Language Sciences at UW-Madison

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 …