On campus, students may live in a thematic residence setting, the Foreign Language Cultural Immersion Floor, dedicated to the use and study of foreign languages and cultures. The language lab facilities at UE are the first of their kind in the nation. Starting with the faculty, our department takes pride in quality. As members of a selective, undergraduate liberal arts and sciences institution, our faculty are dedicated to teaching. They have been consistently recognized as among the best teachers on campus by nomination for UE's Outstanding Teaching Award.
Outstanding teaching begins, of course, with excellent preparation.
The Ph.D. is required for all tenured faculty in foreign languages. Our faculty members have credentials from elite institutions such as Yale University, University of Chicago, Stanford University and Middlebury College. Research is also an important aspect of our faculty profile. The publication in scholarly journals, presentation of papers at academic conferences and participation in professional development seminars and symposia engage our faculty with current issues in foreign languages on the national and international levels. Our faculty have earned grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Japan Foundation, the Indiana Humanities Council, the Indiana Arts Commission and other agencies.