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Meet Isabella Kunze, who earned a B.S. with honors in General Linguistics while minoring in business. Isabella enjoyed engaging with research in her Honors in the Major project focusing on discourse analysis with Dr. Tatjana Soldat-Jaffe. Additionally, she had the opportunity to take graduate computational linguistic courses with Dr. Tom Juzek which thoroughly prepared her for continuing her studies at the University College London's Faculty of Brain Sciences as an M.A. linguistics student with specialization in computation. Isabella's research interests going forward include syntax and computation.

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Join them every week for their regular events:
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Meet Noelle Day who is a recent graduate with a double major in Editing, Writing and Media and Linguistics! Throughout her time as a Linguistics major, she had the pleasure of engaging in research under multiple professors in FSU Department of Modern Languages & Linguistics, and during her sophomore year she had the opportunity to join a panel at the 2024 MLA conference where she presented Conlang research, which was conducted alongside Dr. Carolina Gonzalez. Noelle's research interests focus on the intersection between linguistics, literature and folklore, which she explored further in her Honors in the Major undergraduate thesis. Noelle is excited to be pursuing an MFA in screenwriting at FSU's College of Motion Picture Arts in Fall 2026.

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Did you know FSU has Language Houses right here on campus? To learn more, visit: mll.fsu.edu/ and/or email Dr. Reinier Leushuis at [email protected]

A new study from a group of researchers, including Dr. Thomas Juzek (FSU Department of Modern Languages & Linguistics) at Florida State University tested six AI models and found consistent favoritism for words coming from Latin and French over those with Germanic etymologies — even more than you would typically encounter in the English language. What other preferences may exist among these chatbots? If you are curious to find out why these large language models are biased towards using certain vocabulary, visit: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/06/02/what-ai-chatbots-bias-romance-languages-tell-us-about-humanity/

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Meet ⭐️ Charlotte Stuart-Tilley, who graduated in Spring 2026 with dual degrees in French (FSU Department of Modern Languages & Linguistics) and international affairs (Florida State University College of Social Sciences & Public Policy)!

Stuart-Tilley's research endeavors as a Florida State University student ranged from archiving and tracking historical mentions of Dante in popular media to understanding how human rights and discrimination are conceptualized in Ghana.

To check out the full Q&A, visit: fla.st/PHOIOMLH.

Niki Navarro Gutierrez, a junior majoring in digital media production and minoring in Italian and film, will attend the University of Foreigners of Perugia in Umbria, Italy, through FSU Global Exchanges.
“I am extremely interested in the appreciation that Italy, and Europe as a whole, has for film and the resources that are put into it,” Gutierrez said.
Gutierrez has a passion for creating documentaries or fiction films that tell a story about the culture they portray. She says she will benefit from traveling abroad and learning from diverse communities.
“Ultimately, I hope to return from Perugia not only with greater fluency in Italian, but also with the personal insight and professional skills to pursue documentary filmmaking on an international scale,” Gutierrez said. Read more about these opportunities through Global Exchanges at: https://news.fsu.edu/news/students-campus-life/2026/05/26/eighteen-fsu-students-earn-2026-gilman-scholarships-to-study-abroad/

Love it or hate it, FSU Libraries is here to support your curiosity about AI.
Our Popular Literature committee has put together a reading list on all things AI. Check out the full list, and find links to access and check out materials by visiting: bit.ly/FSULib-AIReadingList

Did you know FSU has Language Houses right here on campus? To learn more, visit: mll.fsu.edu/ and/or email [email protected]