The university secured two Virginia Department of Education grants to fund hosting academies for French, German, Spanish, Japanese and Latin for the next five years.
A new student-initiated program at Washington and Lee invites the campus and wider Rockbridge area communities into informal world language practice.
The teaching assistants were provided the opportunity to learn about the American education system and connect with other language educators.
The director of the Global Discoveries Laboratories and adjunct professor of romance languages and teacher education received the award at the Virginia Board of Education meeting.
