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About
Diversity & Inclusion
Land Acknowledgment
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Administration
Core Faculty
Jonathan Barnes
Charles B. Chang
Elizabeth Coppock
Daniel Erker
Paul Hagstrom
Najoung Kim
Kate Lindsey
Neil Myler
Catherine O’Connor
Affiliated Faculty
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Carol Neidle
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Major in Linguistics
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Italian & Linguistics
Japanese & Linguistics
Spanish & Linguistics
BA/MA in Linguistics
Honors Programs
BU Hub Requirements
BU Linguistics Association
Undergraduate Resources
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Class of 2022
BA in Linguistics
Alexander Acosta
Abisola Akinsete
Nicole Beymer
Lutece (Tess) Dekker
Haleigh Drew
Glenn Ee
Sophia Evangelatos
Jiangnan (Michael) Fang
Katherine (Kate) Fraser
Kendall Lowe
Michal Ninyo
Timothy Obiso
Grace Ramey
David Segall
Ariana Thorpe
Hannah Voteur
Qian (Lucy) Yu
BA in Linguistics & Computer Science
Colin Cormier
Zahra Daniar
Hwa-Jing Hong
Jaehei Kim
Xiaoyi Liu
Keenul Patel
Madelyn Rogers
Anna Schoff
Anastasiia Tatlubaeva
Kavina Thavarajah
BA in Linguistics & Philosophy
Lauren Stevens
BA in Linguistics & Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
Ione Madsen Hardy
Cheng Jia Stella Miao
BA in Italian & Linguistics
Andrew Reilly
BA in Japanese & Linguistics
Ariel McMillan
BA in Spanish & Linguistics
Adriana Celaya
Minor in Linguistics
Jack Broddus
Linwei Fu
Jakob (Jake) Welch
Class of 2021
BA in Linguistics
Joe Bui
Giuliana Carder
Jane Choe
Bridget Cohen
Mara Coolidge
Victor Cui
Letian Hao
Lucina Hawkins
Emma Henne
Kloe Hidri
Saadia Islam
Christof Ketchmark
Kamillah Khalif
Juniper Mai
Teddy Manning
Arisa Matsuo
Mia Sisco
Natalie Swiacki
BA in Linguistics & Computer Science
Tomiris Kaumenova
Ivan Mata
BA in Linguistics & Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
Mercedes (Mercy) Valladares
Flora Wong
BA in French & Linguistics
Cody Arnold
Class of 2020
BA in Linguistics
David Alvarez
Victoria Catipon
Rebecca Gelman
Kyle Goldbeck
Xinhang (Hermione) Hu
Elisabeth Palczynski
Elize Steinhoff
Miriam Yifrach
BA in Linguistics & Computer Science
Dora Agali
Benjamin Inglis
Heather Johnson
Duy Nguyen
BA in Linguistics & Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
McKayla Bohnsack
Abigail Boles
Halle Duggan
Fernanda Segura
BA in French & Linguistics
Abigail Ripin
BA in Spanish & Linguistics
Valerie Garcia
Minor in Linguistics
Christopher Bjornstad
Kayla Chavier
Sam Leifer
Gabriela Nitorreda
Julia Rowley
James (Jim) Sweeney
Melissa Wong
Class of 2019
BA in Linguistics
Elizabeth Botelho
Kaitlyn Cyprian
Jeremy Freudberg
Elias Ganem
Richard Keating
Gemma McCarley
Alexandra Papantonis
Madeline Reffel
Pamela Sugrue
Sharmaine Sun
Reetu (Ria) Varadhan
Brian Yoest
BA in Japanese & Linguistics
Micheal Lowell
BA in Spanish & Linguistics
Benjamin Hammer
Roxanne Segina
Marisa Wojcikiewicz
Minor in Linguistics
Jared Mordigal
Class of 2018
BA in Linguistics
Margaret Adham
Jessie Calkins
Bradley Cox
Maxine Diehl
Kazuki Ito
William Longerbeam
Dean Marchildon
Lindsay Marino
Annemarie Parsons
Elizabeth Pell
Kristine Purdy
Conrad Rousseau
James (Jimmy) Sbordone
Ryann Stout
Haley Stramel
Brittany Thayer
Kathryn Turner
Ho Sang (Wayne) Yoon
BA in Linguistics & Philosophy
Paige Gulley
BA in Linguistics & Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
Carly Levine
BA in French & Linguistics
Frania Navarro
Ching (Faith) Shih
BA in Spanish & Linguistics
Morgan Duffney
Rachel Poppe
Perry Robinson
Minor in Linguistics
Mariavittoria Fagnani Colt
Emma Nelson
Class of 2017
BA in Linguistics
Devyn Arrendondo
Hollis Bellerose
Whitney DiMeo
Sarah Eldredge
Allison Hunter
Jeong Hun (Joe) Lee
Abigail Pauley
Alejandra Rodriguez
Arman Sanentz
Abigail Tolentino-Winter
Peiyun (Clara) Xiang
BA in Linguistics & Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
Natalie Gomez
BA in Japanese & Linguistics
Betty Ly
Dylan Tam
BA in Spanish & Linguistics
Natalie Einselen
Minor in Linguistics
Julia Donovan
Sijie (Jenny) Jin
Melanie Martins
Talya Randall
Class of 2016
BA in Linguistics
Radhika Akhil
Hillary Auker
Sarah Brooks
Alexandra Camilo
Emma Conlon
Shannon Fitzgerald
Rongsi Gao
Danielle Hall
Lily Houghton
Erin Jessee
Zachary Kopp
Sarah Lawson
Michele Li
Nicole Moorman
Meredith Nero
Emma Preston
Catherine (Cate) Shubat
William Tietz
Dallas Walter
Erica Wivagg
BA in Linguistics & Philosophy
Chad Kringen
BA in French & Linguistics
Jacob Brashear
Summer Moore
Kei (Drina) Yatsu
BA in Japanese & Linguistics
Alison Parker
BA in Spanish & Linguistics
Alicia Allen
Solveig Castelli
Sarah Dorfman
Minor in Linguistics
Abhishek Desai
Gianna Gibo
Rachel Gordon
Justin Lievano
Class of 2015
BA in Linguistics
Gretchen Anderson
Corey Angers
Grant Bachhuber
Lauren Bethel
Alexandra Brown
Mary Chen
Jennifer Estrompa
Richard Farrell
Rebecca French
Amanda Kelleher
Kevin Martin
Katharine Meigs
Courtney Nedwick
Christian Nolan
Tre Pina
Sophia Qadir
Dakota Robinson
Benjamin Scioli
Jessica Tankersley
Samantha Twadell
Chloe Wendell
BA in Spanish & Linguistics
Alicia Anger
Rachel Martin
Sile Robinson
Minor in Linguistics
Caitlin Coons
Kelly Jackson
Philip Straessle
Class of 2014
BA in Linguistics
Julia Acheson
Brett Adam
Sarah Bauch
Andrew Beaton
Astrid Brown
Jordan Caroompas
Jackson Chan
Travis Dane
Karina De Leon
Courtney Dumais
Brandon Epstein
Karen Escarcha
Jatnna Garcia
Edwin Ko
Sarah Leonard
Wangyang (George) Li
Cara Liebman
Erica Lush
Jenna Lee Mackrides
Elodie Paquette
Eliot Reiniger
Ethan Rimdzius
James Ross
Josephine Scheunemann
Priscilla Vele
William Wallis
Christian Williams
Aubrey Wissmann
Junzhi Zhu
BA in French & Linguistics
Alexlyn Dundas
BA in Japanese & Linguistics
Dondré Gumbs
Chelsea Quezergue
BA in Spanish & Linguistics
Emma Temkin
Minor in Linguistics
Samuel Coyle
Julian Haller
Ashley Hansberry
Max Rainwater
Class of 2013
BA in Linguistics
Allison Bennett
Tino Bratbo
Emily Camarata
Elizabeth Grillo
Serrie Hamilton
Sophia (Sophie) Hendry
Nina Hrebenko
Michael Leone
Catherine Mis
Desiree Okoh
Abraham Polk
Ismael Rasa
Bethany Reynolds
Elizabeth (Leo) Rosenstein
Olivia Rudnicki
Andrew Todtenkopf
Ayelet Wachs Cashman
Jennifer (Jenn) Whiteside
Amelia Wisniewski-Barker
Zoe Wolters
Bonnie Zimmer
BA in Linguistics & Philosophy
Mitchell Hoke
BA in Japanese & Linguistics
Junesoo Lee
Carlos Lu
BA in Spanish & Linguistics
Meda Sandu
Minor in Linguistics
Ariel Gardner
Class of 2012
BA in Linguistics
William (Will) Balson
Daniel Bernays
Lara Bryfonski
Katharine (Katie) Clements
Bryn Daly
Jennifer Doucette
Caroline Frazia
Janessa Greenleaf
Richard Hayes
Patrick Hegarty
Charles Heisler
Henrison Hsieh
Alexandra (Ally) Hughes
Sima Kalmens
Emily Karp
Addie Katz
Amanda Kmetz
Christopher (Chris) Kohberger
Bethany Kotlar
Avra Kutcher
Breanna Lewis
Li Shan Liang
Will Orman
Christopher Pappas
Stefanie Rich
Kayla Rivers
Stephanie Sagey
Ian Schwartz
Michael (Rylan) Vachon
Bryan Zaramba
BA in Japanese & Linguistics
Brandon Syms
Minor in Linguistics
Kathryn Holt
Rebecca Moura
Jonathan Tay
Class of 2011
BA in Linguistics
Ross Caputi
Xiomara Forbez
Tricia Klos
Michael Kordosky
Laura Kulb
Hadassa Levenson
Chelsea McNiff
Grace Moshfegh
Jennifer Nieling
Katrina Peters
Leah Resnick
Donna Riggle
Aaron Strick
Bryan Turcotte
Lauren Zimmerman
Minor in Linguistics
Ben Applebaum-Bauch
Caitlin Clancy
Christina Falcos
Julie Herlihy
Kelsey Herwig
Alison Krause
Megan McCarney
Ryan Neary
Yee Kuen (Jessica) Shih
Alyssa Vertuca
Class of 2010
BA in Linguistics
Andrei Anghelescu
Michelle Auton
Katharine Broida
Luis Chunga-Celis
Alex Curtis
Rebecca Doris
Jillian Flood
Cristina Giuffrida
Maritza Grooms
Stephanie Hayden
Celia Kelly
Emily Kowalski
Devon Larson
Ross Lichtenberg
Lauren Liria
Jason Lucas
Rachel Mattison
Brendan McKenney
Rene Morenski
Megan Peet
Kathryn Persons
Grace Pester
Matthew Png
Monica Quimby
Andrew Richardson
Abigail Rudnickas
Ashley Sampson
Jamie Sirota
Elliott Smith
Nina Sugawara
Courtney Sullivan
Daniel Walker
Minor in Linguistics
Rocio Begue
Dory Greenberg
Brittany Parker
Emmett Patton
Darcey Searles
Kassandra Tan
Class of 2009
BA in Linguistics
Destiny Acidera
Christine Angell
Catherine Azelie Aquadro
Elizabeth Byrns
Ryan Cadiz
Allison Chung
Alice Corcoran
Samantha Dipalma
Daniel Hawkins
Alicia Hook
Jennifer Houel
Emily Joy
Roxanne Ko
Rachel Koch
Jeanmarie O’Leary
Emily Porcher
Radha Sadacharan
Timothy Tilbe
Lauren Wanucha
Minor in Linguistics
Matt Convente
Stephanie Sessa
Lisa Wauters
Anna Willmann
Class of 2008
BA in Linguistics
Julia Abrams
Lauren Ackerman
Ericka Barnes
Anna Belew
Nicholas Danis
Marcus Eldridge
Danielle Gagnon
Ruth Gerber
Amanda Goldberg
Megan Halpin
Douglas Herman
Morgan Jenatton
Corinne Jones
Brittany Kelley
Jee Hyun Lee
Elena Mackawgy
Lindsey Pollard
Vanessa Roderick
Gregory Scontras
Kristin Skinner
Teresa Speciale
Minor in Linguistics
Krystin Balzarini
Heather Brooks
Katherine Cissel
Class of 2007
BA in Linguistics
Efe Agho
Brynn Cox
Stephanie Frana
Alexandra Gulacsik
Allyson Gunsallus
Emily Hoppin
Matthew Jolly
Naomi Konikoff
Elizabeth Nelson
Michelle Nichols
Francesco Pasquariello
Phoebe Peterman
Solomon Posner III
Ayumi Shimokawa
Jasmin Urban
Minor in Linguistics
Catharine Whitlatch
Class of 2006
BA in Linguistics
William Aurigemma
Beth Bleazey
Dominique Cadet
Karly Chester
Nicole Costello
Amanda Cushman
Harlan Dalzell
Natalie Doran
Quinn Duffy
Krissy Ellsworth
Sarah Hardison
Andrew Lord
Alessandra Melotti
Maijaliisa Mickols
Lindsay Morgia
Samantha Moyer
Jessica Musikar
Matthew Picard
Gretchen Ransow
Rebecca Reuker
Dmitri Tyurmin
Tibor Valyi-Nagy
Karla Verardi
Kristin Walters
Anika Webster
Joshua Weiner
Jocelyn Wood
Allison Zamani
Minor in Linguistics
Jessica Donahue
Rachel Heller
Class of 2005
BA in Linguistics
Nicole Acrey
Matthew Adamo
David Agarwal
Rebecca Brown
Laura Hirshfield
Christian Hurley
Maria Iogansen
Zoya Khenkina
Winvy Lung
Romina Ruggeri
Arashdeep Sangha
Erin Smith
Cara Veremko
Minor in Linguistics
Rachel Lau
Class of 2004
BA in Linguistics
Jessica Alexander
Jacqueline Asher
Melissa Baese
Heslandia Carvalho
Alexis Clark
Meagan DaSilva
Jennifer Fick
Caroline Foulkes
Amanda Freed
Amanda Freund
Marc Levy
Marina Rodzianko
Stephen Weiss
Kari Wiborg
Alainna Wrigley
Minor in Linguistics
Sarah McManus
Class of 2003
BA in Linguistics
Allyson Chou
Marjorie Hogan
Amanda Lentz
Nadia Nassif
Jeni Parham
Pamela (Honora) Parris
Rose Schreier
Jamie Vidich
Minor in Linguistics
Joanna Hughes
Charles Koch
Class of 2002
BA in Linguistics
Lisa Gibson
Hallie Katarski
Hee-duk Kim
Rebecca Kurtzig
John Manna
Joe Mondello
Mark Monfasani
Tuuli Morrill
Jennie Poidomani
Olga Shergova
Joanna Upton
Minor in Linguistics
Stacy Atchison
Heather Caunt
Class of 2001
BA in Linguistics
Cecilia Damiani
Neiloufar Family
Matthew Murphy
Joan Simpson
Class of 2000
BA in Linguistics
Hee-Jin Kim
Gabrielle Berta Klein
Minor in Linguistics
Jillian Carter
Meredith Enish
Jennifer Simmerer
Robert Louis Simon
Class of 1999
BA in Linguistics
Elizabeth Paige Adams
Marilyn Manley (née Feke)
Brianna Ruth Mari
Dawn Smalls
Trevor Christian Tyrrell
Minor in Linguistics
Lauren Elizabeth Avalos
Rebecca Blau-Shane
Heather Tuttle
Class of 1998
BA in Linguistics
Alyssa Therese Adreani
Amalia Wilkerson Carty
Ming Chen
Yen-Juei Chu
Sarah Teague Durant
Anthony Ashley Gregory
Shaw Hubbard
David M. Pimentel
Heather Mckay Schraeder
Minor in Linguistics
Mara Collins
Danielle Lambrechts
Jamie Vitonis
Class of 1997
BA in Linguistics
Amber Rae Castillo
Arden Elizabeth Chant
Melisma Susan Cox
Nicole Monique Gourdet
Vera Lee-Schoenfeld
Katherine Elizabeth Miller
Nathaniel Theron Parks
John Thomas Wellehan
Veronica Zein
Class of 1996
BA in Linguistics
Lisa Meredith Feldstein
Margaretta Gillis-Silva
Yung Hee Kim
Kozue Matsumura
Michael Eugene Peterson
Takako Saeki
Kendra Louise Schoenholz
Minor in Linguistics
Robert Reynolds Porter III
Elena Beth Richter
Virgil Talaid
Class of 1995
BA in Linguistics
Sameena Naseem Ali
Rachael Baden
Daniel James Frayne
Annabel Mary Greenhill
Phylle Alipit Lentz
Jennifer Sia
Hanako Suzuki
Christina Tzika
Class of 1994
BA in Linguistics
Nomi Pearlman Burstein
Jacqueline My Chau
Kristine Gilchrist-Minasidis
Shannon Moran
Daniel Joseph Sax
Christina Tarbell
Class of 1993
BA in Linguistics
Vera Izrailit
Minor in Linguistics
Nicole Ann Kelsey
Class of 1992
BA in Linguistics
Win Swarr
Class of 1988
Minor in Linguistics
Laura Gonnerman
Class of 1983
Minor in Linguistics
Julio Alves