Translation Symposium
Every year, students present literary works they have translated at a fast-paced, multilingual event that showcases the culture of intellectual creativity at the college.
Jed Deppman Translation Symposium
This year, the symposium was streamed live on YouTube on April 14. The symposium featured 15 brilliant translations.
Past Translation Symposium Events and Speakers
2018
April 2, 7 p.m., Student Translation Symposium
April 3, 4:30 p.m., Keynote: “In Praise of Borders (Not Walls): Translation and the Shibboleths of Identity,” by Mary Ann Newman, executive director of the Farragut Fund for Catalan Culture in the United States.
2017
April 5, 5 p.m., Student Translation Symposium
2016
April 6, 4:30 p.m., Student Translation Symposium
April 7, 4:30 p.m., Keynote: “The Universal Translator” by Benjamin Paloff of the University of Michigan.