MCLLC advances the understanding and appreciation of language and cultural study domestically and abroad. The department teaches undergraduate and graduate students, pursues research advancing knowledge in language and an array of cultural products (art, film, folklore, literature, music, mythology, religion, theatre), and provides service to the Commonwealth in language instruction and cultural awareness.
UK junior Sarah Gooch is one of only 161 recipients of the National Security Education Program Boren Scholarship. The Boren Scholar, from Georgetown, Ky., will use the $20,000 scholarship to study and teach in Japan in the fall.
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As Japan gifted Washington D.C. with cherry trees in 1912, offspring of those original trees are being donated to Kentucky and four will be planted at UK. A dedication ceremony will be held for this gift on April 26.
- more...The College of Arts & Sciences is pleased to announce that the recipients of the 2012-13 A&S Outstanding Teaching Awards are Drs. Christia Brown (psychology), Brenna Byrd (MCL), Yanira Paz (Hispanic Studies), and Bradley Plaster (physics & astronomy).
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The conference, an internationally esteemed colloquium for scholars of language, literature and culture, begins Thursday, April 19, across the UK campus.
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The Gaines Center for the Humanities has selected 10 new UK scholars from a diverse group of studies for the Gaines Fellowship Program. 7 of 10 new Gaines Fellows are A&S students!
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MCLLC By The Numbers
- Number of languages taught: 10
- MCLLC teaches nearly 7000 students each year
- Bachelors’ programs: 6
- Minor programs: 8
- Number of undergraduate majors: 161
- Number of undergraduate minors: 177
- Number of Dean’s List Students in 2010-11: 54
- Number of MCLLC courses on culture, literature, film, mythology, or folklore: 117
- UKCore Courses Taught: 21
- MCLLC majors and minors who studied abroad last year: 43
- MCLLC-Directed Study Abroad Programs: 4
- Number of graduate students: 46
- Masters’ programs: 4
- Teacher Education graduate programs: 2
- Number of faculty: 46
- Number of UK Teaching Award Winners among MCLLC faculty: 8
- Number of Courses Taught by MCLLC Faculty each year: over 200
- Number of Interdepartmental Collaborations at UK: 25
- Number of International Collaborations: 44
