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Research

The Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages faculty specialize in a range of research fields that deal with some of the most important contemporary and historical issues, including global health, media and culture, environmental studies, social and political justice, language and cognition across cultures, migration, food studies, and more.


18
languages offered in person
100
core faculty members
48
U.S. students Fulbright grantees in past 10 years

Programs within the Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages 

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Chinese Flagship Program

For more than ten years, the University of Oregon Chinese Flagship Program has been providing students with the wholistic academic and scholarship support they need to develop professional-level proficiency in Chinese while studying any academic major of their choice.

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Spanish Heritage Language Program

The Spanish Heritage Language Program (SHL) is designed specifically for students who have a personal, familial, or community connection to Spanish. In SHL courses, you learn about Spanish and Spanglish as they are used in the US and in the wider Spanish-speaking world, build on your existing knowledge of Spanish, and make meaningful connections with local Spanish-speaking communities.

NILI supports and strengthens language preservation and revitalization efforts

Northwest Indian Language Institute

With tribal, academic and community partners, we establish collaborative, ongoing projects that meet the specific needs and desires of each language community. We also provide outreach services on issues of language endangerment and advocate for language revitalization.

Students in Yamada Language Center

Yamada Language Center

An innovative program for the study of less commonly taught languages—if three students or more suggest a language, we find a qualified tutor and put together a program.



The UO is one of the top universities in the nation to study languages!

Whether you want to learn a new language or conduct research in a language you’re proficient in, GSL offers students 18 languages to choose from. We rank #9 in Romance Languages, #6 in Spanish, #5 in East Asian Languages, #4 in Chinese, #4 in Japanese, and #6 in all Foreign Languages for annual degrees awarded.

(Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education, 2019.)


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