U.Va.'s Summer Language Institute Celebrates 30th Anniversary of Total Immersion
Jane KellyAugust 9, 2010 — Bill McDonald likes to say he didn't help found the University of Virginia's Summer Language Institute. "I'm not the founder," he laughed one recent Friday. "I'm the...
View ArticleFriends, Romans, Countrymen: Let's Sing 'The Good Ol' Song'
Jane FordJuly 14, 2011 — Latin students in the Summer Language Institute at the University of Virginia were given a special challenge during the inaugural scavenger hunt: Translate "The Good Ol' Song"...
View ArticleScavenger Hunt Unites Summer Language Institute Students
Jane FordJuly 14, 2011 — About 160 students from the University of Virginia's Summer Language Institute gathered Monday evening in the garden of Pavilion VIII, enduring the sweltering July heat as they...
View ArticleUniversity Works to Address Online Security Incident
Carol S. WoodJune 6, 2012 — University of Virginia information security experts responded rapidly this week to address a human error that allowed the transcripts of 2011 and 2012 applicants to the...
View ArticleSummer Session 2013: U.Va.’s Summer Session Satisfies a Variety of Student Needs
The advent of summer does not mean that education stops at the University of Virginia. Even before the Final Exercises were held, officially ending the 2012-13 academic year, Summer Session[r1] courses...
View ArticleU.Va. Students Pursue the Pleasures of Multilingualism
Charlie TysonGrowing up in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Nishat Jabin’s first language was Bengali. But one of her great pleasures was watching English-language cartoons. She ranks “Tom and Jerry,” “Hey Arnold!”...
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