We are delighted to introduce—and warmly welcome—our two inaugural ELTS Student Ambassadors, Zoe French and Morgan O’Brien. This quarter marks the launch of a new ELTS Student Ambassador initiative, and we are thrilled…
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ELTS Prof. Dominic Thomas Awarded 2025 Barbara Cassin Prize for Excellence in Research and Translation
Academician Barbara Cassin presenting the Inaugural Barbara Cassin Prize. Photo courtesy of C. Schröder/ Unistra The inaugural Barbara Cassin Prize for Excellence in Research and Translation has been awarded…
Read MoreELTS students pen ‘Letters to the Future’ to commemorate International Education Week
Five students from the Department of European Languages and Transcultural Studies contributed their foresight, cultural insights and language skills to International Education Week at UCLA. Each student composed a short letter…
Read MoreELTS PhD Candidate received the 2025 Grandgent Award
ELTS PhD student, Hugo Fortin, received the 2025 Grandgent Award, an annual award given by the Dante Society of America to the best essay on a subject related to the…
Read More“Impact of Olympic & Paralympic Games” Conference
On October 30th, the Center for French Excellence hosted “Building Global and Local Communities: Impact of Olympic & Paralympic Games.” This conference aimed to discuss the impact that the Olympic…
Read MoreELTS Undergraduate student awarded the Velli Prize and the Keck Humanities Scholarship
Alexa Rojas, ELTS minor in Italian Studies Alexa Rojas, an undergraduate minor in Italian Studies, has been awarded two major prizes: The Velli Prize given by the American Boccaccio Association…
Read MoreELTS PhD Candidate selected as a 2025 winner of the Casola Prize
Bella Dante, ELTS PhD candidate in Italian Studies Bella Dante was selected as a 2025 winner of the Casola Prize, a prestigious honor given by the Patrons of Italian Culture…
Read MoreELTS PhD Candidate awarded a 25,000 Euro grant from the German Foundation
Lena Trüper, ELTS PhD candidate in Germanic Languages Lena Trüper secured a 25,000 euro grant from the German Foundation Hessen Film & Medien to help create a documentary film called…
Read MoreELTS PhD candidate selected by UCLA for the Collegium of University Teaching Fellows (CUTF)
Ryan Schaller, ELTS PhD candidate in French and Francophone Studies Schaller was selected by the UCLA Teaching & Learning Center to participate in the 2025-26 Collegium of University Teaching Fellows (CUTF) program….
Read MoreFilm by Erin Cooney uses dance, poetry to spotlight environmental hazards in L.A. neighborhoods
Film to be screened at open house for community engaged scholarship, Oct. 9 in Royce Hall 314 Courtesy of Erin Cooney The film depicts dancers at the iconic 6th Street…
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