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VOCES (Voices) is a video series that addresses topics of representation in Spanish language classes, and gives the word to a group of UW–Madison students from the Black, Latine, LGBTQ+ and non-binary communities. They express their views on the content of language courses as it pertains to their diverse identities and experiences. The videos also feature …
The Bilingual Children’s Books Digital Library is the result of the passionate work of a group of college students enrolled in several Spanish 311 courses at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in Fall 2020, Spring 2021, and Spring 2022. The books are part of a bilingual writing project (Spanish-English) that asked the participants to think about …
Will Risley was a passionate reader of Spanish literature and shared this passion throughout Van Hise’s classrooms, as well as its corridors. He could talk endlessly about the works of the nineteenth-century writer Benito Pérez Galdós and the novels of the Spanish Civil War. Among these, his favorite was Réquiem por un campesino español by …
This award is provided by the University of Wisconsin–Madison Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research with funding from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation. It is a major campus honor with which the University recognizes Professor Armstrong’s academic success while providing an opportunity for continued development of an outstanding research program. Part of Grant’s research …
Please join the Department of Spanish & Portuguese in congratulating MA students who passed their portfolio!
The Department of Spanish & Portuguese is proud to announce this semester’s winner of the Spring Semester Teaching Award, Flor Mazzei! This award aims to recognize one TA each semester for their all-around performance, ingenuity, and dedication to go the extra mile in support of their students and colleagues. This recognition is a testament to …
Please join the Department of Spanish & Portuguese in congratulating Letícia Barbosa for being selected as one of this year’s L&S Teaching Mentors! It has been quite the stretch for Letícia, as this is the second broad-scope award she has won this academic year! The L&S TA Training and Support Team received many excellent applications …
Congratulations to Bárbara Rodríguez-Guridi on receiving the Chancellor’s Hilldale Award for Excellence in Teaching! The primary mission of UW–Madison, and one of its greatest strengths, is the instruction that it provides to students. Academic staff teach classes and support the instruction received by thousands of students each semester. This award, the only one in its …
Congratulations to Letícia Barbosa, PhD candidate in Portuguese culture and literature, for winning a 2023-2024 Advanced Achievement in Teaching Award. This award recognizes TAs with four or more semesters of teaching experience at UW–Madison who are not in the final year of their graduate study. Campus-wide teaching awards are highly competitive, and Letícia’s selection from …