To counter the isolation of teaching less commonly taught languages (LCTLs), educators turned a STARTALK workshop into an ongoing collaborative network. Through joint teaching, conference presentations, and co-authoring, this shared journey demonstrates the transformative value of professional communities for LCTL educators.

Sayed Elsisi publishes a new book chapter, “Divine in Carnal Mirrors: Unveiling the Sacred Through Love and Eroticism in The Arabian Nights.”

Professor Esperanza Román-Mendoza from the Department of Modern and Classical Languages was invited to participate in the 36th Summer School at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid in Spain to address the impact of AI on language learning and education.