Modern Languages & Literatures Events

This is a general information session for those considering applying for a Fulbright Scholarship to spend 2016-17 abroad. If you are already working with the Peer Scholarship Advisors, please meet with them rather than coming to this session.

A handsome screenwriter is trying to win the heart of the woman he truly loves. His plans are interrupted when he finds Magdalena, a little girl at his house. Directed and starring Til Schweiger.

Join ILSS for our first meeting of the year during lunch on Thursday, September 3 in Law School Room 137.

Interested in volunteering in Nicaragua over winter break? Bridges to Community is a week-long Branch Out trip dedicated to building houses for much deserving Nicaraguan families while living and working in the community. Applications are due Sept. 15.

Join us for some German cooking! Dish of the night: "Wirsing-Hack-Auflauf" (Cabbage-Minced Meat-Casserole)

Ann Mei Chang is the Executive Director of the U.S. Global Development Lab at USAID. The Lab is the newest bureau at USAID and aims to transform global development through science, technology, innovation, and partnerships.

Presented by Professor Christine Nemacheck. If you are applying to law school or are planning on attending law school at some point after graduation, please attend this workshop to be held on Tuesday, September 8, from 5:30-8pm in Morton Hall rm. 202.

Want to learn and practice community development in a developing country? SOMOS and MANOS (sister organizations) are searching for committed students of all majors interested in taking part in a long-term, research-based community and health partnership!

Want to travel for service? Come out to learn more about our Branch Out Trip to Nicaragua! Outreach360 is an organization that teaches English and Spanish literacy to children in Jinotega, Nicaragua. We are currently accepting applications!

Film screening of the 2003 film Zatoichi (The Blind Swordsman).

Join us for watching the critically acclaimed "A Coffee in Berlin" by Jan-Ole Gerster at the Botetourt Theatre, Swem Library

Want to learn and practice community development in a developing country? SOMOS and MANOS (sister organizations) are searching for committed students of all majors interested in taking part in a long-term, research-based community and health partnership!

Students can apply to participate in a 5-session dialogue. Application deadline is 8 am, Monday, September 28.

Are you thinking about studying or interning abroad? Do you receive a Pell Grant? If you answered yes to these questions, the Gilman Scholarship may be for you!

All parts of the Fulbright ETA Grant application must be submitted on line by noon on Monday, September 14.

The Luce Scholars Program is a nationally competitive fellowship program that provides stipends, language training, and individualized professional placement in Asia for 15-18 Scholars / year who have had limited prior exposure to Asia.

Health Outreach Peer Educators (HOPE) is seeking new members with an interest in peer health education and working within an inclusive and diverse group at William & Mary!

Eine Parodie der Karl-May-Verfilmungen der 60er.

Talk by Dr. Michael Horowitz, Associate Professor of political science at the University of Pennsylvania. His research interests include military innovation, the future of war, and the relationship between religion and international politics.

Want to meet and hang out with international W&M students? Sign up today to join the Conversation Partner Program (CPP)! {{http://survey.az1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_dgVPZcnbZZzeXiJ, Application}}

Come watch the moving family drama Still Walking, directed Kore-eda Hirokazu (2008) at Japanese House, on Saturday, Sept. 19th at 8:30. No sign-up necessary.

Pulitzer Center journalist and William & Mary graduate, Jenna Krajeski, will be giving a talk on her recent work on the Kurdish minorities in Turkey and Iraq. RSVP with link included as lunch will be provided.

All parts of the Fulbright Full Grant application must be submitted on line by noon on Monday, September 21.

Join Kim for this beloved German version of Lasagna! Remember to sign up for this Kochabend!

The Global Education Office is hosting a forum to tell you everything you need to know to make study abroad possible!

Join us for the screening of the great German movie "Russendisko"!

Four colleagues in Modern Langs and Lits are teaching new COLL 100 courses this fall. In this roundtable discussion, professors will share syllabi and examples of assessment beyond the traditional essay. Be ready to brainstorm your own Big Ideas course.

What sense do we make of the current cultural terrain? The talk by Professor Nancy Condee,takes three elements - cultural spectacle, political intervention, and new moral certainty - to engage in a discussion of contemporary Russian cultural politics.

Scott Donaldson, W&M Professor Emeritus of English, will be speaking on "'Summer of 1924: Zelda's Affair, describing a central event in the lives of the Fitzgeralds.

A cultural show presented by the Chinese Student Organization (CSO), filled with action packed bunnies, awesome dances, comedy, drama, and free food at the end!

Join Prof. Francie Cate-Arries, W&M Faculty Advisor, and Yaye Baena, Director, Centro MundoLengua, Sevilla, and W&M student participants from 2014 & 2015 to learn more about this great program. Deadline is Oct. 1!

Come support undergraduate research at William & Mary! This week-long event showcases research projects by students who received summer funding from the Roy R. Charles Center for Academic Excellence. All are welcome to attend!

Join Prof. Jorge Terukina, faculty advisor, and program alums to learn more about W&M's study abroad program in La Plata. Application Deadline for Spring 2016: October 1st.

Rakugo storyteller Shohto performs in English. Sept. 28 (Monday), 5:00 pm, Ewell Recital Hall. Open to the public.

Interested in studying in Germany Summer 2016? Come to the Potsdam SSA Info Session Tuesday, September 29 at 5pm in WASH 315. Pizza and refreshments served!

Join us for an informational discussion with James Padilioni Jr of William & Mary's American Studies Department as he touches on the many ways in which the African Diaspora is imagined today.