{"691729":{"#nid":"691729","#data":{"type":"news","title":"\u2018An Extraordinary Capacity to Build Bridges\u2019 \u2014 Remembering Juan Carlos Rodriguez","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETo truly understand Juan Carlos Rodr\u00edguez was to watch him walk into a room of musicians in his beloved Puerto Rico. The bond, the mutual respect, and the shared understanding were palpable, said Miguel Rosas Buendia, Rodriguez\u2019 colleague in the School of Modern Languages.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cBecause Caribbean music was such a central part of Juan Carlos\u2019 life, his social world, and his teaching, he possessed a singular gift: the ability to transform sounds into the syllables of a shared language of humanity,\u201d Buendia said. \u201cEvery encounter revealed the affection and respect that local communities had for him, as well as his own remarkable ability to communicate that sense of connection to his students.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERodriguez recently passed away, leaving a legacy of scholarship and human connection that his colleagues say will live on in the work he did.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Just as his scholarship linked diverse struggles in Puerto Rico and across Latin America to broader global concerns, the social spaces in which his interests flourished also brought people together in deeply meaningful ways,\u0022 Buendia said. \u0022Juan Carlos had an extraordinary capacity to build bridges, creating communities of friendship, learning, and mutual understanding wherever he went.\u0022\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERodriguez joined Georgia Tech in 2008 following teaching stints at Rice University and the University of Puerto Rico, R\u00edo Piedras. He earned his Ph.D. in Literature and a certificate in Latin American Studies from Duke University. While at Duke, he wrote a dissertation using the films of documentarian Patricio Guzm\u00e1n to explore how Chile navigated its transition to democracy after the fall of the Pinochet regime.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWith later research on Caribbean culture, documentary media, and digital archives, Rodriguez continued to follow his interest in understanding how audiovisual media captures collective memory, and historical trauma.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThrough his work, Rodriguez consistently illuminated the human, environmental, and political struggles of marginalized Latin American communities, connecting local history to global concerns of human rights and justice.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0027Positive Energy and Enthusiasm\u0027\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA prime example of this was his 2024 documentary, \u003Cem\u003EVieques: Archivo Vivo\u003C\/em\u003E (\u003Cem\u003EVieques: A Living Archive\u003C\/em\u003E). The film examines the human, environmental, and health consequences of the U.S. Navy\u2019s decades-long use of the Puerto Rican island of Vieques as a bombing range.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI had heard about the U.S. military occupation of the island, but I didn\u0027t fully understand the human and environmental toll until I saw his film,\u201d said Rodriguez\u2019 Modern Languages colleague Malaika Serrano. \u201cIt\u0027s beautifully made, but what has stayed with me is the way Juan Carlos centered voices that have too often been overlooked.\u0022\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERodriguez also helped make global and language learning opportunities possible for thousands of students and hundreds of faculty and staff members across many Atlanta colleges and universities as part of his work with the Atlanta Global Studies Center (AGSC), said his co-director, Tony Lemieux of Georgia State University.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cJuan Carlos brought a positive energy and enthusiasm to our work, and his impact will live on through the stories and lives of not only those who knew him but also those who benefit from the things that he built,\u201d Lemieux said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMore Than a Mentor\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhile Rodriguez was eminently respected in his field, he was also revered as a coworker and mentor.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESerrano, who succeeded Rodriguez as co-director of the AGSC, said Rodriguez backed her as the new director of the center.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cTo me, that\u0027s sponsorship \u2014\u0026nbsp; a mentor who risks their own social capital to help someone else advance,\u201d Serrano said. \u201cWe\u0027d only known each other for a couple of months, but he was already championing me behind the scenes. Looking back, I know I wasn\u2019t the only person he did that for. It came so naturally to him.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u2018Making People Feel Seen, Welcomed, and Valued\u2019\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThat spirit of partnership extended directly into how he worked alongside his peers; he demonstrated genuine collaboration in which teamwork was never a formality, but rather a foundational philosophy.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022For Juan Carlos, collaboration was essential,\u201d said Modern Languages colleague Osvaldo Cleger.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHis deep commitment to shared work also meant cultivating a culture of open, honest dialogue where ideas could be rigorously tested and disagreements discussed without compromising personal bonds, Cleger said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0022I will deeply miss the man with whom disagreement was never something to avoid, but one of the ways we thought together,\u0022 Cleger said. \u0022We could debate, challenge each other, and push our ideas as far as they would go, never fearing that our friendship would fracture because we saw things differently.\u0022\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe also lived with a deep commitment to empathy and generosity, said colleague Antonio Cardentey.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cHe had a rare gift for making people feel seen, welcomed, and valued,\u201d Cardentey said. \u201cBeing around him was always a genuine joy, and those of us who had the privilege of knowing him are better people for having shared a part of our lives with him.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EColleagues say Rodriguez was a caring colleague and excellent scholar.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Colleagues say Rodriguez was a caring colleague and excellent scholar."}],"uid":"34600","created_gmt":"2026-08-17 16:42:54","changed_gmt":"2026-08-17 16:49:30","author":"mpearson34","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-08-17T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-08-17T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"680892":{"id":"680892","type":"image","title":"juan-carlos-rodriguez-memorial.jpg","body":null,"created":"1786984981","gmt_created":"2026-08-17 16:43:01","changed":"1786984981","gmt_changed":"2026-08-17 16:43:01","alt":"School of Modern Languages Associate Professor Juan Carlos Rodriguez.","file":{"fid":"265224","name":"juan-carlos-rodriguez-memorial.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/08\/17\/juan-carlos-rodriguez-memorial.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/08\/17\/juan-carlos-rodriguez-memorial.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":310881,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/08\/17\/juan-carlos-rodriguez-memorial.jpg?itok=vAIsGmtX"}}},"media_ids":["680892"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1284","name":"School of Modern Languages"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:michael.pearson@iac.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EMichael Pearson\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EIvan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["michael.pearson@iac.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"690913":{"#nid":"690913","#data":{"type":"news","title":"The Science in Every Sentence","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETo the casual observer, linguistics might seem to be a field obsessed with words. And it is. But there\u2019s nearly as much math and science as humanities in the field\u2019s DNA, making the scientific study of language in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/modlangs.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022(opens in a new window)\u0022\u003ESchool of Modern Languages\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;a natural stop for some STEM-focused students intrigued by the subject\u2019s rigor, and its potential to give them an edge in a tricky job market.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022I think of it less as a way to stand out and more as something that opens up work I couldn\u0027t do otherwise,\u201d said computer science major Daniel Huang, who is pursuing a Minor in Linguistics. \u0022It\u2019s relatively easy to train a model with basic coding experience, but few people have training in how to interpret results from a linguistic standpoint, changing the angle from which I\u2019d work on a problem and opening new opportunities for me.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELearn more about linguistics at Georgia Tech and how some students are benefitting from these skills in the job market by reading the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/featured-news\/2026\/06\/linguistics-STEM-AI\u0022\u003Efull story\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELearn how linguistics at Georgia Tech is benefitting some students and alumni pursuing STEM careers.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Learn how linguistics at Georgia Tech is benefitting some students and alumni pursuing STEM careers."}],"uid":"34600","created_gmt":"2026-06-25 13:30:04","changed_gmt":"2026-06-25 13:31:29","author":"mpearson34","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-06-25T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-06-25T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"680513":{"id":"680513","type":"image","title":"modlangs-linguistics-ai-image-final.jpg","body":null,"created":"1782394212","gmt_created":"2026-06-25 13:30:12","changed":"1782394212","gmt_changed":"2026-06-25 13:30:12","alt":"\u0022\u0022","file":{"fid":"264786","name":"modlangs-linguistics-ai-image-final.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/06\/25\/modlangs-linguistics-ai-image-final.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/06\/25\/modlangs-linguistics-ai-image-final.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":963167,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/06\/25\/modlangs-linguistics-ai-image-final.jpg?itok=OVDpyOeM"}}},"media_ids":["680513"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1284","name":"School of Modern Languages"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:michael.pearson@iac.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EMichael Pearson\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EIvan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["michael.pearson@iac.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"690127":{"#nid":"690127","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Double Major Graduate to Take Her STEM and Intercultural Skills to Spain as Fulbright Scholar ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBiology major Sonali Kaluri is a STEM expert. Spanish major Sonali Kaluri is a language and culture expert.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPut the two together and you have a sharply educated researcher with a passion for healthcare. Kaluri is headed to Barcelona after graduation this Spring as a Fulbright Scholar to study the health of migrant workers under\u0026nbsp;the digital platform economy. She plans to later embark on a career in medicine.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIt\u2019s something she says she couldn\u2019t have done without her experiences at the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EIvan Allen College of Liberal Arts.\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cYou need to have a deep understanding of people and the systems that surround us to be able to effectively and ethically help people as a physician,\u201d said Kaluri, who attended Georgia Tech as a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/stampsps.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EStamps President\u0027s Scholar\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EKaluri\u2019s Applied Languages and Intercultural Studies degree from the School of Modern Languages helped shape that understanding, including through classes studying Spanish literature.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cLiterature is such an important window into the lives of people different from you,\u201d Kaluri said. \u201cStudying another language\u2019s great works is an excellent way to understand the experiences of different people and build that empathy, which translates to real life for me in being able to better connect with the people I meet.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EKaluri, who was fluent in her parents\u2019 languages of Telugu and Kannada before arriving at Georgia Tech, had always wanted to combine language training with her work in healthcare.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cEarly in high school and college, I would shadow doctors, and if they had a patient that couldn\u2019t speak English, I\u2019d be able to follow along with the conversation even without an interpreter using my knowledge from high school Spanish classes,\u201d Kaluri said. \u201cI figured that one day as a doctor, it would be cool to be able to talk directly to a larger number of patients without needing an interpreter and to be able to build greater rapport with patients. That was the spark for why I wanted to pursue more rigorous study of Spanish.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHer interest in medicine derives from seeing how cultural norms around gender and caregiving can shape and even sideline women\u2019s own healthcare needs.\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI realized that was a big part of why I wanted to pursue medicine \u2014 to advocate for people on a deeper level, to try to bridge these gaps that I\u0027ve noticed in research, in the clinic, et cetera,\u201d Kaluri said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EKelly Comfort, one of Kaluri\u2019s Spanish professors, said Kaluri\u2019s success shows what\u2019s possible with a combined STEM and liberal arts education.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cSonali is the kind of student who proves that the humanities are not separate from science and medicine \u2014 they strengthen them. Her ability to think critically about culture, identity, and social systems through her ALIS major has shaped her into a more thoughtful future healthcare professional,\u201d Comfort said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cShe is not only highly skilled in pre-health and pre-medicine fields, but she is also multilingual, interculturally competent, empathetic, reflective, and prepared to improve the human condition across cultures, languages, and borders,\u201d Comfort said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBiology and Spanish major Sonali Kaluri is headed to Barcelona after graduation this Spring as a Fulbright Scholar to study the health of migrant workers under the digital platform economy.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Biology and Spanish major Sonali Kaluri is headed to Barcelona after graduation this Spring as a Fulbright Scholar to study the health of migrant workers under the digital platform economy."}],"uid":"35766","created_gmt":"2026-05-04 19:28:11","changed_gmt":"2026-05-11 19:56:47","author":"dminardi3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-05-04T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-05-04T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"680167":{"id":"680167","type":"image","title":"MERCURY--2-.jpg","body":null,"created":"1777923045","gmt_created":"2026-05-04 19:30:45","changed":"1777923045","gmt_changed":"2026-05-04 19:30:45","alt":"Sonali Kaluri","file":{"fid":"264409","name":"MERCURY--2-.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/05\/04\/MERCURY--2-.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/05\/04\/MERCURY--2-.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":166993,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/05\/04\/MERCURY--2-.jpg?itok=zvQJc3fG"}}},"media_ids":["680167"],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1283","name":"School of Literature, Media, and Communication"},{"id":"1284","name":"School of Modern Languages"}],"categories":[{"id":"193157","name":"Student Honors and Achievements"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMichael Pearson\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:michael.pearson@iac.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emichael.pearson@iac.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003EIvan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003Cbr\u003EGeorgia Tech\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"686311":{"#nid":"686311","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech\u2019s French Program Joins National Network of Centers of Excellence","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStudents studying French at Georgia Tech now have another reason to be proud of their hard work. The French program in the School of Modern Languages has been designated a member of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/frenchculture\/frenchcultures\/centers-of-excellence-university-network\/\u0022\u003ECenters of Excellence University Network\u003C\/a\u003E by Villa Albertine, the French Institute for Culture and Education.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis prestigious recognition places Georgia Tech\u2019s French program among 28 elite programs in the U.S., including those at Brown, Cornell, Harvard, and MIT. It highlights the program\u2019s distinctive approach to French and Francophone studies, which bridges language, literature, culture, technology, and sustainability.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe are dedicated to offering Georgia Tech students outstanding instruction and opportunities in French and Francophone studies,\u201d said St\u00e9phanie Boulard, professor and director of the French Program at Georgia Tech who applied for the designation with Villa Albertine. \u201cThe Centers of Excellence Network opens up exciting new opportunities for our students.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThrough this new partnership, students can look forward to expanded exchange programs, collaborative projects with French universities, and access to research and cultural events organized by Villa Albertine. \u201cWe are eager to collaborate with other Centers of Excellence across the country,\u201d added \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/stephanie-boulard\u0022\u003EBoulard\u003C\/a\u003E, \u201cand to build connections that will enrich our students\u2019 global education.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EVilla Albertine, a division of the French Embassy in the U.S., is dedicated to promoting and supporting French and Francophone studies on American campuses through a multidisciplinary lens that embraces the social sciences, humanities, and arts. With cultural offices in cities such as New York, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles, Villa Albertine supports transatlantic research, artistic residencies, and public dialogues that foster cultural exchange and intellectual collaboration.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EVilla Albertine\u2019s Centers of Excellence in the United States partner with higher education institutions in France to support joint research, student mobility, and visiting faculty exchanges, as well as seminars, lectures, and festivals. 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