Study Abroad Scholarship for Students of Arabic, Italian, and Japanese

The CIE-National Resource Center Title VI Grant offers a limited number of Study Abroad Scholarships in the amount of $1,500-$2,000 for undergraduates (sophomores and above) or graduate students with a demonstrated interest in critical languages as defined by the U.S. …

Japanese Student Wins Boren Award!

The Japanese Program is thrilled to congratulate Japan 202 student Lauren Sroka as a recipient of a 2024 Boren Award. Wonderful work, Lauren!

Alumni Spotlight: Brandon Crisp

Japanese major and UWM alum Brandon Crisp spotlighted in In Focus! Read more here: https://uwm.edu/letters-science/in-focus/alumni-news/alum-brings-his-subtitling-work-to-uwms-silver-screen/

Inter-College Language Table

In Fall Semester 2021, the Japanese Program will continue to participate in the Inter-College Language Table. This is a great chance to speak with Japanese learners across the country. Email for login info.

Congratulations to our students on the Dean’s List

A hearty congratulations to the ten students in the Japanese Program on the 2021 Dean’s List! This year’s Japanese majors and minors on the list are: Elizabeth Xiong, Mitsuki Fendt, Grant Goehrig, Stephanie Korb, Grace Robinson, Owen Szymkowski, Justina Cheng, …

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