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Dr. Poggi publishes a book and three peer-reviewed articles
Dr. Alfredo Poggi, Assistant Professor of Spanish, published a book entitled Lope de Aguirre, Hugo Chávez, and the Latin American Left: The Wrath of Liberation. In his book, published by Lexington Books/Rowman…
German faculty member, Prof. Lamme joins the Dept. of Modern and Classical Languages
Prof. David Lamme, joins the Dept. of Modern and Classical Languages, and he will be teaching German starting Fall 2020. Congratulations and welcome to the Dept. of Modern Languages, David.
Dr. Al Bukhari to UGA as a Governor’s Teaching Fellow for the Academic Year 2020-2021
On behalf of the Governor’s Teaching Fellows Program and the selection committee, Dr. Juman Al Bukhari, Assistant Professor in Arabic. has been chosen as a Governors Teaching Fellow for…
Dr. He participates in an interdisciplinary research project that has been funded by FH grant from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in the amount of HK$505,000.
Congratulations to Dr. Yunjuan He. An interdisciplinary research project that Yunjuan is participating as a co-investigator has been funded by FH grant from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in the…
UNG Languages announces promotion and tenure of Dr. Olivier LeBlond
In recognition of his teaching, scholarship and service, the University of North Georgia (UNG) has announced promotions and granting of tenure for our French faculty member. Dr. Olivier LeBlond…
Dr. Pecorelli was accepted for the 2020-2021 High Impact Practices Academy
Dr. Joseph Pecorelli, a professor in Spanish and Portuguese. was accepted for the 2020-2021 High Impact Practices Academy Throughout the course of next year, Pecorelli will be developing an advanced-level…
Dr. He and Dr. Chen organized a free online Chinese language teaching workshop for K12 Chinese language teachers
Dr. Yunjuan He and Dr. Ran Chen organized a free online Chinese language teaching workshop for K12 Chinese language teachers. The workshop was sponsored by UNG STARTALK Chinese program…
Dr. LeBlond Interviewed for a Podcast on Expat Life
What is an expat you may ask? It's easy! It is someone living and working/studying in a country that is not their home country. Dr. Le Blond was interview…
UNG secures another 4-year, $1.2 million Chinese Language Flagship grant
When the University of North Georgia's (UNG) Chinese Language Flagship program came up for re-authorization this spring, it was not simply a renewal application. The process was an open competition for schools that…
Dr. Tomoe Nishio, a professor in Japanese, was recognized as 2020 GATJ Teacher of the Year
Dr. Tomoe Nishio, a professor in Japanese, was recognized by the Georgia Association of Teachers of Japanese (GATJ) as 2020 GATJ Teacher of the Year. Read more: Congratulations, Tomoe.…