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The Department of LinguisticsGraduate student Canaan Breiss and lab manager Stephanie Rich have each received the prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, a highly competitive award that provides three years of financial support during five years of graduate training. Congratulations, Canaan and Stephanie!
Read MoreDepartment chair, Bruce Hayes, writes: An intensive search has yielded a new Undergraduate Adviser (a.k.a. SAO, Student Affairs Officer) for our department. This is none other than our own Alejandra Garcia, who has served us so well as Department Coordinator. The job fits wells with Ale’s long-term career plans and she also has a surprising…
Read MoreWe recently bid farewell to two of our department staff members, Jessika Herrera (undergraduate advisor) and Anya Mancillas (Lab Manager). Jessika will be taking up a similar position in Comparative Literature. Jessika has done an amazing job for us and will be greatly missed. She wrote to me, “I’ve really valued my time in Linguistics,…
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