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Engagement Summit and Expo reveal many avenues to get engaged and be inspired

The Nov. 13 Student Engagement Network Summit drew attendees from a wide number of programs and positions at Penn State.

11/26/19

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Schuylkill professor’s poetry translations connect people across time and space

Charles Cantalupo, distinguished professor of English, African studies and comparative literature at Penn State Schuylkill, has translated a multitude of poems from African languages to English. Recently, his translations have been used to translate African-language poetry into even more languages, amplifying voices that have been censored by colonization and war.

11/22/19

Dr. Charles Cantalupo speaks at a podium

Charles Cantalupo, distinguished professor of English, comparative literature, and African studies, speaks about his newest book at a launch party hosted at Penn State Schuylkill.

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One poem shown in two languages that do not use the Latin alphabet. Hebrew script on left, Ge'ez script on right

Hebrew and Tigrinya versions of African poem

Dr. Charles Cantalupo, distinguished professor of English, comparative literature, and African studies, translated "Freedom's Colors" from Tigrinya, a language native to Africa, into English. His translation has since been used to translate the poem into Hebrew. In this image, the poem is shown in both the Hebrew language on the left and its original Ge'ez, the ancient characters used to pen the Tigrinya language, on the right.

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