Please join the Department of Spanish & Portuguese in congratulating Kiley Specht, graduate student in Spanish Applied Linguistics, on her American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) 2025 Research Priorities Initiative Award! She …
Department News
Eve Pujol Selected for 2025–26 Morgridge Fellows Community-Engaged Scholarship Program
Congratulations to Eve Pujol for being selected to join the 2025–26 cohort of the Morgridge Fellows Community-Engaged Scholarship (CES) professional development program. The Morgridge Fellows Program is a yearlong campus initiative that supports faculty, staff, …
Congratulations to Katherine Ward – 2025 CGS/ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award in the Humanities and Arts!
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, …
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 …