The department of modern and classical languages is co-hosting the annual Day of the Dead Festival with La Barraca Spanish club on Wednesday, Nov. 2 — and you’re invited! Come celebrate one of the most beloved Hispanic holidays with traditional Catrina/Catrín face painting, … … [Read more...] about Celebrate the Day of the Dead with MCL on Nov. 2

High school teachers and their students are invited to an exciting day of language-related events for the second annual World Language Showcase on March 22, 2017. Registration details will be available soon. Help your students make transition from high school to … … [Read more...] about Save the Date: World Language Showcase returns March 22

Missouri State’s living-learning communities, or LLCs, have been instrumental in bringing students of similar interests and academic backgrounds together to help them build a strong network of supporters on campus. This year, there’s a new LLC on campus and it’s a little … … [Read more...] about International, American students paired in new LLC

Dr. Heidi Backes will join modern and classical language’s Spanish faculty in the fall. Most recently, she was an assistant professor of Spanish at Drury University. Degree in modern peninsular literature Backes received her Ph.D. in modern peninsular literature from the … … [Read more...] about MCL’s new Spanish professor specializes in 19th-century romanticism, naturalism