Language Immersion for Two
Chuck and Vanessa Nicholls both attended the School of Spanish this past summer, exchanging their home for a Milliken Hall suite and doing everything as a couple in Spanish.
Stories
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German Verse, English Poetry
Attending the German School in 2009 prepared Brandon Dumont for living abroad and provided him with inspiring moments that found their way into his first book of poetry.
Malcolm X at the Met
Kazem Abdullah, who studied German and Portuguese at the Language Schools, is conducting the Metropolitan Opera premiere of X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X.
Another Language, Another Soul
French lecturer and glass artist Brittney Gehrig, MA French ’22 shared her enthusiasm for language instruction as well as the formative experiences that led her to her present career in an interview with the Language Connects Foundation.
Upcycled Silo
Wyatt Robinson ’24.5 spent this past summer designing and painting a mural on the silo outside the Recycling Center.
Language Study at 65+
Of the more than 5,000 students who attended Language Schools this summer, about 100 of them were 65 or older.
Growing Abenaki Culture
WCAX profiled the efforts of the Abenaki Language School to preserve language and culture, in addition to developing more visual and audio media.
A Global Hit
The new Netflix spy thriller The Night Agent, created by Shawn Ryan ’88, may become one of the biggest original shows in the streamer’s history after reaching the top 10 list in more than 90 countries.
Increasing Language Access
Eliza Kravitz, a 2021 School of Spanish attendee, details her work with the Yale Interpretation Network (YIN), a student-run organization that provides translation and interpretation services in more than 75 languages to community members with limited English proficiency.