Language Sciences at UW-Madison

10/05/2026

Ling Fridays talk this Friday - our first in person talk of the semester!

09/08/2026

Congratulations to our Linguistics alum Vivienne Andersen who is one of 16 UW-Madison recipients of the 2026-2027 Fulbright U.S. student grant! Woo-hoo Vivienne!🙌🙌🙌

UW–Madison is pleased to announce that 16 Badgers have received Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards for the 2026-2027 academic year, with 15 accepting the grant. Close to 2,000 Fulbright U.S. students—recent college graduates, graduate students, …

08/31/2026

We had a great time welcoming our incoming Linguistics PhD cohort, plus two new faculty members, at our annual Fall Welcome gathering!! Hope everyone had a great summer, but it’s time to get back to school! 🍂 📚

05/20/2026

Read all about it - Lang Sci at the LSA in January 2026!

Story by Lang Sci student Media Intern G Sorensen; photos by Monica Macaulay and Eric Raimy The Linguistic Society of America held its annual conference in New Orleans over the past winter, where many UW …

05/15/2026

Professor Macaulay reflects on partnering with indigenous communities in supporting language revitalization in this recent article: https://madison.com/exclusive/fueling-discovery/article_17502e69-6738-496b-a509-8de4e0740a89.html

05/09/2026

🎓Congratulations to the Linguistics major class of 2026! We had a wonderful time celebrating this milestone with their families today!! 🎈

👉See some featured senior profiles at http://langsci.wisc.edu

04/22/2026

🌍Linguistics graduate seminar for Fall - open to students with background in linguistics from any program!

📍Speech sounds and sound systems in language contact
Professor Joseph Salmons
Wednesdays 2:25-5:25

04/20/2026

🎉Our student ASL club Badgers Sign UW is celebrating two years as an RSO!🎉

04/14/2026

🙌Congratulations to undergraduate student Matthew Pennington on receiving a Hilldale undergraduate/faculty research fellowship for 2026-2027!

Congratulations to undergraduate English major Matthew Pennington, who has been awarded a Hilldale undergraduate/faculty research fellowship for an independent study project he will conduct in 2026-2027! Under the supervision of Lang Sci faculty Dr. Kelly …

03/25/2026

This recent video feature showcases the diversity of the different language tables available across campus. The ASL student org Badgers Sign UW is highlighted!

At UW’s Language Tables, students practice dozens of languages in a welcoming community outside of class.