On Saturday, April 19th and Sunday, April 20th, Prof. Irina Kostina hosted The Caucasus: A Mosaic of Histories and Cultures, an on-line conference that explored the Caucasus region. This is a region of profound historical, cultural, and geopolitical significance that remains underrepresented in academic, public discourse. Click the title above to read more!

Malvika Khadiya, a University of Iowa political science student from Cedar Falls, Iowa, has been awarded a 2025 U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) to study in Latvia this summer at Dauzgavpils University for an intensive Russian language program. Click the title to read the article.

Mairen Thompson, a University of Iowa graduate student studying world language education, from Tipton, Iowa, has been awarded a 2025 U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) to study in Japan this summer at Okayama University for an intensive Japanese language program. Click the title to read the article.

How Honors Students are Expanding Their Education With Multiple Areas of Study

Annalie Ruehle, a second-year biochemistry and molecular biology major with a Korean studies minor is studying this spring on the TEAN South Korea: Korea University program.

The Japanese ambassador to the United States, along with the Chicago consul-general and other embassy officials, visited the Japanese program to hear writers and translators read and to engage in conversation with students.

The proposed changes for fall 2025 will enhance collaboration and support student success.

Aiden Hageman, a physics and Japanese double major at the University of Iowa, has been awarded a 2024 David L. Boren Scholarship to study Japanese at Kanda University of International Studies in Chiba, Japan.