People Type: Alumni

Biography Majors and certificates History, African Languages & Literature Graduation year 2009 After graduation I currently work for a non-profit organization in Brooklyn, NY that produces an African Music radio show. Motivation I started studying Spanish in 7th grade and continued it through my first semester of college. Language study in high school helped cultivate …

Biography Majors and certificates English Graduation year 1987 After graduation I spent the summer immediately after graduation helping out at a mountain resort hotel in Switzerland. That opportunity likely would not have been available if I had not spoken German more or less fluently by then. I never did learn Swiss German, unfortunately! I worked …

Biography Majors and certificates International Studies, African Studies Certificate Graduation year 2011 Motivation I learned French because when I was younger, I wanted to be Jacques Rogue (the president of the International Olympic Committee) and I figured I should probably learn one of the official languages of my future career. Learning Arabic seemed like the …

Biography Majors and certificates Chemistry Graduation year 2013 Motivation Polish is my family’s language and French is beautiful and practical. How language enriched Polish has enriched my life mostly in that meeting other Polish-speaking people is an instant opportunity to make new friends. Since most Polish has so many humorous expressions and Polish people have …

Biography Majors and certificates International Studies Graduation year 2011 Motivation I chose French because my family is from Francophone Africa (Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo) and I have always had French in my life. I chose Spanish because I like the language and it is similar to French in terms of grammar and some …

Biography Majors and certificates International Studies, Spanish, French Graduation year 2015 Motivation Although my bilingual mother never taught me her native language, the Latvian phrases, songs, stories, and prayers that she succeeded in passing down always captivated me. It may be due to these teachings that from a very young age, I knew language and …

Biography Majors and certificates Spanish Major Graduation year 2003 After graduation My path to the law was a winding one, but on each leg of the journey I have benefited enormously from my fluency in Spanish, the product of my Spanish Language major at UW–Madison. As a young elected official on the Madison City Council, …

Biography Majors and certificates French Major, Scandinavian Studies Major, Certificate in European Studies Graduation year 2013 After graduation After graduation I moved to France, where I taught English to French high school students in Marseille through the TAPIF program. I currently live in Madison and work at Literacy Network, a non-profit that focuses on goal-based …

Biography Majors and certificates Italian, Linguistics, South Asian Studies Certificate Graduation year 2015 After graduation The summer after graduation, I worked as a Community Literacy Intern at Literacy Network in Madison, where I planned individualized ESL lessons for community members. Since the end of August, I have been doing a year of service in Budapest, Hungary, where …

Biography Majors and certificates Communication Sciences & Disorders, Linguistics Graduation year 2015 After graduation I am currently a first-year graduate student in a Speech-Language Pathology M.S. program at Northeastern University. My main interests are in voice disorders and accent training. Motivation I was born in Paris and lived there for three years as a baby. …