{"id":15219,"date":"2021-10-25T11:25:18","date_gmt":"2021-10-25T15:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/?p=15219"},"modified":"2025-02-05T16:10:01","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T21:10:01","slug":"language-programs-grant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/language-programs-grant\/","title":{"rendered":"Language Programs Receive $500,000 Grant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Assistant Professor of French Aurelie Chatton is shown teaching a class. Language programs
at K will receive a $500,000 boost from the National Endowment for the Humanities.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is awarding Kalamazoo College a $500,000 grant through the American Rescue Plan to help offset financial losses incurred as a result of the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In total, the NEH is giving $87.8 million to 300 cultural and educational institutions, 90 of which are colleges and universities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe American Rescue Plan recognizes that the cultural and educational sectors are essential components of the United States economy and civic life, vital to the health and resilience of American communities,\u201d NEH Acting Chairman Adam Wolfson said. \u201cThese new grants will provide a lifeline to the country\u2019s colleges and universities, museums, libraries, archives, historical sites and societies, save thousands of jobs in the humanities placed at risk by the pandemic, and help bring economic recovery to cultural and educational institutions and those they serve.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At K specifically, the grant will help fortify the College\u2019s language programs. Enrollment in language courses has waned over the past year, in part because the pandemic affected study abroad opportunities. The money will support the hiring and retention of foreign language faculty and staff; sustain student interest in language programs; revitalize programs in Arabic, Hebrew and ancient Greek; provide faculty better opportunities for research; and bolster study abroad to ensure it remains affordable as it restarts this term<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Associate Provost Katie MacLean, who is an associate professor of Spanish, said the honor of receiving the grant underscores K\u2019s reputation for the humanities and study abroad programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cStudy abroad is among the most popular answers students provide when they\u2019re asked, \u2018Why did you choose K?\u2019\u201d MacLean said. She and Jessica Fowle\u2014K\u2019s director of grants, fellowships and research\u2014submitted the grant proposal on the institution\u2019s behalf while providing proof the emergency short-term funds would combat pandemic-related issues and add value rather than apply a temporary fix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs a liberal arts college, the vitality of the humanities is important to our institutional identity and languages have a symbiotic relationship with study abroad,\u201d MacLean said. \u201cTo me, this is a lot of money for humanities programs, which shows how much of an honor this is. That\u2019s exciting for us.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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