Comments on: In Memoriam: Dr. Carroll Yoder ’62, professor emeritus of French and literature, led intercultural programs to Quebec, France, Ivory Coast /now/news/2025/in-memoriam-dr-carroll-yoder-62-professor-emeritus-of-french-and-literature-led-intercultural-programs-to-quebec-france-ivory-coast/ News from the 91΄σΙρ community. Sat, 08 Aug 2026 03:45:38 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 By: Gimwinkle (nom de plume) /now/news/2025/in-memoriam-dr-carroll-yoder-62-professor-emeritus-of-french-and-literature-led-intercultural-programs-to-quebec-france-ivory-coast/#comment-154194 Sat, 08 Aug 2026 03:45:38 +0000 /now/news/?p=59480#comment-154194 I was an inmate at Buckingham Correctional Center back in 1985 where Carroll visited me monthly. I was in a very difficult situation in that I categorically did NOT want to leave prison because of my criminal mindset. For the last couple of years of my sentence, I was working for a way to stay in prison without committing a new crime. Dr. Yoder helped me, knowing completely about my dilemma and continued to help me find an valid emotional way to leave prison. To this day, I’ve been crime free (in another country which is why I am using my “nom de plume” to reply here.) I owe my freedom and life commitment to remaining crime free to Carroll. (7 Aug 2026)

]]> By: Mike Medley /now/news/2025/in-memoriam-dr-carroll-yoder-62-professor-emeritus-of-french-and-literature-led-intercultural-programs-to-quebec-france-ivory-coast/#comment-152545 Sat, 23 Aug 2025 17:40:05 +0000 /now/news/?p=59480#comment-152545 When I was hired in 1999 to direct the 91΄σΙρ Intensive English Program, Carroll and a couple other faculty members from the department showed up at our house to help unload the truck. And since we were a family of 6, we had a lot of stuff. What a memorable welcome! I am grateful for Carroll’s life and celebrate his legacy.

]]> By: Linda Gnagey /now/news/2025/in-memoriam-dr-carroll-yoder-62-professor-emeritus-of-french-and-literature-led-intercultural-programs-to-quebec-france-ivory-coast/#comment-152527 Tue, 19 Aug 2025 17:39:44 +0000 /now/news/?p=59480#comment-152527 Carroll and colleague JB Landis interviewed me when I applied and was hired as director of the Academic Support (now Success) Center. I so appreciated his interest in my teaching and other life experiences that led to my application – and his ongoing support as I began the position. He and Nancy met with Keith and me as we planned our first shared trip to France: our personal travel guide(s)!

]]> By: Donald Clymer /now/news/2025/in-memoriam-dr-carroll-yoder-62-professor-emeritus-of-french-and-literature-led-intercultural-programs-to-quebec-france-ivory-coast/#comment-152525 Tue, 19 Aug 2025 12:18:50 +0000 /now/news/?p=59480#comment-152525 Carroll also was instrumental in bringing native speakers to our language program through MCC’s International Volunteer Exchange Program (IVEP). Our students were required to meet with a native speaker twice a week for an hour to converse and practice what was learned in their classes. In my 17+ years of teaching Spanish, I had over 30 IVEPers from six different countries in Latin America assist our program.

Another feature of his innovative and intellectual spirit, was how he showed French films and devised a way to project subtitles in FRENCH so the students could read what they were hearing on the film. This was long before the current technology we have.

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