{"id":1574,"date":"2025-07-25T13:41:24","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T17:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/llrc\/?page_id=1574"},"modified":"2026-09-02T09:05:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T13:05:30","slug":"language-learning-alumni-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/llrc\/language-learning-alumni-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Language Learning Alumni Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Language Learning Alumni Project\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                                    \n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Life does not always move in straight lines and connections between the choices we make today and the paths our lives take tomorrow often only become visible in retrospect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is especially true of learning a language.  With this in mind, we contacted alumni who graduate with language minors 5+ years ago to ask them how they think learning a language has influenced their lives and careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here\u2019s what they had to say.<\/p>\n\n\n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n    \n\n\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                \n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white cu-section--cards ml-offset-center  md:px-8 lg:px-14\" data-attributes=\"&#x7B;&quot;showEmail&quot;&#x3A;false,&quot;numberOfPosts&quot;&#x3A;-1,&quot;showAllPosts&quot;&#x3A;true,&quot;buttonText&quot;&#x3A;&quot;&quot;,&quot;numberOfColumns&quot;&#x3A;&quot;2&quot;,&quot;blockBackground&quot;&#x3A;&quot;white&quot;,&quot;showImages&quot;&#x3A;true,&quot;showJobTitle&quot;&#x3A;true,&quot;showPhone&quot;&#x3A;true,&quot;moreButton&quot;&#x3A;&quot;none&quot;,&quot;currentPage&quot;&#x3A;1,&quot;blockType&quot;&#x3A;&quot;listing&quot;,&quot;contentType&quot;&#x3A;&quot;cu_people&quot;,&quot;taxName&quot;&#x3A;&quot;cu_people_type&quot;,&quot;order&quot;&#x3A;&quot;asc&quot;,&quot;orderBy&quot;&#x3A;&quot;meta_value&quot;,&quot;metaField&quot;&#x3A;&quot;cu_people_first_name&quot;,&quot;showFilter&quot;&#x3A;false,&quot;categories&quot;&#x3A;&quot;44&quot;&#x7D;\" data-page=\"2\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n                \n                \n        <div class=\"cu-loading hidden text-center mx-auto h-6 w-6 animate-spin rounded-full border-4 border-solid border-current border-r-transparent align-[-0.125em] motion-reduce:animate-[spin_1.5s_linear_infinite]\" role=\"status\">\n    <span class=\"!absolute !-m-px !h-px !w-px !overflow-hidden !whitespace-nowrap !border-0 !p-0 ![clip:rect(0,0,0,0)]\">\n        Loading&#8230;\n    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n                                        \n        <p class=\"cu-no-posts hidden\">\n            No\n            people\n\n            posts are available.\n        <\/p>\n\n                <div class=\"w-full max-w-5xl mx-auto overflow-hidden bg-white rounded-lg shadow-lg cu-stackedlist cu-component-updated not-prose\">\n            <ul class=\"grid cu-stackedlist--posts cu-stackedlist--2 md:grid-cols-2\">\n\n                                                        <li class=\"cu-listing not-prose relative overflow-hidden @container bg-white p-6 md:p-8 !my-0\">\n    <div class=\"flex flex-col @lg:md:flex-row gap-5 @lg:md:gap-7 h-full\">\n                    <figure class=\"flex-none max-w-[45%] @xl:md:max-w-[25%] aspect-square\">\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n                src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/llrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2025\/08\/adam_750px-600x600.jpg\" alt=\"Adam standing in front of a wall of photos\" width=\"280\" height=\"280\" \/>\n                                <\/figure>\n        \n        <div class=\"flex flex-col flex-1 gap-3\">\n            <header>\n                <h2 class=\"text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/llrc\/people\/adam-vradenburg\/\" >\n                                                    Adam\n                            Vradenburg\n                                            <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header>\n            <ul class=\"space-y-3 text-sm text-cu-black-600 @sm:md:text-base list-none\">\n                                                    <li class=\"text-base @sm:md:text-lg italic\">\n                        Minor in German\n                    <\/li>\n                                                                                                    <li>\n                        \n                                                                    <\/li>\n                            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n                                        <li class=\"cu-listing not-prose relative overflow-hidden @container bg-white p-6 md:p-8 !my-0\">\n    <div class=\"flex flex-col @lg:md:flex-row gap-5 @lg:md:gap-7 h-full\">\n                    <figure class=\"flex-none max-w-[45%] @xl:md:max-w-[25%] aspect-square\">\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n                src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/llrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2025\/08\/Profile-Alec-Louis-Seize-600x590.png\" alt=\"Ayumi and Alec in their wedding picture\" width=\"280\" height=\"280\" \/>\n                                <\/figure>\n        \n        <div class=\"flex flex-col flex-1 gap-3\">\n            <header>\n                <h2 class=\"text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/llrc\/people\/alec-louis-seize\/\" >\n                                                    Alec\n                            Louis-Seize\n                                            <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header>\n            <ul class=\"space-y-3 text-sm text-cu-black-600 @sm:md:text-base list-none\">\n                                                    <li class=\"text-base @sm:md:text-lg italic\">\n                        Minor in Japanese\n                    <\/li>\n                                                                                                    <li>\n                        \n                                                                    <\/li>\n                            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n                                        <li class=\"cu-listing not-prose relative overflow-hidden @container bg-white p-6 md:p-8 !my-0\">\n    <div class=\"flex flex-col @lg:md:flex-row gap-5 @lg:md:gap-7 h-full\">\n                    <figure class=\"flex-none max-w-[45%] @xl:md:max-w-[25%] aspect-square\">\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n                src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/llrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2025\/08\/Profile-Silhouette-Gray-Female-1.png\" alt=\"Grey silhouette\" width=\"280\" height=\"280\" \/>\n                                <\/figure>\n        \n        <div class=\"flex flex-col flex-1 gap-3\">\n            <header>\n                <h2 class=\"text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/llrc\/people\/cassidy-knopp\/\" >\n                                                    Cassidy\n                            Knopp\n                                            <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header>\n            <ul class=\"space-y-3 text-sm text-cu-black-600 @sm:md:text-base list-none\">\n                                                    <li class=\"text-base @sm:md:text-lg italic\">\n                        Minor in ASL\n                    <\/li>\n                                                                                                    <li>\n                        \n                                                                    <\/li>\n                            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n                                        <li class=\"cu-listing not-prose relative overflow-hidden @container bg-white p-6 md:p-8 !my-0\">\n    <div class=\"flex flex-col @lg:md:flex-row gap-5 @lg:md:gap-7 h-full\">\n                    <figure class=\"flex-none max-w-[45%] @xl:md:max-w-[25%] aspect-square\">\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n                src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/llrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2025\/08\/Silhouette-M-768x768-1-600x600.png\" alt=\"Grey male silhouette\" width=\"280\" height=\"280\" \/>\n                                <\/figure>\n        \n        <div class=\"flex flex-col flex-1 gap-3\">\n            <header>\n                <h2 class=\"text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/llrc\/people\/chia-lian\/\" >\n                                                    Chia\n                            Lian\n                                            <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header>\n            <ul class=\"space-y-3 text-sm text-cu-black-600 @sm:md:text-base list-none\">\n                                                    <li class=\"text-base @sm:md:text-lg italic\">\n                        Minor in Mandarin Chinese\n                    <\/li>\n                                                                                                    <li>\n                        \n                                                                    <\/li>\n                            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n                                        <li class=\"cu-listing not-prose relative overflow-hidden @container bg-white p-6 md:p-8 !my-0\">\n    <div class=\"flex flex-col @lg:md:flex-row gap-5 @lg:md:gap-7 h-full\">\n                    <figure class=\"flex-none max-w-[45%] @xl:md:max-w-[25%] aspect-square\">\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n                src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/llrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2025\/08\/Profile-Cora-Gardner-400x400-1.png\" alt=\"Cora smiles for the camera\" width=\"280\" height=\"280\" \/>\n                                <\/figure>\n        \n        <div class=\"flex flex-col flex-1 gap-3\">\n            <header>\n                <h2 class=\"text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/llrc\/people\/cora-gardner\/\" >\n                                                    Cora\n                            Gardner\n                                            <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header>\n            <ul class=\"space-y-3 text-sm text-cu-black-600 @sm:md:text-base list-none\">\n                                                    <li class=\"text-base @sm:md:text-lg italic\">\n                        Minor in German\n                    <\/li>\n                                                                                                    <li>\n                        \n                                                                    <\/li>\n                            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n                                        <li class=\"cu-listing not-prose relative overflow-hidden @container bg-white p-6 md:p-8 !my-0\">\n    <div class=\"flex flex-col @lg:md:flex-row gap-5 @lg:md:gap-7 h-full\">\n                    <figure class=\"flex-none max-w-[45%] @xl:md:max-w-[25%] aspect-square\">\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n                src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/llrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2025\/09\/Profile-Dallas-Waldie-768x1056-1-600x600.jpg\" alt=\"Dallas sitting in a suit.\" width=\"280\" height=\"280\" \/>\n                                <\/figure>\n        \n        <div class=\"flex flex-col flex-1 gap-3\">\n            <header>\n                <h2 class=\"text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/llrc\/people\/dallas-waldie\/\" >\n                                                    Dallas\n                            Waldie\n                                            <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header>\n            <ul class=\"space-y-3 text-sm text-cu-black-600 @sm:md:text-base list-none\">\n                                                    <li class=\"text-base @sm:md:text-lg italic\">\n                        Minor in Mandarin Chinese\n                    <\/li>\n                                                                                                    <li>\n                        \n                                                                    <\/li>\n                            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n                                        <li class=\"cu-listing not-prose relative overflow-hidden @container bg-white p-6 md:p-8 !my-0\">\n    <div class=\"flex flex-col @lg:md:flex-row gap-5 @lg:md:gap-7 h-full\">\n                    <figure class=\"flex-none max-w-[45%] @xl:md:max-w-[25%] aspect-square\">\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n                src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/llrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2025\/09\/profile-jabir-sandu-768x562-1-600x562.jpg\" alt=\"Jabir in a suit and tie.\" width=\"280\" height=\"280\" \/>\n                                <\/figure>\n        \n        <div class=\"flex flex-col flex-1 gap-3\">\n            <header>\n                <h2 class=\"text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/llrc\/people\/jabir-sandhu\/\" >\n                                                    Jabir\n                            Sandhu\n                                            <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header>\n            <ul class=\"space-y-3 text-sm text-cu-black-600 @sm:md:text-base list-none\">\n                                                    <li class=\"text-base @sm:md:text-lg italic\">\n                        Minor in Spanish\n                    <\/li>\n                                                                                                    <li>\n                        \n                                                                    <\/li>\n                            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n                                        <li class=\"cu-listing not-prose relative overflow-hidden @container bg-white p-6 md:p-8 !my-0\">\n    <div class=\"flex flex-col @lg:md:flex-row gap-5 @lg:md:gap-7 h-full\">\n                    <figure class=\"flex-none max-w-[45%] @xl:md:max-w-[25%] aspect-square\">\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n                src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/llrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2025\/08\/Silhouette-M-400x400-1.png\" alt=\"Grey male silhouette\" width=\"280\" height=\"280\" \/>\n                                <\/figure>\n        \n        <div class=\"flex flex-col flex-1 gap-3\">\n            <header>\n                <h2 class=\"text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/llrc\/people\/jack-wilson\/\" >\n                                                    Jack\n                            Wilson\n                                            <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header>\n            <ul class=\"space-y-3 text-sm text-cu-black-600 @sm:md:text-base list-none\">\n                                                    <li class=\"text-base @sm:md:text-lg italic\">\n                        Minor in German\n                    <\/li>\n                                                                                                    <li>\n                        \n                                                                    <\/li>\n                            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n                                        <li class=\"cu-listing not-prose relative overflow-hidden @container bg-white p-6 md:p-8 !my-0\">\n    <div class=\"flex flex-col @lg:md:flex-row gap-5 @lg:md:gap-7 h-full\">\n                    <figure class=\"flex-none max-w-[45%] @xl:md:max-w-[25%] aspect-square\">\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n                src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/llrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2025\/07\/Jessica-400x400-1.png\" alt=\"Jessica pointing at the camera\" width=\"280\" height=\"280\" \/>\n                                <\/figure>\n        \n        <div class=\"flex flex-col flex-1 gap-3\">\n            <header>\n                <h2 class=\"text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/llrc\/people\/jessica-vasquez\/\" >\n                                                    Jessica\n                            Vasquez\n                                            <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header>\n            <ul class=\"space-y-3 text-sm text-cu-black-600 @sm:md:text-base list-none\">\n                                                    <li class=\"text-base @sm:md:text-lg italic\">\n                        Minor in Italian\n                    <\/li>\n                                                                                                    <li>\n                        \n                                                                    <\/li>\n                            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n                                        <li class=\"cu-listing not-prose relative overflow-hidden @container bg-white p-6 md:p-8 !my-0\">\n    <div class=\"flex flex-col @lg:md:flex-row gap-5 @lg:md:gap-7 h-full\">\n                    <figure class=\"flex-none max-w-[45%] @xl:md:max-w-[25%] aspect-square\">\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n                src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/llrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2025\/08\/John-400x400-1.png\" alt=\"John smiles at camera\" width=\"280\" height=\"280\" \/>\n                                <\/figure>\n        \n        <div class=\"flex flex-col flex-1 gap-3\">\n            <header>\n                <h2 class=\"text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/llrc\/people\/john-graham\/\" >\n                                                    John\n                            Graham\n                                            <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header>\n            <ul class=\"space-y-3 text-sm text-cu-black-600 @sm:md:text-base list-none\">\n                                                    <li class=\"text-base @sm:md:text-lg italic\">\n                        Minor in Japanese\n                    <\/li>\n                                                                                                    <li>\n                        \n                                                                    <\/li>\n                            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n                                        <li class=\"cu-listing not-prose relative overflow-hidden @container bg-white p-6 md:p-8 !my-0\">\n    <div class=\"flex flex-col @lg:md:flex-row gap-5 @lg:md:gap-7 h-full\">\n                    <figure class=\"flex-none max-w-[45%] @xl:md:max-w-[25%] aspect-square\">\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n                src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/llrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2025\/09\/Profile-julia-dickson.jpeg\" alt=\"Julia in a hoodie.\" width=\"280\" height=\"280\" \/>\n                                <\/figure>\n        \n        <div class=\"flex flex-col flex-1 gap-3\">\n            <header>\n                <h2 class=\"text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/llrc\/people\/julia-dickson\/\" >\n                                                    Julia\n                            Dickson\n                                            <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header>\n            <ul class=\"space-y-3 text-sm text-cu-black-600 @sm:md:text-base list-none\">\n                                                    <li class=\"text-base @sm:md:text-lg italic\">\n                        Minor in ASL\n                    <\/li>\n                                                                                                    <li>\n                        \n                                                                    <\/li>\n                            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n                                        <li class=\"cu-listing not-prose relative overflow-hidden @container bg-white p-6 md:p-8 !my-0\">\n    <div class=\"flex flex-col @lg:md:flex-row gap-5 @lg:md:gap-7 h-full\">\n                    <figure class=\"flex-none max-w-[45%] @xl:md:max-w-[25%] aspect-square\">\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n                src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/llrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2025\/09\/profile-katie-hrycak-768x768-1-600x600.jpeg\" alt=\"Katie smiles for the camera\" width=\"280\" height=\"280\" \/>\n                                <\/figure>\n        \n        <div class=\"flex flex-col flex-1 gap-3\">\n            <header>\n                <h2 class=\"text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/llrc\/people\/katie-hrycak\/\" >\n                                                    Katie\n                            Hrycak\n                                            <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header>\n            <ul class=\"space-y-3 text-sm text-cu-black-600 @sm:md:text-base list-none\">\n                                                    <li class=\"text-base @sm:md:text-lg italic\">\n                        Minor in Spanish\n                    <\/li>\n                                                                                                    <li>\n                        \n                                                                    <\/li>\n                            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n                                        <li class=\"cu-listing not-prose relative overflow-hidden @container bg-white p-6 md:p-8 !my-0\">\n    <div class=\"flex flex-col @lg:md:flex-row gap-5 @lg:md:gap-7 h-full\">\n                    <figure class=\"flex-none max-w-[45%] @xl:md:max-w-[25%] aspect-square\">\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n                src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/llrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2025\/08\/Lindsay.png\" alt=\"Lindsay smiles for the camera\" width=\"280\" height=\"280\" \/>\n                                <\/figure>\n        \n        <div class=\"flex flex-col flex-1 gap-3\">\n            <header>\n                <h2 class=\"text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/llrc\/people\/lindsay-richardson\/\" >\n                                                    Lindsay\n                            Richardson\n                                            <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header>\n            <ul class=\"space-y-3 text-sm text-cu-black-600 @sm:md:text-base list-none\">\n                                                    <li class=\"text-base @sm:md:text-lg italic\">\n                        Minor in ASL\n                    <\/li>\n                                                                                                    <li>\n                        \n                                                                    <\/li>\n                            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n                                        <li class=\"cu-listing not-prose relative overflow-hidden @container bg-white p-6 md:p-8 !my-0\">\n    <div class=\"flex flex-col @lg:md:flex-row gap-5 @lg:md:gap-7 h-full\">\n                    <figure class=\"flex-none max-w-[45%] @xl:md:max-w-[25%] aspect-square\">\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n                src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/llrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2025\/08\/Mala-400x400-1.png\" alt=\"Mala giving the peace sign!\" width=\"280\" height=\"280\" \/>\n                                <\/figure>\n        \n        <div class=\"flex flex-col flex-1 gap-3\">\n            <header>\n                <h2 class=\"text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/llrc\/people\/mala-chakravarty\/\" >\n                                                    Mala\n                            Chakravarty\n                                            <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header>\n            <ul class=\"space-y-3 text-sm text-cu-black-600 @sm:md:text-base list-none\">\n                                                    <li class=\"text-base @sm:md:text-lg italic\">\n                        Minor in Japanese\n                    <\/li>\n                                                                                                    <li>\n                        \n                                                                    <\/li>\n                            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n                                        <li class=\"cu-listing not-prose relative overflow-hidden @container bg-white p-6 md:p-8 !my-0\">\n    <div class=\"flex flex-col @lg:md:flex-row gap-5 @lg:md:gap-7 h-full\">\n                    <figure class=\"flex-none max-w-[45%] @xl:md:max-w-[25%] aspect-square\">\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n                src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/llrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2025\/07\/patrick-400x400-1.png\" alt=\"Wind turbines above a field of solar panels\" width=\"280\" height=\"280\" \/>\n                                <\/figure>\n        \n        <div class=\"flex flex-col flex-1 gap-3\">\n            <header>\n                <h2 class=\"text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/llrc\/people\/patrick-schnarr\/\" >\n                                                    Patrick\n                            Schnarr\n                                            <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header>\n            <ul class=\"space-y-3 text-sm text-cu-black-600 @sm:md:text-base list-none\">\n                                                    <li class=\"text-base @sm:md:text-lg italic\">\n                        Minor in Spanish\n                    <\/li>\n                                                                                                    <li>\n                        \n                                                                    <\/li>\n                            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n                                        <li class=\"cu-listing not-prose relative 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src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/llrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2025\/09\/Scott-768x768-1-600x600.png\" alt=\"Scott and friends on the beach in Japan\" width=\"280\" height=\"280\" \/>\n                                <\/figure>\n        \n        <div class=\"flex flex-col flex-1 gap-3\">\n            <header>\n                <h2 class=\"text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/llrc\/people\/scott-stanfel\/\" >\n                                                    Scott\n                            Stanfel\n                                            <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header>\n            <ul class=\"space-y-3 text-sm text-cu-black-600 @sm:md:text-base list-none\">\n                                                    <li class=\"text-base @sm:md:text-lg italic\">\n                        Minor in Japanese\n                    <\/li>\n                            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flex-1 gap-3\">\n            <header>\n                <h2 class=\"text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/llrc\/people\/thomas\/\" >\n                                                    Thomas\n                            Escobar\n                                            <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header>\n            <ul class=\"space-y-3 text-sm text-cu-black-600 @sm:md:text-base list-none\">\n                                                    <li class=\"text-base @sm:md:text-lg italic\">\n                        Minor in German\n                    <\/li>\n                                                                                                    <li>\n                        \n                                                                    <\/li>\n                            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n                                        <li class=\"cu-listing not-prose relative overflow-hidden @container bg-white p-6 md:p-8 !my-0\">\n    <div class=\"flex flex-col @lg:md:flex-row gap-5 @lg:md:gap-7 h-full\">\n                    <figure class=\"flex-none max-w-[45%] @xl:md:max-w-[25%] aspect-square\">\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n                src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/llrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2026\/06\/Yo-400x400-1-3.png\" alt=\"Firefighting helmet\" width=\"280\" height=\"280\" \/>\n                                <\/figure>\n        \n        <div class=\"flex flex-col flex-1 gap-3\">\n            <header>\n                <h2 class=\"text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/llrc\/people\/yo\/\" >\n                                                    Yo\n                            \n                                            <\/a>\n              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