Yearly Archives: 2025
28 posts
Linguistics alumna Eleanor Lin (CC ‘24) is now a PhD student in Computer Science at UMich, making waves in natural language processing (NLP) research. She’s especially interested in the intersection between NLP and multilingualism. Eleanor generously shared insights on her path to graduate school, her senior thesis project and current research interests, and her inside advice for undergraduates interested in NLP research and careers.
Matt Malone (Linguistics and Math, CC ’18) shared his postgraduate journey with us, from fieldwork in Cameroon and a Cambridge Fellowship to professional experience in industry and non-profits, and, currently, a Phd Program in Linguistics at the CUNY Graduate Center.
Join the Slavic Department for a semester-end celebration of student work! Featuring a performance of a Kalmyk song by the Linguistics Field Methods class. Tuesday, December 9th, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Sulzberger Parlor, 3rd floor of Barnard Hall Come […]
Reyes Llopis-García is a professor of Spanish and cognitive linguistics at Columbia. She is passionate about the intersections between second-language learning, cognition, and linguistics– all of which are explored in her cognitive linguistics course 'Mind and Body in Space' offered this spring! Reyes spoke to us about her exciting research, her approach to teaching, and how it all comes together in her cognitive linguistics course.
Do you have a linguistics research project to share? Consider submitting an abstract to the Toronto Undergraduate Linguistics Conference (TULCON19)!
Join the Columbia Linguistics Program for our Fall Dressler Colloquium! Friday, November 14, 4:10 pm, Hamilton 503
Last Friday, Columbia students presented their work at the annual Undergraduate Research Symposium. Among the presenters were four linguistics students, who shared their summer research projects on Greek, Hawaiian, and more!
You are cordially invited to attend the Russian Program Information Session! MONDAY, OCTOBER 27, 5-6 PM
Curious about undergraduate linguistics research at Columbia? Come to the Undergraduate Research Symposium this Friday, October 17th, to see presentations from four of our students!
In our second installment of Columbia Linguistics Field Reports, follow our students’ summer travels to Beijing, Greece, and downtown NYC! Reflections on Princeton in Beijing – Sofia Oltramari and Jacob Sanning (CC ’27) This past summer, we had the opportunity […]
Join the Columbia Linguistics Program for our Fall Open House and Social! Friday, October 24th, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm, Deutsches Haus, 420 W 116th St.
Kelsey Bialo (BC ‘21, Linguistics & Education) spoke with us about her Fulbright years in Taiwan, her language documentation and revitalization work at Wikitongues and Living Tongues, and her current MA thesis research on Palauan at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
Every summer, Columbia linguistics students disperse from Morningside Heights and take their learning into the field. In this inaugural “Field Reports” post, we highlight students’ summer activities, travels, and reflections. Read on to hear about summer adventures in Ohio, Kenya, and Spain!
How do members of the Deaf community communicate? How do syntax, morphology, and phonology work in a language that is signed, rather than spoken? Investigate these questions and more with CU Sign! This student organization offers free, beginner-friendly classes in […]
Jeremiah Mercurio is the Head Librarian for Humanities and History at Columbia, and our Subject Librarian for Linguistics. He spoke with us about his journey with research, a librarian's role within the university, and how Columbia Libraries supports linguistics students. Read on to learn about how an information scientist manages his own research and for a glimpse of the many resources available to Columbia linguistics students!
Meet Maya Barzilai, a prompt engineer at LinkedIn and linguistics instructor at Barnard and Columbia.
Congratulations to the three Columbia linguistics graduates awarded Fulbright fellowships for 2025 - 2026!
Taylor Roberts-Sampson (CC ‘20, UCLA Law ‘23) spoke to us about her linguistics studies, law school experience, and current work as an attorney.
A heartfelt congratulations to the Class of 2025 linguistics majors, minors, and special concentrators!
