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Noah Diewald wins International Research and Scholar Grant
Noah Diewald has been awarded an International Research and Scholar Grant from the Office of International Affairs, the Office of Research, and the Graduate School for his research on the taxonomy of…
Shari Speer Receives 2020 President and Provost’s Award for Distinguished Faculty Service
Professor Shari Speer has received the 2020 President and Provost’s Award for Distinguished Faculty Service. The award was presented virtually to Shari on April 14 by Provost McPheron…
Nicole Holliday Accepts Position at University of Pennsylvania
Undergraduate alumna Nicole Holliday has accepted a position as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Pennsylvania, starting in the fall. …
Katie Connor and Yuhong Zhu to receive Ilse Lehiste Memorial Fund Graduate Research Award
The Development Committee in the Department of Linguistics is pleased to announce that Katie Connor and Yuhong Zhu have each been awarded a 2020 Ilse Lehiste Memorial Fund Graduate Research Award…
Alumni Awarded Tenure - Virginia Tech
Alumni Katie Carmichael and Abby Walker have both been awarded tenure in the Department of English at Virginia Tech. Congratulations, Katie and Abby!
Shawntel Barreiro Awarded 2020 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Shawntel Barreiro has been awarded a 2020 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship. The fellowship provides three years of financial support, including a stipend and tuition…
Welcoming Eminence Fellows Grace LeFevre and Margot Hare
The Department of Linguistics is pleased to announce that in the 2020-2021 academic year, we will have two Eminence Fellows among our undergraduate Linguistics majors, Grace LeFevre and Margot Hare…
Noah Diewald Awarded FLAS Fellowships to Study Wao Tededo in Ecuador
Noah Diewald has been awarded summer and dissertation year FLAS fellowships to study Wao Tededo in Ecuador. Congratulations, Noah!
Andrea Sims Awarded Small Grant
Professor Andrea Sims has been awarded a Small Grant from the College of Arts and Sciences to develop American Sign Language drawings for the third edition of her textbook, Understanding Morphology…