News
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December 1, 2023
Jewish Studies Program To Debut In Spring 2024 Alongside Exciting Offerings
By Reyes Ramirez The College of Arts and Sciences invites the campus and community to a Nov. 6 kickoff event celebrating a noteworthy first – the creation of a new Jewish Studies program at Texas A&M University, to be housed within the Department of Global Languages and Cultures. No tickets or registration is required for […]
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December 1, 2023
Texas A&M Graduating Senior Headed To Austria As Fulbright Teaching Assistant
By Emily Godsey ’24 When Katherine Guidry ’23 first traveled abroad to Austria for a dance program in 2015, she had no idea she would return home to Houston with a deep passion for German language and culture. Now, a handful of years later, that passion has led Guidry, a double major in international studies […]
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March 9, 2023
Faculty and Graduate Students Lead Panels at National Conference and Receive Awards
By José Jacobo We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Alain Lawo-Sukam, Coordinator of Africana Studies Program and Associate Professor, led a panel along with Alexa M. Hurtado, Caroline Ampiaw, Yaír André Cuenú-Mosquera, and Ivylove Cudjoe, Hispanic Studies graduate students in the Department of Global Languages and Cultures, during the 31st Annual National Association of […]
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March 9, 2023
Association of Graduate Students of Hispanic Studies Facilitate Professional Development Colloquia
By José Jacobo During the Fall of 2022, the Association of Graduate Students of Hispanic Studies, from the Department of Global Languages & Cultures (GLAC), conducted two professional development colloquia for fellow graduate students. The purpose of these events is to introduce colleagues and fellow graduate students to the most commonly requested documents for jobs […]
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February 13, 2023
In Loving Memory, Dr. Craig Kallendorf
The Department of English is sad to report the death of Craig Kallendorf, Professor of English and Classics at Texas A&M, who passed away on January 31, 2023.
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September 12, 2022
Dr. Salah Ayari awarded Provost Academic Professional Track Faculty Teaching Excellence Award
Dr. Salah Ayari, an Arabic professor in the newly formed Department of Global Languages and Cultures, was a recipient of the 2022 Provost Academic Professional Track Faculty Teaching Excellence Award. This award recognizes faculty members for creating impactful learning environments and for their exceptional teaching practices. “Receiving the 2022 Provost Academic Professional Track Faculty Teaching […]
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March 10, 2022
TAMU’s Morocco Arabic Institute Adapts to Challenges
By Marley Grimes ’24 Due to the extenuating circumstances of the global pandemic the A&M Morocco Arabic Institute, a 10-week faculty-led study abroad program, was canceled for the summer semester of 2021. Professor Salah Ayari, the program leader and Arabic professor, began working with his partners at IES Abroad Rabat to explore virtual programming options […]
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October 8, 2021
International Studies Student Receives a 2021 Gathright/Dean’s Excellence Award
The Sophomore Dean’s Excellence Award in College of Liberal Arts goes to Mahera Muquith, an International Studies Honors student. 2021 Gathright/Dean’s Excellence Award Winners Chapter 053 of The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is proud to announce the 2021 cohort of freshman and sophomore Gathright and Dean’s Excellence Award winners! To see the list […]
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September 28, 2021
Meet the First Deans Committed to Anti-Racism Efforts Undergraduate Intern
Essynce Lewis ‘22 saw a change that needed to happen in Aggieland and found a way to work towards a solution through the Deans CARE internship.
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July 13, 2021
Nathaly Lopez ‘21: Broadening Aggie Horizons
Nathaly Lopez ‘21 was empowered to study abroad. Her trip to Spain broadened her horizons, taught her to appreciate culture, and inspired her to give back to Aggies.
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June 17, 2021
INTS 407 Creates a Digital Project on Global Migration
Over the course of the Spring 2021 semester, students in INTS 407: “Global Migration on the Silver Screen” worked on a digital project led by a team of Honors students. Their instructor, Dr. Jocelyn Frelier, introduced the collaboration as follows: Honors students in INTS 407 developed a digital project this semester that features the voices […]
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May 19, 2021
The Director’s Award for Outstanding Service to Honors Programs & The 2021 Wells Fargo Faculty Mentor Award goes to…
The Department of International Studies would like to pay tribute to a remarkable professor whose untiring service to the department and staunch support of students was recently recognized. Dr. Maddalena Cerrato is the recipient of the 2021 Wells Fargo Faculty Mentor Award, as well as the 2021 Director’s Award for Outstanding Service to Honors Programs. […]
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April 29, 2021
The German Program Announces Recently Inducted Students to German Honor Society
The German program of the Department of International Studies wishes to congratulate those students who were inducted as new members to its chapter of the German National Honor Society or Delta Phi Alpha (ΔΦΑ) (German: Deutsche Ehrenverbindung) on April 27, 2021. Delta Phi Alpha, the sole post-secondary national honorary society for German studies in the United States, seeks to […]
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April 26, 2021
Getting to Know INTS Professor, Dr. Frelier
The Department of International Studies would like to highlight Dr. Jocelyn Frelier, a Visiting Assistant Professor specializing in both French and International Studies. Dr. Frelier began working at Texas A&M University in the fall of 2020 and is currently teaching an INTS course entitled Diversity in a Globalized World: Global Migration on the Silver Screen. […]
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April 14, 2021
Former INTS Honors Student – In Pursuit of Shaping the World
Hannah Aragon graduated in the spring of 2019, fluent in Spanish and with a passion for speaking up for the socially disadvantaged. After graduation she spent a year as a Spanish teacher in Lubbock, TX and served as a translator in Guatemala. She is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in social work at the University […]
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February 3, 2021
Three Outstanding Aggies Nominated for Gaither Fellowships Include Two International Studies Majors
News blog for the University Honors Program at Texas A&M February 2, 2021 The James C. Gaither Junior Fellows Program is a post-baccalaureate fellowship with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace which provides outstanding recent graduates who are serious about careers in international affairs with an opportunity to learn about and help shape policy on important […]
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December 11, 2020
Department of International Studies Congratulates Graduating Seniors
To our graduates in International Studies, Modern Languages, and Classics: We are so proud of you on this day! Although we cannot be together, know that we celebrate your achievements and are cheering you on from a distance. Thank you for letting us share in your journey. We have learned so much from you and […]
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December 2, 2020
Achievements in Climate and Inclusion (ACI) Staff Award goes to INTS Academic Advisor
The College of Liberal Arts values diversity and is dedicated to building a welcoming and inclusive environment for faculty, staff, and students. In an effort to recognize staff members who regularly engage in the types of service activities designed to encourage and facilitate a more inclusive and welcoming climate for all, particularly for people from […]
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December 1, 2020
INTS Former Student Abroad in France with TAPIF
The Department of International Studies would like to highlight former student Lily Jameson who is making use of her dual major degree in International Studies and French. Lily is currently an English Language Assistant with the Teaching Assistant Program in France (TAPIF). She is assigned to Sarrebourg, France, a small town roughly an hour […]
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June 2, 2020
Why was Germany more effective at containing COVID-19?
By Alix Poth ’18 The novel coronavirus quickly became a pandemic in 2020. Controlling the outbreak requires a coordinated international response, according to the CDC. Yet responses to the virus continue to vary across the world and countries appear to have different success rates in limiting the damage and inevitable deaths. Why were some countries […]
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April 14, 2020
INTS Major Goes to Paris with PPIP
The Department of International Studies would like to recognize Kyra Easton, an INTS Politics and Diplomacy major and French minor, who was awarded an internship this spring through the Public Policy Internship Program at Texas A&M. As one of Texas A&M University’s premier leadership and development opportunities, the Public Policy Internship Program (PPIP) provides a […]
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April 1, 2020
Outstanding Overall Delegation awarded to Texas A&M’s delegation at the 13th Model Arab League Conference
In February 2020, a delegation representing Texas A&M participated in the 13th annual Model Arab League Conference at the University ofHouston. The delegation consisted of 10 students (mostly INTS majors), who won four awards, including the Outstanding Overall Delegation. Since 2008, Texas A&M has participated in this student leadership development program from the National Council […]
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March 26, 2020
Japanese Minor Wrange Walther Awarded Medal for Japanese Speech Contest
By Alix Poth ’18 Wrange Walther, a recent graduate in Aerospace Engineering with Japanese and mathematics minors, was recently awarded the Gold Award in a Japanese speech contest. The 5th Annual J.LIVE Talk (Japanese Learning Inspired Vision and Engagement Talk) competition — a “college-level Japanese language presentation competition that emphasizes a comprehensive range of learned communication skills” — took […]
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March 25, 2020
Meet the College of Liberal Arts Gathright Phi Kappa Phi Outstanding Junior
INTS junior Kalista Jordan-DeBruin has been selected as the Gathright Phi Kappa Phi Outstanding Junior for the College of Liberal Arts! Kal is on the Environmental Studies track and her interest in forestry and conservation has led her to a summer job with the US Forest Service this summer. She will be working in the Manti-La Sal […]
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January 27, 2020
Mary Odukwe ’20, a senior international studies major selected as a 2020 Rangel Fellow.
Mary Odukwe ’20, a senior international studies major from Fresno, TX, has been selected as a 2020 Rangel Fellow. The Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Program is a U.S. Department of State program, administered by Howard University, that attracts and prepares young people for careers of international service. Announced in 2002 by Secretary of State […]
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December 13, 2019
Welcome to the Department of Global Languages & Cultures
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 […]
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December 11, 2019
Angelica Evans Selected for Gilman Scholarship
The Department of International Studies would like to congratulate Angelica Evans on being selected for the Gilman Scholarship! Angelica is a junior International Studies and Russian double major from Comanche, Texas. She will be traveling to Russia in the spring to study at Moscow State University of International Relations, though, this will not be her […]
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December 2, 2019
TAMU Education Abroad Scholarship
Texas A&M Scholarships for Summer 2020 applications are open until February 1st, 2020. Visit their page at uwide.tamu.edu to start the application process.
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November 11, 2019
INTS Spring Courses
Looking for fun and interesting INTS classes to take in Spring 2020? Check out our Facebook page for a current list of INTS 400 level courses (writing intensive and non-writing intensive), INTS 481’s, and approved track courses being offered in the spring: https://www.facebook.com/pg/TAMUINTS/posts/