Languages Literatures and Linguistics (LLL)

We are so proud of Linguistic Studies major (& Russian minor) Aaron Lener '27, who was recently awarded the prestigious and competitive Beinecke Scholarship.

"As a high school senior sitting in on a historical linguistics class by Christopher Green, associate professor of linguistics in the College of Arts and Sciences, Lener heard about the Bantoid languages of West Africa.
By the time classes started that fall, he had a research proposal in hand and a seat on Green’s research team. Three years later, that early spark has grown into a body of work substantial enough to earn him a Beinecke Scholarship, one of the most competitive graduate fellowships in the country."

Read more about Aaron and his work here:

Studying Endangered Languages Earns Aaron Lener a Beinecke Scholarship The College of Arts and Sciences and Maxwell School double major has followed an insight, that language is about power, from Homer, New York, to the halls of the Council of Europe.

🎙️🌎 Este mes de junio, DJ Lorenz trae lo mejor de la música y la conversación latina 🎧🔥Directamente desde Lima, Perú 🇵🇪 nos acompaña Frank Ariel “El Caballero de Cuba” ✨ Autor e intérprete de temas como Tierra Libre, además de colaboraciones con Liz Castillo y Ranier Tarin “El Cantor de lo Pequeño” 🎶
Una charla llena de cultura, historia y talento que conecta voces de toda Latinoamérica 🌟

Sintoniza en vivo a las 6PM por HD2 de WCNY 91.3 Syracuse, WUNY 89.5 Utica y WJNY 90.9 Watertown, o escúchanos en pulsocentral.com y en la app Pulso Central 📻📲

Syracuse University’s Latino Cultural Centers: Engines of Experiential Learning and Professional Growth Latino cultural centers such as La Casita and Point of Contact demonstrate how community-engaged experiential learning enriches higher education by connecting students with real-world experiences, fostering p...

Last Wednesday, LLL gathered for our annual Gerlinde Ulm Sanford End of Year Celebration, where we honor graduating students and congratulate ourselves on another year of hard work! This year we celebrated at the Inn Complete on South Campus, where we recognized our outstanding undergraduate and graduate students and honored one of our own with the annual Gerlinde Ulm Sanford Award! This year’s honorees are:

Outstanding Undergraduate Achievement in LLL Programs:
Classics – Hannah Murphy
Classical Civilization – Aren Ding
French – Amanda Long
German – Alexander Dawallu
Italian – Frank Gambino
Linguistic Studies – Ava Downey
Russian – Anna Meehan
Spanish – Eadin Matthew Block
Spanish – Teja Sai Nara

Douglas Shaheen Award for Excellence in Russian:
Prestmann Agraz
Leela Amarasiri
Colette Orwan
Bismarck Pacheco

The Milkatu Garba Memorial Award for Field Linguistics:
William Kezerian

Outstanding LLL Teaching Assistant:
French – Marie Lozano
Linguistic Studies – Tamara Svehla
Spanish – Isabel Santacruz

Outstanding Master’s Degree Student:
French – Pierre Lacaille
Linguistic Studies – Stella Clymer
Spanish – Arianna Contreras

The Gerlinde Ulm Sanford German Student Award:
Manuela Goes Hees

The Gerlinde Ulm Sanford Department of Languages, Literatures & Linguistics Outstanding Undergraduate Student Award:
Anna Meehan (Russian)

The Gerlinde Ulm Sanford Faculty/Staff Award for Loyalty and Dedication to the Department of Languages, Literatures & Linguistics and Syracuse University:
Katie Clinton (Spanish)

The Department of Languages, Literatures & Linguistics gives special thanks to Emeritus Professor Harold Jones for creating the endowment to fund the Gerlinde Ulm Sanford Award.

Wishing all our students, colleagues, and friends a wonderful summer!

ALL NEW IN SANTIAGO: Environment, Health & Policy program 🇨🇱

Chile ranks among the region’s leaders in environmental legislation, public health reform, and urban sustainability. This new program will explore the intersection of these issues through special courses and field trips, including visits to Machu Picchu, Patagonia, Buenos Aires and more. Plus, our new spring course will focus on local health practices Latin America.

🗺️ This spring English-language program is ideal for students who have basic Spanish-language skills and are interested in exploring Latin America.

💰 All students studying in Santiago in spring 2027 will receive a $2,000 location grant automatically applied to program costs, no additional application required.

🔗 Link in bio to learn more, applications open on May 15

Please join us in congratulating two of our LLL MA students, Arianna Contreras (Spanish ) and Zeynep Lloyd (Linguistic Studies), who will each be awarded one of the Outstanding Master’s Student Awards from the College of Arts and Sciences this year. Arianna and Zeynep will be recognized at the Master’s Convocation on May 9, 2026. 

Congratulations, Arianna and Zeynep! 🎉🏅

Congratulations to our LLL researchers! Today was the annual Undergraduate Research Festival, where students presented their research projects via poster sessions or oral presentations. Here are just few snaps of a few of the 14 LLL students who participated this year — we’re so proud of all of you!

Last night, the Italian program 🇮🇹 hosted their annual Torneo di Briscola — Italian Card Game Tournament. A record number of students turned out to learn how to play this iconic game, eat pizza, and participate in the tournament. Congratulations to our winners!! We can’t wait to host you all again next year! 🤩🏅