Our first biannual, in-house academic conference was a great success! We had virtual presentations from at least three countries, including topics such as: Articulation Is Not Enough: Prosody in Northern Pame Acquisition Local Arts as Responsive Modalities in Times of Crisis A Grammatical Sketch of the Kalasha Language Using the Role and Reference Grammar…
Dr. Pete Unseth was delighted to receive four books in the mail, all written by a former student in Ethiopia. Two are dictionaries of Ethiopian languages, one is a collection of over 1,100 Amharic riddles, and one is a collection of over 20,000 Amharic proverbs. Since Dr. Unseth is fascinated by proverbs, during the Covid…
The Student Life Center is open for business! Last month, DIU hosted the grand opening for our brand-new Student Life Center. We are so excited to have a place where students can gather, study, and build community. In the Student Life Center, DIU students now have a conference room, a game area, several study…
Life at Dallas International University has many facets. This video encapsulating a year at DIU shows some of the many faces and events of life here.
Thanks to all those who joined in celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Dallas International University. Together with several hundred people, we remembered how God has faithfully blessed us and shared our vision for the future, asking for his blessing and the prayers of his people. We are also grateful for the generous gifts received that…
Dallas International University is excited to announce full funding of the Eduard Alekseyev Endowed Scholarship for World Arts! Thanks to the generosity of people like you $30,000 has been raised. This $30,000 will be doubled by the donors who issued the matching challenge, giving a total of $60,000 in the endowment. The Alekseyev Scholarship provides…
Thursday, October 24, 12:20-1:15PM, Mahler 5/7; Peter Schuelke, University of Hawaii; Diagnosing Symmetrical Voice in Little-described Languages; Symmetrical-voice languages are ones that display more than one default transitive pattern. Each pattern, called a voice, correlates with a different thematic role which acts as the pivot of each voice. The pivot of each clause is available…
Tuesday night, June 4, 2019 marked the 20th commencement service for Dallas International University. Around 375 friends and families gathered together with faculty, staff, and students for this celebration. Graduates receive an exemplary education that is applicable and realistic in solving the real-world problems of illiteracy, poverty, and human suffering. Over the last 20 years,…