{"id":1594,"date":"2025-02-25T21:40:32","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T21:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/center-for-languages\/?p=1594"},"modified":"2025-03-21T16:42:14","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T16:42:14","slug":"we-are-pleased-to-announce-the-2025-vcl-scholars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/center-for-languages\/2025\/02\/25\/we-are-pleased-to-announce-the-2025-vcl-scholars\/","title":{"rendered":"We are pleased to announce the 2025 VCL Scholars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1579 \" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/02\/18173614\/Lori-Catanzaro-Headshot-e1740173855687-821x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"111\" height=\"139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/02\/18173614\/Lori-Catanzaro-Headshot-e1740173855687-821x1024.jpg 821w, https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/02\/18173614\/Lori-Catanzaro-Headshot-e1740173855687-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/02\/18173614\/Lori-Catanzaro-Headshot-e1740173855687-768x958.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/02\/18173614\/Lori-Catanzaro-Headshot-e1740173855687.jpg 1129w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 111px) 100vw, 111px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1195\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2024\/03\/06220912\/Divya-e1709763368692.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"98\" height=\"138\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1200\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2024\/03\/06220916\/Nathalie.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"101\" height=\"137\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1581\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/02\/18173946\/Susan-Kevra-Headshot.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"104\" height=\"139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/02\/18173946\/Susan-Kevra-Headshot.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/02\/18173946\/Susan-Kevra-Headshot-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 104px) 100vw, 104px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1428\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2024\/11\/14193931\/Ben-Legg-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"103\" height=\"141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2024\/11\/14193931\/Ben-Legg-1.png 230w, https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2024\/11\/14193931\/Ben-Legg-1-219x300.png 219w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 103px) 100vw, 103px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1580\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/02\/18173933\/Juntao-Headshot-692x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"96\" height=\"142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/02\/18173933\/Juntao-Headshot-692x1024.jpg 692w, https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/02\/18173933\/Juntao-Headshot-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/02\/18173933\/Juntao-Headshot-768x1136.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/02\/18173933\/Juntao-Headshot-1038x1536.jpg 1038w, https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/02\/18173933\/Juntao-Headshot-1384x2048.jpg 1384w, https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/02\/18173933\/Juntao-Headshot-scaled.jpg 1730w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1101\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2024\/01\/06205833\/Anna-Marra.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"123\" height=\"143\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1196\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2024\/03\/06220913\/Hideko.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"114\" height=\"143\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to Lori Catanzaro, Divya Chaudhry, Nathalie Dieu-Porter, Susan Kevra, Benjamin Legg, Juntao Li, Anna Marra, and Hideko Shimizu!<\/p>\n<p>The 2025 awardees will explore these topics:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"x_e2ma-p-div\"><span class=\"x_e2ma-style\"><strong>From Perfectionism to Play: Using Improv to Enhance Learning Environments<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"x_e2ma-style\"><em>Divya Chaudhry | Asian Studies<br \/>\n<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"x_e2ma-p-div\"><strong><span class=\"x_e2ma-style\">A Research Immersion Abroad: Exploring Culture, Healthcare, and Society<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span class=\"x_e2ma-style\"><em>Nathalie Dieu-Porter | French &amp; Italian<br \/>\n<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"x_e2ma-p-div\"><strong><span class=\"x_e2ma-style\">Global Food Studies<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span class=\"x_e2ma-style\"><em>Susan Kevra &amp; Anna Marra | French &amp; Italian<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"x_e2ma-style\"><em>Benjamin Legg &amp; Lori Catanzaro | Spanish &amp; Portuguese\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"x_e2ma-p-div\"><span class=\"x_e2ma-style\"><strong>Integrating World Languages into the A&amp;S Core Curriculum: Interdisciplinary and Intercultural Approaches for Faculty<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"x_e2ma-style\"><em>Juntao Li | German, Russian, and East European Studies<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"x_e2ma-p-div\"><span class=\"x_e2ma-style\"><strong>Washoku: A Celebration of Japanese Cuisine and Food Education<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"x_e2ma-style\"><em>Hideko Shimizu | Asian Studies<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>To read more about the VCL Scholars and how to apply next Spring visit our webpage <a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/center-for-languages\/scholars-in-residence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 &amp;&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":123,"featured_media":1596,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[14,10],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/02\/21211421\/VCL-Scholars-2025-Announced-spotlight.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/center-for-languages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1594"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/center-for-languages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/center-for-languages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/center-for-languages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/123"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/center-for-languages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1594"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/center-for-languages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1594\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1602,"href":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/center-for-languages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1594\/revisions\/1602"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/center-for-languages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1596"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/center-for-languages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1594"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/center-for-languages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1594"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/center-for-languages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1594"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}