Dept News Archives

Student-created street art pieces displayed on easels across two white tables in a bright gallery space, featuring colorful mixed-media designs from the Buenos Aires study abroad program.
Nov 05, 2025
  • Foreign Languages & Literatures

ECU Students Explore Art & Culture in Buenos Aires

This summer, a group of ECU students took their learning beyond the classroom during a four-week study abroad program in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The program blended academics with cultural experiences,...

Rachel Person presents ECU Career services resources to upper-level Spanish students in a classroom setting.
Oct 23, 2025
  • Foreign Languages & Literatures

Foreign Languages, Literatures in Action: Preparing Students for a Global Workforce

Rachel Person from East Carolina University’s (ECU) 0Career Services visits Dr. Laura Levi Altstaedter’s upper-level Spanish class to share tools for career success. Students explore resources like “Focus 2” and...

Professional medical interpreter Valeria Chaires-Marin sits in the center of a classroom group photo, wearing a grey shirt and a watch on her left hand, with her hands resting on her knees. She is surrounded by students from Dr. Valko’s Spanish for the Health Professions class at East Carolina University.
Oct 22, 2025
  • Foreign Languages & Literatures

ECU Students Prepare for Shadowing with Interpreter Workshop

ECU students enrolled in Dr. Jennifer Valko’s Spanish for the Health Professions course recently welcomed Valeria Chaires-Marin, a Professional Medical Interpreter, for a workshop. Valeria shared strategies and cultural perspectives...

Oct 21, 2025
  • Foreign Languages & Literatures

Exploring French Archives at Joyner Library

Students in Dr. Altergott’s advanced French course, Archives of the French Empire, recently immersed themselves in a hands-on exploration of rare French-language primary sources housed in Joyner Library’s archives. Photos...

Students in Dr. Altergott’s advanced French course participate in a hands-on exploration of historical artifacts, connecting language study with cultural and French history.
Oct 21, 2025
  • Foreign Languages & Literatures

Hands-On History in Advanced French Studies

As part of their exploration of colonial history, students in Dr. Altergott’s advanced French course also engaged with sacred objects from West Africa, including artifacts from Senegal, Ivory Coast, and...

Classroom with hexagonal tables grouped together, each surrounded by chairs and topped with colorful bins and red folders. Walls are decorated with international flags, a world map, a green bulletin board with papers, and a chart titled 'Order of Operations.' An American flag is near a whiteboard at the front of the room. The room is well-lit with ceiling lights and fans.
Sep 24, 2025
  • Foreign Languages & Literatures

Where Language Meets Purpose: Mikaela’s Story

When Mikaela first arrived at East Carolina University, Spanish was just a minor and teaching wasn’t even on the radar. That changed quickly. A high school mission trip to the...

Sep 11, 2025
  • Lily Johnson

Careers with Russian Studies: Alumni Panel and Reunion at ECU

The Russian Studies program hosted a panel “Careers with Russian Studies,” with five alumni of the program who shared their post-graduate and career paths with current students. ECU graduates in...

Apr 22, 2025
  • Lily Johnson

Carnaval, Karneval, Mardi Gras: A Cross-Cultural Festival of Joy

Last month, we successfully hosted our first cross cultural Carnaval/Karneval/Mardi Gras event! Dozens of students, faculty and staff gathered to celebrate through shared food, games and even enjoyed playing along...

A group of students and community members participate in a traditional Maypole dance at River Park North, holding colorful ribbons as they walk around a central pole under the trees.
Apr 13, 2025
  • Lily Johnson

German Club Hosts Festive Easter Fire Celebration

On April 13, students, faculty, and community members gathered at the River Park North to celebrate Osterfeuer, a traditional German spring festival. We came together for live music, games, egg...

Mar 25, 2025
  • Lily Johnson

FLL Emerging Voices Hosts Emily Eyestone

Emerging Voices Presents Emily Eyestone; Fissuring the Surface: Edouard Glissant’s poetics of the concrete   Emily Eyestone presented her research at our Emerging Voices Guest Lecture yesterday, offering insightful perspectives...