The Department of Global Languages and Cultures is at the forefront of university efforts to educate global citizens and future leaders, preparing our students for a globally interconnected future. Faculty boast a broad expertise across a variety of fields within the broader humanistic tradition. We teach and produce scholarship on global cultural issues within the context of linguistic, national, and transnational traditions.

The department houses the interdisciplinary degree in Modern Languages, Spanish, and Classics. Languages taught in the department include Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Spanish, ancient Greek, and Latin