The Graduate School has selected Katherine Ward’s dissertation as the UW–Madison nominee for the 2025 CGS/ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award in the Humanities and Arts. The Council of Graduate Schools (CGS), jointly with ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, …
Year: 2025
Spring 2025
Professor Paola Hernández Awarded Kellett Mid-Career Award
Congratulations to Mellon-Morgridge Professor Paola Hernández for being awarded the Kellett Mid-Career Award!! With this award the University recognizes Mellon-Morgridge Professor Hernández’s academic success and provides her an opportunity for continued development of her outstanding …
Congratulations to Andrés Correal – Spring 2025 Pedagogical Innovation Winner!
Please join the Department of Spanish & Portuguese in congratulating Andrés Correal, winner of the Spring 2025 Pedagogical Innovation Contest! Contestants submitted a detailed proposal involving the incorporation of artificial intelligence into an existing lower-division …
Congratulations to our 2025 Marsha Gray Ehrlich Scholarship Fund Recipients
The Department of Spanish & Portuguese is delighted to announce this year’s Marsha Gray Ehrlich Scholarship Fund recipients. Marsha Gray Ehrlich was a former graduate student in our Department, and an inspirational teacher during her …
Undergraduate Anna Schiessl Awarded FLAS Fellowship
Please join the Department of Spanish & Portuguese in congratulating undergraduate Spanish major Anna Schiessl on her Foreign Language & Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship. FLAS fellowships assist students in the acquisition of foreign language and …
Saylín Álvarez Oquendo Receives L&S Academic Staff Teaching Excellence Award
Congratulations to Saylín Álvarez Oquendo on receiving the College of Letters & Science Academic Staff Teaching Excellence Award! L&S honors outstanding instructional academic staff for their excellence in evidence-based and student-centered teaching and undergraduate student …
Professor Rajiv Rao Awarded Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professorship
Professor Rajiv Rao has been awarded an appointment as a Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor. This coveted professorship recognizes “UW–Madison faculty members whose distinguished scholarship has advanced the confines of knowledge, and whose excellence also includes …
Congratulations to Jamie de Moya-Cotter – Fall 2024 Pedagogical Innovation Winner!
Please join the Department of Spanish & Portuguese in congratulating Jamie de Moya-Cotter, winner of the 2024 Pedagogical Innovation Contest! Contestants submitted a detailed proposal involving the incorporation of artificial intelligence into an existing lower-division …
Congratulations to Letícia Barbosa – UW-Madison Doctoral Nominee for the 2025 MAGS Excellence in Teaching Award
Please join the Department of Spanish & Portuguese in congratulating Letícia Barbosa on being selected as the University of Wisconsin-Madison doctoral nominee for the 2025 Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools (MAGS) Excellence in Teaching Award. …