Alum Returns for EngLing Seminar Keynote Address

Alumnus Brandon Eychaner will be the keynote speaker for the Fall 2021 EngLing Senior Seminar Conference at 11 a.m. Dec. 6.

Eychaner received his Bachelor of Science degree in linguistics from Truman in 2013 and a Master of Arts degree in linguistics with a focus in TESOL from the University of Iowa in 2019. His presentation, “Vikings in Ukraine, Pokémon in Armenia, and Linguistics as the Key to All Doors,” will encompass a variety of interrelated topics including: surviving grad school, how to use linguistics as a key to opportunity and adventure, and finding work as a teacher and beyond.

Since graduating from Truman, Eychaner has traveled in 35 countries as a backpacker and hitchhiker, learning to speak several languages and teaching English and Spanish across three continents. He now lives in Prague and works as a specialist lead at Deloitte in natural language processing, leading a team of linguists, mathematicians and software developers to develop business intelligence tools. A long-time LGBTQ+ rights activist, he is also co-founder of Queer Praguer, a community building initiative for LGBTQ+ people living in Prague.