SPANISH IN THE COMMUNITY

In this service-learning course, you will learn with and from local Latinx immigrants as you volunteer two hours each week with a local organization that serves our immigrant community. Time in the classroom focuses on immigration policies, life in the “new Latino diaspora” and the headlines about immigration in the US. *Fulfills the US Minority cultures gen ed requirement. The course is taught in Spanish; anyone who grew up speaking Spanish at home (heritage learners) and/or has taken four years of high school Spanish can join the course and succeed. CRN 32727     T/R 1...

Cristina Mostacero Pinilla and Juan Suarez Ontaneda accept tenure-track faculty positions!

Two of our stellar graduate students in Spanish have accepted tenure-track Assistant Professor positions, one in Linguistics and one in Literatures and Cultures. Cristina Mostacero Pinilla has accepted a tenure-track position as Assistant Professor in the Department of Modern Foreign Languages at...
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Alumna Phoebe Lauer receives English Teaching Assistant Fulbright to Spain

One of our department's former double majors and recent alumna, Phoebe Lauer, who majored in Spanish and Psychology, has been awarded a Fulbright grant to work as an English Teaching Assistant Fulbright in the Canary Islands, Spain. While she was our student, Phoebe attended our...

Prof. Carolyn Fornoff receives Campus Research Board's Arnold O. Beckman Research Award

Carolyn Fornoff has been awarded  a competitive Campus Research Board Award for her book project: Subjunctive Aesthetics: Mexican Culture in the Era of Climate Change. As an additional indicator of the book's relevance and promise, as well as a sign of its special distinction, her...

Teresa Greppi recipient of highly competitive 2020 Campus Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award

  Our very own Teresa Greppi has been selected by the Provost's Office as one of only 5 campus wide Teaching Assistant recipients of the 2020 Campus Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award. Only the most outstanding graduate teaching assistants who have shown a...

Prof. Javier Irigoyen-García awarded LAS Dean's Distinguished Professorial Scholar

  Our own Javier Irigoyen-García has been selected as an inaugural LAS Dean's Distinguished Professorial Scholar. This highly selective award from the College of LAS is for those faculty members being considered for promotion from Associate to Full...

Florencia Henshaw awarded Conference Attendee Travel Stipend to attend AATSP 2020 Annual Conference

The American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP) has awarded Florencia Henshaw their Conference Attendee Travel Stipend award to attend the AATSP 2020 Annual Conference in Puerto Rico. This is a highly selective travel award.  Florencia will be sharing...

Teresa Greppi and Cristina Mostacero win LAS Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching by Graduate Teaching Assistants

Teresa Greppi and Cristina Mostacero Pinilla have been recognized with the LAS Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching by Graduate Teaching Assistants. This prestigious teaching award recognizes the most outstanding graduate teaching assistants in...

Profs. Fornoff and Cervantes awarded Humanities Release Time AY 2020-21

Congratulations to Professors Carolyn Fornoff and Vincent Cervantes for receiving Humanities Release Time Awards for AY 2020-21. Nicely done Carolyn and Vincent!

MLA (Modern Language Association) Election Results! (Dara Goldman and Carolyn Fornoff elected)

Two faculty members have been recognized at the National Level by the MLA by winning their elections: Carolyn Fornoff has been elected to serve as MLA Forum Delegate for the Mexican LLC from 2020-2023. Dara Goldman has been re-elected as MLA Forum Delegate for another term representing the...
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