BIPOC literary translation reading event (Prof. Luis Guzmán Valerio) on 9/25/2022
Prof. Luis Guzmán Valerio will be reading this translated work, “Memoria esquiva (Elusive memory)” by José Alcántara Almánzar, at a BIPOC literary/translation reading event on Sunday, September 25, 2022. See below for more information. Title: An Evening of Literature in Translation Date: Sunday, September 25, 2022 Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm Place: Q.E.D. Astoria (27-16 23rd Ave, Queens, […]
Short video introduction to the Language Across Curriculum initiative
Prof. Leigh Garrison-Fletcher and Prof. Lucy Mcnair (English) have developed a short video to introduce their Language Across Curriculum initiative at LaGuardia Community College. For more information about the Language Across Curriculum initiative, contact Prof. Leigh Garrison-Fletcher at [email protected].
A visiting scholar to ELA Dept: Prof. Angélique Alberge at Rodez University Institute of Technology, France
Prof. Angélique Alberge, Head of International Office at Rodez University Institute of Technology in France, is visiting LaGuardia as a visiting scholar in Fall 2022. The purpose of her visit is to strengthen and potentially widen the collaboration between our French University Institute of Technology based in Rodez, and CUNY. Prof. Alberge collaborated with Prof. […]
Prof. Kenneth Yin receives a CUNY BRESI award for 2022-2023
We are pleased to announce that Prof. Kenneth Yin has been awarded a CUNY’s Black, Race, and Ethnic Studies Initiative (BRESI) award for his research project titled “Arli Arbudu: The Life, Times, and Work of a Soviet Dungan Writer.” Congratulations to Prof. Yin!
Prof. Lames Fadl’s presentation at the IVEC 2022
Prof. Lames Fadl will be presenting her COIL project at the 4th IVEC International Virtual Exchange Conference at Valencia, Spain on October 26-28, 2022 (https://iveconference.org). The title of her presentation is “Connecting ‘Third Space’ Pedagogy with Employability in Arabic Language Classes through Virtual Exchange: A Survey of Arab-American Communities in the US.” Congratulations to Prof. […]
PSC-CUNY Grants 2022-2023 awardees
The following four ELA faculty were awarded the PSC-CUNY Research Award 2022-2023. The PSC-CUNY Research Award program seeks to enhance the University’s role as a research institution, further the professional growth and development of its faculty, and provide support for established and junior scholars. Kenneth Yin: The Life, Times, and Work of Soviet Dungan Writer […]
