CATEGORIES: March 2015
A Note From the Chair
This month I would like to do something a little different—talk about the unfortunate public outcry against the liberal arts and the humanities in particular.
Category: March 2015
CATEGORIES: March 2015
WLC Film Studies Courses Teach You to See and Understand the World Better
Although World Film Studies (WFS) is still a relatively new minor, it has become a popular addition to the WLC curriculum. We have asked WFS faculty and students to tell us more about the various world cinema courses in the department.
CATEGORIES: March 2015
WLC Facutly Receive CEAH Research Grants
A number of WLC faculty have recently received Research Grants through the ISU Center for Excellence in the Arts and Humanities. Below, Professors Kevin Amidon, Tonglu Li, Rachel Meyers, and Aili Mu discuss their CEAH-funded research projects.
CATEGORIES: March 2015
Consider Taking German 371 Online This Summer!
This course will be a collective undertaking that requires students to actively engage challenging material and thoughtfully discuss it with fellow students and the instructor online.
CATEGORIES: March 2015
WLC Faculty Will Co-Host a CEAH-Funded Symposium on the “Ethics of Debt”
Symposium on “The Ethics of Debt” (September 25-26, 2015) From the biblical injunction to forgive debts in the seventh year to the Occupy Wall Street movement’s call for student loan forgiveness, the problem of debt has regularly inspired political movements. Global financial crises now make debt a threat to the survival of entire nations as … Continue reading WLC Faculty Will Co-Host a CEAH-Funded Symposium on the “Ethics of Debt”
CATEGORIES: March 2015
Student Profile: Brenda Tyrrell
As graduation quickly approaches, I find myself reflecting back over my years at Iowa State. What have I learned? Would I change anything if given the opportunity and myriad of other questions I am sure other graduating seniors are asking themselves as well.
CATEGORIES: March 2015
Alumni Profile: Taylor Anne Barriuso
As early as my very first Spanish class in seventh grade I knew that I had discovered one of life’s true joys in the study of language. What I didn’t know then was how far it would take me.
CATEGORIES: March 2015
Q&A With Dr. Mark Looney
I care very much about my students’ learning because I believe that education is the basis for better individual lives and also a better shared society.
CATEGORIES: March 2015
Learning Chinese Calligraphy in China
For American students, learning calligraphy is a feasible entry point for further exploring Chinese culture. As an indicator of cultivation and taste, good calligraphy skills also become their “name card” when they live and work abroad in East Asian countries.