News & Events News & Events Catch up with our latest news, upcoming events, and faculty and student accomplishments. On This Page: Recent News Ojibwe ‘Star Wars’ arrives in Minnesota theaters this week Dustin Morrow, a UMN linguistics doctoral student, and linguistics alum Aandeg Muldrew voiced roles in this landmark version of the 1977 film. Summer 2024 Newsletter News and highlights from the Institute of Linguistics. UMN Scholars Featured in Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) Version of Star Wars The Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) version of Star Wars: A New Hope features a recent alum and a current graduate student. Gaining Perspective Through Language A student of the world, alum Sophia Hawk (BA ‘24) finds that understanding language creates greater understanding of people. I spy something #invisible: Using Instagram to help learners understand second language invisible culture Amanda Dalola & colleagues published this open-access article on how using Instagram can help language learners understand nuanced cultural aspects of language. Upcoming Events Hybrid Event, May 15 - 17, 2025 UMN Hosts the 56th Annual Conference on African Linguistics The conference will be hosted at the University of Minnesota in 2025. The conference special theme is African Languages in Diaspora.
Ojibwe ‘Star Wars’ arrives in Minnesota theaters this week Dustin Morrow, a UMN linguistics doctoral student, and linguistics alum Aandeg Muldrew voiced roles in this landmark version of the 1977 film.
UMN Scholars Featured in Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) Version of Star Wars The Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) version of Star Wars: A New Hope features a recent alum and a current graduate student.
Gaining Perspective Through Language A student of the world, alum Sophia Hawk (BA ‘24) finds that understanding language creates greater understanding of people.
I spy something #invisible: Using Instagram to help learners understand second language invisible culture Amanda Dalola & colleagues published this open-access article on how using Instagram can help language learners understand nuanced cultural aspects of language.
Hybrid Event, May 15 - 17, 2025 UMN Hosts the 56th Annual Conference on African Linguistics The conference will be hosted at the University of Minnesota in 2025. The conference special theme is African Languages in Diaspora.