Languages & Communications

UNI alum will teach in Spain through Fulbright Program

For McKenna Mitchell, putting her UNI TESOL teaching degree to use in Spain is a dream come true. It's a dream made possible by the Fulbright Program.

UNI journalism students become sports reporters for a day

Eleven students in a UNI journalism class recently got the chance to experience a day in the life of a sports reporter at a UNI men's basketball game.

French Film Festival returns to UNI

The third annual French Film Festival, hosted by the UNI Department of Languages & Literatures, will be held Jan. 22 through Feb. 26.

What can you do with a master’s of English degree?

Getting a master's of English degree isn't just for wannabe novelists. Find out about the many career opportunities that will await you!

UNI Department of Languages & Literatures awarded more than $1 million grant for ESL teacher preparation project

The Department of Education has awarded two UNI professors a grant to launch a new project to improve English as a second language instruction.

UNI’s Fast Forward Digital Media Workshop returns in-person on Nov. 4

UNI’s Fast Forward Digital Media Workshop returns on Nov. 4 for expert media panels and demonstrations.

Writer Taylor Brorby to speak at UNI

On Oct. 12, writer Taylor Brorby will visit UNI for a public talk about his coming-of-age memoir “Boys and Oil: Growing Up Gay in a Fractured Land."

UNI to host an evening with Chuy Renteria

As part of Latinx Heritage Month, the University of Northern Iowa will be hosting a reading with Jesus “Chuy” Renteria on Tuesday, Sept. 27 at 7 p.m. in Sabin 002. Renteria will read from his coming-of-age memoir, “We Heard It When We Were Young: Tales of Growing Up Mexican American in Small-Town Iowa,” which was released in 2021 by The University of Iowa Press.