Modern Languages News

  1. Jim Alling '83 to Lead T-Mobile Brand Following Merger

    May 1, 2013

    "The merger of T-Mobile and MetroPCS is complete, and the combined company - T-Mobile U.S. - started trading on the New York Stock Exchange this morning... Read More

  2. Fulbright Award Will Send Senior Dave Tykvart to Czech Republic

    April 18, 2013

    DePauw University senior David Tykvart will spend the 2013-14 academic year teaching English in the Czech Republic as a result of winning an English Teaching... Read More

  3. Profs. Françoise Coulont-Henderson and Mona Bhan Honored for Exemplary Teaching

    April 11, 2013

    Two DePauw University faculty members -- Françoise Coulont-Henderson, professor of modern languages, and Mona Bhan, associate professor of anthropology... Read More

  4. Rich Bonaccorsi '85 Named Harrison College's VP of International Operations

    March 12, 2013

    Richard J. Bonaccorsi, a 1985 graduate of DePauw University, has joined Harrison College as vice president of international operations. "In this role,... Read More

  5. Elisa Villanueva Beard '98 Named Co-CEO of Teach For America

    February 13, 2013

    Elisa Villanueva Beard, a 1998 graduate of DePauw University, has been appointed co-CEO of Teach For America. TFA is a national teacher corps of recent... Read More

  6. Laura Kelley '08 & Chris Burton '09 in Indy Production of The Matchmaker

    February 11, 2013

    Two graduates of DePauw University -- Laura Kelley '08 and Chris Burton '09 -- have key roles in the upcoming Garfield Shakespeare Company production of... Read More

  7. Jennett Hill '85 Named VP and General Counsel of Citizens Energy Group

    January 1, 2013

    Jennett M. Hill, a 1985 graduate of DePauw University, will join Citizens Energy Group as vice president and general counsel. She comes to the post, effective... Read More

  8. Pete Richard '12, Now Teaching in South Korea, Profiled in Newspaper

    December 30, 2012

    "Pete Richard is eager to see and change the world," notes the Pioneer Press. The suburban Chicago newspaper profiles Richard, a 2012 DePauw University... Read More

  9. TV News Anchor Nicole Pence '06 Profiled in Hometown Newspaper

    November 11, 2012

    "When the news broke this past Monday that Colts coach Chuck Pagano’s leukemia went into remission, WTHR’s Nicole Pence got an exclusive interview with... Read More

  10. Prof. Jake Gross '00 Asks 'How Bad Is It?' in Op-Ed

    November 10, 2012

    "Just how bad has the student loan burden become?," asks Jacob P.K. Gross, an assistant professor of higher education at the University of Louisville and... Read More

  11. Teach For America COO Elisa Villanueva Beard '98 Among 2013's 'Women Worth Watching'

    October 18, 2012

    Elisa Villanueva Beard, chief operating officer for Teach For America and 1998 graduate of DePauw University, is a 2013 "Women Worth Watching" honoree... Read More

  12. Matt Welch '11 Aligns with North-American Interfraternity Conference

    September 16, 2012

    Matt Welch, a 2011 graduate of DePauw University, has joined the North-American Interfraternity Conference as coordinator of IFC Services. Read More

  13. Beyond the Borders

    August 17, 2012

    Five films from Spain and Latin America – including an Oscar-nominated animated feature – will be shown on campus this fall. Read More

  14. New Worlds

    August 17, 2012

    Incoming freshmen in the Servicio en las Américas program prepared for DePauw thousands of miles from campus. Read More

  15. Fulbright Recipient Paul Johnson '04 Profiled in Hometown Newspaper

    August 10, 2012

    I've always had an interest in academics and learning as much as possible," Paul Michael Johnson, a 2004 graduate of DePauw University, tells the Frankfort... Read More

  16. Peter Richard '12 Wins Award as He Prepares to Teach English in South Korea

    July 4, 2012

    Peter Richard, a May 2012 graduate of DePauw University who is spending the summer as a lifeguard at Lions Park Pool in Clarendon Hills, Illinois, is the... Read More

  17. Jim Alling '83 is Interim CEO of T-Mobile USA

    June 27, 2012

    Jim Alling, chief operations officer for T-Mobile USA and 1983 graduate of DePauw University, has been appointed interim CEO of the company. Read More

  18. Brad Grabow '85 Joins Lake City Bank as VP

    June 11, 2012

    Bradford S. Grabow, a 1985 graduate of DePauw University, has joined Lake City Bank in Indianapolis as vice president and commercial banking officer. "He... Read More

  19. TV Anchor/Reporter Nicole Pence '06 Moving to Indy NBC Affiliate

    May 22, 2012

    Nicole Pence, morning co-anchor for Lexington, Kentucky NBC affiliate WLEX and 2006 graduate of DePauw University, has accepted a job as an anchor/reporter... Read More

  20. Paul Johnson '04 Will Conduct Research in Spain with Fulbright Award

    May 10, 2012

    Paul Michael Johnson, a 2004 graduate of DePauw University, has been been awarded a Fulbright Research Fellowship that will send him to Spain for the 2012-13... Read More

  21. Senior Sam Holley-Kline Will Conduct Research in Mexico as Fulbright Scholar

    April 9, 2012

    Sam Holley-Kline, a senior at DePauw University, will conduct anthropological field research in Mexico during the upcoming academic year through a Fulbright... Read More

  22. Junior Tyler Perfitt is Second Goldwater Scholarship Winner

    April 5, 2012

    Tyler Perfitt, a junior at DePauw University, is the winner of a 2012 award from the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program... Read More

  23. Newspaper Notes Junior's Internship in Berlin

    February 7, 2012

    "I really love the fields of business and economics" says DePauw University junior Adam Weaver. An economics and German major, Weaver is spending this... Read More

  24. Volunteering Gave Molly Heitzman '10 "A Competitive Advantage"

    January 7, 2012

    In an article examining how "volunteering for nonprofit work ... can fill an experience gap and provide a competitive advantage," the Wall Street Journal... Read More

  25. Senior Megan Myrehn is Miss Indiana USA 2012

    November 30, 2011

    Megan L. Myrehn, currently a senior at DePauw University, was crowned Miss Indiana USA 2012. The pageant took place Sunday, November 27, at the Renaissance... Read More

  26. Nicole Kersey '01 Named Managing Director of Law Firm's Immigration Compliance Center

    November 2, 2011

    Nicole A. Kersey, an associate at Seyfarth Shaw LLP in Atlanta and 2001 graduate of DePauw University, has been named managing director of the law firm's... Read More

  27. Janelle Thixton '13

    May 12, 2011

    This summer, Janelle Thixton '13 is heading to Oman to study Arabic thanks to a Department of State Critical Language Scholarship. Read More

  28. Three Faculty Members Contribute to Online Journal, Reconstruction

    April 13, 2011

    Three members of the DePauw University faculty -- Angela Flury, Kevin Howley and Sandro Barras -- make contributions to the latest edition of Reconstruction:... Read More

  29. Todd Schmid '09 Receives Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship

    April 5, 2011

    Todd J. Schmid, a 2009 graduate of DePauw University and currently a student at the University of Illinois College of Law, is the recipient of a Foreign... Read More

  30. LA Times Praises Science Fiction Anthology Edited by Two DePauw Professors

    February 19, 2011

    The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction, co-edited by two DePauw University professors -- Istvan Csicsery-Ronay Jr., University Professor and professor... Read More

  31. Med School Student Jen Pasko '06 Featured in Indianapolis Business Journal

    November 28, 2010

    Jen Pasko, a fourth year medical student and 2006 graduate of DePauw University, is featured in an Indianapolis Business Journal article examining the... Read More

  32. Professor Art Evans

    July 13, 2010

    Professor of Modern Languages Art Evans has always been attracted to the alien "other." Read More

  33. Danielle Shover '10 Will Teach in Spain as Fulbright Scholar

    May 3, 2010

    DePauw University senior Danielle M. Shover has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student Scholarship. The grant will allow Shover to travel to Spain to teach... Read More

  34. Nicole Pence '06 Promoted to Morning News Anchor at Lexington's WLEX

    March 21, 2010

    Nicole Pence, a 2006 graduate of DePauw University, has been named morning news co-anchor at Lexington, Kentucky NBC affiliate WLEX-TV. Pence, who joined... Read More

  35. Prof. Bob Hershberger Publishes Viajes

    March 9, 2010

    Robert P. Hershberger, associate professor and chair of modern languages (Spanish) at DePauw University, is co-author of an introductory Spanish textbook... Read More

  36. Danyeal H. Roseman '11

    September 1, 2009

    Danyeal "Danni" H. Roseman '11 pursues her dreams of living and learning in Ecuador as a student and as a teacher. Read More

  37. Jessica V. Strong '09

    May 6, 2009

    Even on a campus where double majoring is somewhat of a pastime, rarely are the limits of academic dedication pushed further than by senior Jessica V.... Read More

  38. Todd Schmid '09 to Conduct Sociolinguistic Research in Paraguay with Fulbright Award

    April 29, 2009

    DePauw University senior Todd J. Schmid will spend a year conducting research in Paraguay as a result of receiving an international graduate study and... Read More

  39. Matt Jennings Receives 2009 Walker Cup

    April 27, 2009

    Matthew R. Jennings, a DePauw University senior from Sylvania Township, Ohio, is the 2009 recipient of the Walker Cup. Named for 1890 DePauw graduate Guy... Read More

  40. Senior Gridder Named to NFF Hampshire Honor Society

    April 23, 2009

    DePauw University senior Michael McNelis has been named today as a member of the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame's (NFF) 2009 NFF Hampshire... Read More

  41. Inaugural Scholar Lindsey Sutherlin '09

    February 10, 2009

    Freezing temperatures and little sleep didn't ruin bundled-up senior Lindsey Sutherlin's life-changing inauguration trip. Read More

  42. Christian, Jewish and Muslim Spain - Winter Term 2009

    February 4, 2009

    Led by Linda L. Elman, associate professor of modern languages (Spanish) and David N. Gellman, associate professor of history, 13 DePauw students toured... Read More

  43. Scholarship Sends Senior to Presidential Inauguration as VIP

    January 17, 2009

    "DePauw senior Lindsey Dru Sutherlin, 22, embarked on the trip of a lifetime" yesterday, reports the Crawfordsville Journal Review. "Sutherlin was awarded... Read More

  44. Prof. Emeritus Gordon Walters Passes Away at Age 67

    May 5, 2008

    Gordon B. Walters, professor emeritus of modern langauges (French) at DePauw University, passed away early yesterday. Dr. Walters, who was a member of... Read More

  45. Prof. Howard Pollack-Milgate Publishes Heine: On the History of Religion and Philosophy in Germany

    April 8, 2008

    Howard M. Pollack-Milgate, associate professor of modern languages (German) at DePauw University, has published Heine: On the History of Religion and Philosophy... Read More

  46. "We Are Living Science Fiction on a Regular Basis," Says Prof. Art Evans

    March 21, 2008

    "Science fiction is no longer kids' stuff, but serious literature," Arthur B. Evans, Laurel H. Turk Professor of Modern Languages at DePauw University... Read More

  47. French Filmmaker Chantal Briet Visits Tuesday

    March 16, 2008

    French documentary filmmaker Chantal Briet will come to the campus of DePauw University to present and discuss her acclaimed Alimentation Générale (The... Read More

  48. DePauw to Host This Weekend's Japan Olympiad of Indiana

    February 26, 2008

    DePauw University will host the 2008 Japan Olympiad of Indiana (JOI), this Saturday, March 1. JOI is an academic competition which tests the achievements... Read More

  49. Prof. Emeritus Agnes Beaudry Passes Away

    November 24, 2007

    Agnes Ruth Porter Beaudry, who taught French at DePauw University for 31 years, died November 21. She was 74 years old. A memorial service will be conducted... Read More

  50. Prof. Art Evans Edits First English Translation of Jules Verne's Kip Brothers

    May 3, 2007

    Arthur B. Evans, a professor of modern languages at DePauw University, is the editor of the first English translation of Jules Verne's The Kip Brothers... Read More