember
Jesse Bowman Bruchac, director of the School of Abenaki, writes about the role of memory in learning and teaching a language, as well as different strategies for strengthening language memory.
Friends in Language
For Tyler Carrington, MA German ’07, having a community of people willing to make mistakes and explore together made his language immersion experience a success.
Rome Prize Winner
Italian School alum Shannah Rose has been awarded a Rome Prize in Renaissance and Early Modern Studies.
New in Kids’ Lit
Two alumni have written children’s books that address cultural differences and migration.