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It is with great pleasure to announce and congratulate our 2025 Teacher of the Year: Satomi Newsom, Instructor of Japanese. Satomi has inspired students through her dedication, passion, and excellence in teaching. Her commitment to student success and her dynamic contributions to the academic life of our college have truly set her apart.

At the 2025 “Chinese Bridge” Chinese Proficiency & Talent Competition – Oregon Preliminary our very own Trevor Koo won 1st place, and Marta Alpresa Balaguer, took the 2nd place awards. This is an incredible accomplishments that reflect their dedication, hard work, and talent in learning Chinese. Our Chinese instructor, Meiru Liu said, “I’m so proud of how far you’ve come and the passion you both bring to studying the language and engaging with Chinese culture. Keep up the great work—this is a wonderful milestone on your Chinese learning journey, and I look forward to seeing what you’ll accomplish next!”

In this course, we will read short stories by famous authors (Pushkin, Tolstoy, Teffi) from the 19th and early 20th centuries.

It is taught in English and counts towards Global Perspectives and Culture, Power & Identity General Education requirements!

Interested in teaching, study, or research abroad after graduation?

The Fulbright program awards grants in over 160 countries.

Come and learn more about the Fulbright U.S. Student program, the opportunities it offers around the world, and the application process.

• Cold War Culture
• Crime, Justice, Law
• Post-Humanism
• Modernism & The city: Vienna, Paris, Berlin

Our own Therese Augst, Associate Professor of German, published the article, “The Storykeeper: Observations on an Encounter Between Walter Benjamin and Anna Seghers,” in the peer-reviewed journal Monatshefte.