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Increasing Translation and Interpretation Capacity for our Community
This winter, Somerville Public Schools sponsored 27 staff members in an intensive interpretation and translation workshop through the University of Massachusetts Translation Center. “The workshop provided us the opportunity to increase language capacity across the district with multilingual staff from different departments,” states

UMass professor offers English translation of noted Danish novel
Monday, December 24, 2018
A literary update: UMass professor offers first English translation of noted Danish novel since 1845

Holyoke schools cultivate translation skills among staff
Sunday, December 9, 2018
HOLYOKE — As a bilingual employee in the Holyoke Public School system, Nikita Perez finds herself doing a lot of translation and interpretation — work that can be difficult even for those like...

Professor Frank Hugus Translates Hans Christian Andersen's THE IMPROVISATORE
Monday, August 27, 2018
Professor Hugus will discuss his annotated translation on September 18 at Scandinavia House in New York City. He is also the translator of novels by Hans Scherfig (1905-79), and short stories by...

Yiddish Book Center Publishes the 2018 Pakn Treger Translation Issue
Wednesday, August 22, 2018
Yiddish Book Center has published the 2018 Pakn Treger Translation Issue. This year's theme is "A Moveable Shtetl." More information [here].

Director of Online Interpreter and Translator Training Speaks to WGBY's Carrie Saldo
Wednesday, August 22, 2018
Cris Mazzei was featured on WGBY's Connecting Point, a program rooted in local-subject matter. He spoke with Carrie Saldo about what it takes to be a professional interpreter. Cris Mazzei teaches...

Spain’s Most Prominent Performance Artist
Friday, April 20, 2018
Spain’s Most Prominent Performance Artist, Angélica Liddell, Visits UMass Amherst for Special Performance on April 24