Advising
For the Fall 2025 semester, students can see Professor Sophia Malamud or Professor Lotus Goldberg for undergraduate linguistics advising, including declaring the Linguistics major or minor, study abroad advising, or other advising relating to the Linguistics major, the Linguistics minor, or studying linguistics. (Please note that Professor Keith Plaster is on sabbatical for Fall 2025 and not advising undergraduate linguistics students this semester.)
Students should see Prof. Malamud for advising as the default option this semester if they are able to attend her office hours.
The requirements for the Linguistics major and minor can be accessed through the relevant links in the navigation, or review the advising worksheets for the major and minor.
Advising Office Hours for the Fall 2025 Semester:
- Sophia:
- Mondays 2:30-3:30pm (by appointment; sign up at the link below).
- Mondays 11am-12pm
- (no appointment needed, but prioritized for help with her courses; advising time will be given only if no further course help is needed)
- Wednesdays 3:30-4:30pm (by appointment; sign up at the link below).
- Lotus:
- Mondays 11:15-12-15, beginning Monday, 9/22, and by appointment
- Thursdays:
- Thursday Sept 18, 11:15am-12:15pm
- From Thursday Sept 25 on: Thursdays 1:15-2:15pm
Sign up for one or more back-to-back 10 minute slots, according to how much time you'll need using the advisor’s appointment page:
Please DO sign up for multiple slots if you know you have a longer question and ONLY sign up for and attend times that have not already been taken by another student. We encourage attending in person, but you are welcome to come in either in person or on Zoom, according to whatever’s most convenient for you.
To see Sophia, come to her office in Volen 215, or join on Zoom. To see Lotus, come to her office in Volen 252 or join on Zoom.
If you cannot make any of the listed office hours, please send a single email with several possible times that you can make to Prof. Malamud with Prof. Goldberg cc'd, and either Prof. Malamud or Prof. Goldberg will set up an appointment with you.