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.
Monthly Archives: September 2025
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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!