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Joan Clifford

Associate Professor of the Practice of Romance Studies
Romance Studies
Box 90269, Spanish Language Program, Durham, NC 27708-0257
2122 Campus Dr., Room 206, Box 90269, Durham, NC 27708

Awards & Honors


Dean’s Leadership Award: Spanish Civic Engagement Initiatives

School Duke University · 2014 More about this award

Jumpstart Grant

University Office of Instructional Technology · 2014 Development of "Languages in Durham" website project with pages for "Latinos in Durham," "French in Durham," and "Arabic Communities in Durham".

The Josiah Charles Trent Memorial Foundation Grant Award

School Duke University · 2014 More about this award

Thompson Writing Program Grant for Research on Machine Translation

Other Thompson Writing Program · November 2013

Course Development Award

Other Program in Latino/a Studies in the Global South · November 2012

Betsy Alden Outstanding Service-Learning Award

Other Duke U. Program in Service-Learning · 2012

Study Abroad Site Exploration Grant

Other Global Education Office · June 2011

DukeEngage Site Exploration Grant

Other DukeEngage · July 2010

Faculty Fellowship in Oral Assignments

Other Center for Instructional Technology · January 2010

In the News


Published October 31, 2022
New Service-Learning Director Looks To Build Partnerships Between the Curriculum and the Community
Published January 7, 2021
Duke students partner with DPS to deepen language access during COVID-19
Published September 22, 2020
In a time of social distance, student leaders from GANO partner with Spanish service-learning courses to take language classes online
Published September 15, 2020
Duke students hold free, virtual, English tutoring classes to help Hispanic community during pandemic
Published October 30, 2018
Upcoming Event on Community-Based Language Learning
Published August 23, 2017
Inaugural Course Design Institute a Success
Published January 30, 2015
Languages in Durham: Telling Immigrant Stories
Published February 21, 2012
From Brain to Paper: How to Write Well