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Congratulations to Professor Paola Hernández, incoming Editor of Latin American Theatre Review

Posted on November 4, 2024

The Department of Spanish & Portuguese would like to congratulate Professor Paola Hernández, who has been selected as the incoming Editor of Latin American Theatre Review (LATR), one of the most prestigious journals in the …

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Congrats to Professor Rajiv G. Rao for receiving a Fulbright Specialist Award!

Posted on September 13, 2024

The Fulbright Specialist Program pairs highly qualified US academics and professionals with host institutions abroad to share their expertise, strengthen institutional linkages, hone their skills, gain international experience, and learn about other cultures while building …

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The Department of Spanish & Portuguese Mourns the Loss of Professor Emeritus Will Risley

Posted on August 13, 2024

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 …

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Congratulations to Professor Grant Armstrong: Awarded an H.I. Romnes Faculty Fellowship!

Posted on June 17, 2024

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 …

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Congratulations to our Newest Masters Graduates!

Posted on May 14, 2024

Please join the Department of Spanish & Portuguese in congratulating the three MA students who passed their portfolio!

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Congratulations to Flor Mazzei, Winner of the Departmental Spring Semester Teaching Award

Posted on May 6, 2024

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, …

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Letícia Barbosa Selected as 2023-2024 L&S Teaching Mentor

Posted on March 11, 2024

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 …

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Bárbara Rodríguez-Guridi Receives Chancellor’s Hilldale Award for Excellence in Teaching

Posted on March 7, 2024

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 …

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Letícia Barbosa wins 2023-2024 Advanced Achievement in Teaching Award

Posted on February 9, 2024

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 …

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Congratulations to Juan Poveda Romero and Denise Oyuki Castillo!

Posted on December 6, 2023

Please join the Department of Spanish & Portuguese in congratulating Juan Poveda Romero and Denise Oyuki Castillo, who have been recognized as Fall 2023 Honored Instructors by University Housing. Each semester, University Housing residents are …

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