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We are pleased to announce the 2025 VCL Scholars

Posted by on Tuesday, February 25, 2025 in Uncategorized.

Congratulations to Lori Catanzaro, Divya Chaudhry, Nathalie Dieu-Porter, Susan Kevra, Benjamin Legg, Juntao Li, Anna Marra, and Hideko Shimizu!

The 2025 awardees will explore these topics:

  • From Perfectionism to Play: Using Improv to Enhance Learning Environments
    Divya Chaudhry | Asian Studies
  • A Research Immersion Abroad: Exploring Culture, Healthcare, and Society
    Nathalie Dieu-Porter | French & Italian
  • Global Food Studies
    Susan Kevra & Anna Marra | French & Italian
    Benjamin Legg & Lori Catanzaro | Spanish & Portuguese 
  • Integrating World Languages into the A&S Core Curriculum: Interdisciplinary and Intercultural Approaches for Faculty
    Juntao Li | German, Russian, and East European Studies
  • Washoku: A Celebration of Japanese Cuisine and Food Education
    Hideko Shimizu | Asian Studies

Awardees will present the results of their work in a public forum hosted by the Vanderbilt Center for Languages later this Fall. Please stay tuned for more information to come.

To read more about the VCL Scholars and how to apply next Spring visit our webpage here.