Charles Brunnette from the University of Minnesota's Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (AMES), Japanese Program, joins VoxBox Talks to interview three students—William Gronewald, Kate Logan, and Kaia Ludtke—who recently studied abroad in Japan.

This week on VoxBox #WinnersCircle, TandemPlus Coordinator Saena Dozier chatted with Elton Keopraseuth, a freshman majoring in product design and winner of the Language Center's recent language-themed word chain puzzle!

Elton shared insights on his winning strategy, discussed his multilingual background, and recounted colorful stories connecting language to his life—from an unforgettable Mexico adventure to turning heads at events in his famous Duolingo owl costume. We also explored his favorite word games that spark his love for languages.

Tune in for this lively conversation where language learning, creative wordplay, and unexpected connections come together in surprising ways!

In this episode of VoxBox Talks, Language Center Director, Amanda Dalola, talks with the latest inductee into the #WinnersCircle, Hope Anderson, founder and CEO of Teaching Solved, a website that helps teachers help students learn languages. The biggest party you’ve ever seen at the intersection of wordgames and language teaching.

In this episode of VoxBox Talks, Language Center Director, Amanda Dalola, is back for more #WinnersCircle wordgame talk with Lily Obeda, winner of the Language Center’s monthly multilingual wordgame. You’re gonna main this episode frfr! 🎮✨

On this episode of the #Linguistics series of VoxBox Talks, Amanda & Mason are up to their usual linguistic hijinx, this time stopping to debunk the topics of language prestige and language change.

TandemPlus Director Saena Dozier sits down with TandemPlus Student Group Officers Haiden Lounsbery and Lucas Ludwig to talk about TPSA, TandemPlus events, and the experiences of being a student group officer with TandemPlus.

In this episode of VoxBox Talks, Language Center Director, Amanda Dalola, is back for more #WinnersCircle wordgame talk with Dr. Lauren Goodspeed, winner of the Language Center’s monthly multilingual wordgame. Dive down for purls; it’s gonna get knitty!

TandemPlus Student Association Student Group Officers Noah Larson and Mason McFarland discuss shared experiences through TandemPlus language partnerships, teaching experiences, and the challenges of language learning.