On May 8, 2022, one of our graduate students, Brandon Goodale, who is currently on a Fulbright in Uruguay, was interviewed about his dissertation research/fieldwork by Cacho Mariño and Javier de Gregorio of Plácido Domingo …
Department News
Congratulations to our 2022 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 …
Professor Mercedes Alcalá-Galán Receives H.I. Romnes Faculty Fellowship
Mercedes Alcalá Galán, Professor of Spanish Literature and Culture and President of the Cervantes Society of America, has received an H.I. Romnes Faculty Fellowship. With this fellowship, the University recognizes her academic success and provides …
Professor Kata Beilin Awarded Fulbright Scholar Award
Congratulations are in order for Professor Kata Beilin, who has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar Award to conduct research in Mexico during the 2022-23 Academic Year. Professor Beilin will use this prestigious award to complete …
Professor Ksenija Bilbija Recognized for Mentoring Undergraduates
Please join the Department of Spanish & Portuguese in congratulating Professor Ksenija Bilbija, who has been selected to receive a University of Wisconsin-Madison Award for Mentoring Undergraduates in Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activities! This award …
Fall 2021 Best Paper Award
The Graduate Studies Committee would like to announce that Levi Cross has won the Fall 2021 Graduate Student Best Paper Award with the paper titled Movimento em tempos crip: Ondas sônicas e metafísicas de resistência …
Professors Ivy Corfis and David Hildner Retire
Two of our valued and respected colleagues retired from the Department of Spanish & Portuguese in May 2021. After many years of service to the department, the university, and the profession, Professors Ivy Corfis and …
Congratulations to This Year’s PhD Recipients
The following students successfully defended their PhD dissertation during the 2020-21 academic year: Andrea Sánchez Vicente Megan Bailon Karen García Escorcia Cassidy Reis Ryan Grosvold Brenda Froemming Congratulations from the Department of Spanish & Portuguese …
Congratulations to our 2021 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 …
Brandon Goodale receives Fulbright Award
Congratulations to Brandon Goodale, who was recently named a recipient of one of just two Fulbright Open Study/Research Awards for Uruguay for the 2021-2022 academic year. Through the support of this award, Brandon will spend …