Careers in Languages, Languages in Careers

Event details Date: Monday, November 9, 2026 Time: 7:00 PM Location: Kelly Commons, Room 5A Type: Career / Professional About this event Monday, November 9 2:30 - 3:30 p.m Manhattan University Careers in Languages, Languages in Careers: Professional Pathways for Speakers of One or Multiple Languages Dr. Regina Galasso (UMASS Amherst) Students are often surprised to learn that careers involving languages extend beyond becoming a translator, interpreter, and educator. This presentation introduces the range of professional opportunities available in the language services industry, what they generally entail, and where to look for them. It also explores how people working in other fields can work responsibly with multiple languages, and how this knowledge can be a distinguishing factor in any type of application process and professional setting Dr. Regina Galasso is Director of the Edwin C. Gentzler Translation Center and Professor in the Spanish and Portuguese Studies Program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She researches, teaches, and creates projects on translation’s role in literary histories and contemporary culture, linguistic diversity, and translation literacy. She is the author, translator, and editor of seven books, including This Is a Classic: Translators on Making Writers Global (Bloomsbury, 2023) and for the public Becoming a Translator (2024), part of Wiley's "For Dummies" series Official event details: https://inside.manhattan.edu/calendar.php?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D1447277493