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Students place at regional Japanese language competition

March 28, 2023 by Ellora Bultema

MSU students pose with their awards and contest shirts.

Missouri State University students Cassie Prock, Elizabeth Raines, and Liam Perkins were top ranked competitors in the 25th Annual Heartland Japanese Language Contest in Overland Park, Kansas.

Filed Under: News, Student Achievement Tagged With: contest, japanese

Day of the Dead Festival returns after three-year pandemic hiatus

October 13, 2022 by Ellora Bultema

A traditional altar display at the 2019 Day of the Dead Festival

Event includes crafts, live performances, food, and more.

Filed Under: Event, Festivals, News Tagged With: dia de los muertos, festival

Pauline Nugent retires, reflects on career

June 18, 2022 by Ellora Bultema

Dr. Pauline Nugent points to the whiteboard in class

As the semester came to a close, so did the illustrious career of Dr. Pauline Nugent, a professor in Missouri State University’s Department of Modern and Classical Languages. Nugent retired this May, ending 30 years as a professor in a variety of fields. From Latin to French and even Biblical Hebrew, Nugent has been an […]

Filed Under: Announcement, News Tagged With: pauline nugent, retirement

Modern and Classical Languages Department launches new speaker series

October 5, 2021 by Ellora Bultema

“It’s not just theory, it’s something that is real. It’s every day. It’s life.”—Dr. Antoinette Barffour

Filed Under: Announcement, Event, News, Public Lecture, sociolinguistics Tagged With: antoinette barffour, Bilingualism, cultural competency, heritage language, linguistics, pandemic

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