VCL Scholars
The Vanderbilt Center for Languages offers a welcoming and dynamic environment that brings together language communities from across Vanderbilt. We promote the exchange of ideas and expertise among colleagues from all departments, programs, and centers in order to foster proficiencies in world languages and develop cultural awareness among students and faculty.
The VCL Scholars faculty initiative supports these objectives, offering professional development, collaborative scholarship opportunities, and design of innovative language-centered events in tandem with Vanderbilt students.
Faculty are invited to submit grant proposals in early January. Click here to view all details and application.
For any questions, please contact Director Chalene Helmuth.
Spring 2025 VCL Scholars
The VCL Scholars serve as an integral part of the Vanderbilt Center for Languages’ mission of fostering interdisciplinary work to support the teaching and learning of languages at Vanderbilt University. For Spring 2025, we received another round of excellent project proposals and initiatives:
- 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
Spring 2024 VCL Scholars
The 2024 theme of the VCL Scholars, Intercultural Competencies, prompted submissions from a wide variety of languages and programs.
- Exploring Heritage Narratives through a Multidimensional Language Project
Pengfei Li | Asian Studies - Bridging Cultures and Empowering Minds through Chinese Tai Chi and Japanese Ikebana
Xianmin Liu & Hideko Shimizu | Asian Studies - Mindfulness and Language. Enhancing Cognitive and Intercultural Growth
Anna Marra | French & Italian - Community Immersion Experience for Language Students
Asami Nakano | Asian Studies - Bridging Borders, Crafting a COIL-Based Virtual Exchange Program for Introduction to Spanish for the Professions
Maria Paz Pintane | Spanish & Portuguese - German/American Studies: the Promise and Pitfalls of a Transatlantic Virtual Exchange
Calire Scott | German Studies
Past CSLS Scholars in Residence
- Patrick Murphy, 2020-2022, Principal Senior Lecturer, Department of Spanish and Portuguese
- Oliver Knabe, 2017-2018, Assistant Professor in German, University of Dayton
- Jessica Greenfield, 2016-2017, Medical Education Program Evaluation, University of Virginia
- Carolina Palacios, 2015-2016, Principal Senior Lecturer, Department of Spanish and Portuguese
- Per Urlaub, 2014-2015, Director of Global Languages, MIT
- Susan Barone, 2012-2013, Director, English Language Center