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regulating WL enrollment limits and the State Seal.
Dr. Teresa Ramsby and Dr. Ben Watson are joining the NCLG Executive Board, following an election process in February, 2026.
Teresa Ramsby has now assumed the Committee Chair position and brings to the Executive Board her deep expertise in pedagogy and consummate skills in many areas of event planning and program support.
Ben Watson will be assuming the position of Vice Chair by June and brings much experience in advocacy, curriculum design, and administrative planning.
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LAD26 - MARCH 9-10
OUR ONLY EVENT IN 2026
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SPREAD THE WORD TO DISTRICTS WITH ROTC OR MILITARY CONNECTED LOCATIONS OR STUDENT BODIES.
DUE APRIL 24 !!!
When we join others to raise one "world language voice," we accomplish more for everyone.
Check out this update from JNCL's Jon Bernstein on our advocacy work in DC - Some good news!
WLARA grant fund gets a 50% increase!
Much federal Title funding continues and some once "endangered" funds are now included.
NCLG urges personal participation in contacting Congress members to ask them to promote language education support funded and/or endorsed by the federal government. Cutbacks will harm or disrupt educational programs, present and future, unless we focus on designing new bills and maintain current funding that support language teachers and students.
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NCLG held its Semi-Annual Open Business Meeting as part of the SCS-AIA Annual Meeting
Saturday, January 10 at Noon Pacific Time with VIrtual Access.
Contact us if you need feedback or information
Yay! The 2025-2026 Contest is OPEN NOW DURING THE WHOLE YEAR.
Awardees win a replica bronze fibula pin and $25 certificate!
Before you close the year, don’t forget to click this link and enter the NCLG
2026 NORMA GOLDMAN CONTEST PADLET LINK
Submit a photo of yourself in any ancient attire on our Padlet!
Enter by midnight, June 30, 2026. Any ACL member can enter.
Need a good class starter? For classroom use and further searching, these are 2 good resources for increasing inclusion of Classicists of Color:
NCLG slideshow of calendar dates to start celebrating important days, like birth dates, death dates, events, involving Black classicists, to introduce important persons of color to your students. (also in PDF, 8/24)
These are all located in our DEI Resources and the Calendar is specifically HERE.
Also check out our DEI Resources pages for more materials for personal study and lesson planning.
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