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📚✨ Friday Recommendation: A Journey Through Translation ✨📚

🌍 Babel: Adventures in Translation
by Dennis Duncan, Stephen Harrison, Katrin Kohl & Matthew Reynolds

What if translation wasn’t just a tool… but an adventure across time, cultures, and imagination?

Babel: Adventures in Translation invites us to rethink translation as a dynamic force that has shaped how ideas travel, evolve, and survive across centuries. From ancient Greek papyri to fantasy languages and even Esperanto, this book reveals how multilingualism has always been at the heart of human creativity.

🔍 Highlights you’ll love:

The mystery of Linear A, a language still undeciphered

The journey of texts across religion, science, and literature

The fascinating afterlives of stories through translation

Visual treasures—from Egyptian papyri to Astérix

✨ This is not just a book about translation—it’s a story about how cultures speak to each other, misunderstand each other, and ultimately connect.

💬 Perfect for:
Translators, interpreters, language lovers, and anyone curious about how meaning travels (and transforms).

📌 Friday thought:
Every translation is a new version of the world. What stories are we carrying across languages today?

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Yesterday, Professor Laura Ramírez, coordinator of the Translation & Interpreting Program and manager of , and Robert Esposito, president of , presented at the first annual Careers in World Languages Day at Hamilton High School West 🎓🌍

It was inspiring to speak with high school students about their career goals and how learning another language can open doors to exciting professional paths. Beyond boosting career opportunities, multilingualism also brings powerful cognitive, cultural, and social benefits 🧠✨

We explored careers in linguistics, education, translation and interpreting, international work, and even the military — showing just how many possibilities languages can unlock.

Rutgers was also represented by .global, who shared the many international opportunities available to students during their time at Rutgers ✈️🌎

Thank you to Hamilton West for organizing such a great event and for supporting the future of world languages!

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📅 SAVE THE DATE
🌍 Rutgers Translate-a-thon 2026
🗓️ Friday, March 27, 2026

Languages in action. Community at the center. 💬🤝

The Rutgers Translate-a-thon is back for its 8th edition! Join students, volunteers, faculty, and community partners for a full day of hands-on translation and language-access projects supporting community organizations and public initiatives.

✨ What to expect:
🔹 Real-world translation & language-access projects
🔹 Collaborative, team-based work
🔹 Short, applied workshops
🔹 Flexible participation (in person + online)
🔹 A closing community celebration 🎉

No prior experience needed—just an interest in languages, collaboration, and making an impact.

📍 In person at the Rutgers Language Center + online via Canvas
📩 More details coming soon!

👉 Save the date & stay tuned!


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📢 Job alert! 🌍✨

The NYS Office of General Services is looking for a Coordinator, Cultural and Language Access Services to advance language access and equity across New York State. This role focuses on translation & interpreting quality standards, multilingual projects, outreach, and collaboration with agencies and communities to ensure information is accessible to all.

If you’re passionate about language justice, accessibility, and public service, this is a great opportunity to make statewide impact. 💬🤝

📌 Apply now

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