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Fuad Elhage, Lecturer, awarded for his Diversity Through Dance Workshop

Wed, 11/02/2022 - 12:38pm
Fuad Elhage, a lecturer of Spanish for the professions in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, was recognized for his “Diversity through Dance” workshop, a class offered for the Certificate in Diversity and Inclusion. Learning and Development and the Equal Opportunity Office were recognized for their partnership with Certificate in Diversity and Inclusion courses. Students can receive 3 hours credit taking his semester long SPAN 4080…

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New journal publication by ROML alum and faculty

Fri, 10/21/2022 - 9:37am
Dr. Brian Gravely and Dr. Timothy Gupton recently published an article in the journal Isogloss on null-copula constructions in Galician and Asturian. The article is open access. Brian Gravely is currently Visiting Assistant Professor of Spanish linguistics at Emory University.

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Brazilian Women Poets in Translation

Thu, 10/06/2022 - 12:11pm
Cecília Paiva Ximenes Rodrigues and Cris Lira have edited a bilingual collection in Portuguese and English of Brazilian women's poetry. Raízes: Brazilian Women Poets in Translation, published by Venas Abiertas, brings together poems by forty-seven Brazilian writers of different identities and reveals the power of a new literature built from plural experiences and perspectives. The book was conceived and edited by Rodrigues and Lira, in…
Portuguese

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Rewards of Language Study Central to Administrative Career and Teaching Ethos

Mon, 09/26/2022 - 3:34pm
A warm welcome to Dr. Leslie Gordon! The Department of Romance Languages is thrilled to have you with us full time.  Leslie Gordon joins the Department of Romance Languages as Lecturer of Spanish.  Fascinated with the Spanish language since early childhood experiences in Texas, Dr. Gordon pursued her bachelor’s degree in in our own department as a UGA Honors student majoring in Romance Languages (Spanish and Portuguese).  She received her Master…
Spanish

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New Faculty Member in Spanish Fascinated by Patterns of Language

Fri, 09/16/2022 - 4:00pm
A warm welcome to Dr. Brenda Ross! The Department of Romance Languages is happy to have you with us. This profile is part of a series featuring faculty members new to UGA campus in Fall 2022: Brenda M. Ross joins the Department of Romance Languages at UGA as Lecturer of Spanish. Born in the US, she lived in Uruguay for nearly twenty years and is a balanced bilingual in Spanish and English as well as fluent in Portuguese. Dr. Ross earned her PhD…
Spanish

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Italian Masculinity and Migration Research Focus of New Faculty Member

Thu, 09/08/2022 - 12:00pm
A warm welcome to Dr. Lisa Dolasinski! The Department of Romance Languages is happy to have you with us. This profile is part of a series featuring faculty members new to UGA campus in Fall 2022: Lisa Dolasinski joins the Department of Romance Languages at UGA as Lecturer of Italian after previously holding appointments at SUNY New Paltz, Bucknell University, Dickinson College, and Indiana University. Dr. Dolasinski's teaching and research…
Italian

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Faculty Member in Italian Views Language Study as Performance

Wed, 08/31/2022 - 3:10pm
A warm welcome to Dr. Samantha Gillen! The Department of Romance Languages is happy to have you with us. This profile is the first of a series featuring faculty members new to UGA campus in Fall 2022: Hi, I’m Samantha / Sam! I am thrilled to join the department of Romance Languages at the University of Georgia. I spent the last six years in Philadelphia obtaining my PhD in Italian Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. I defended my…
Italian

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Romance Languages Welcomes New Graduate Students

Mon, 08/15/2022 - 2:09pm
The Romance Languages faculty and staff welcome our new graduate students in Brazilian and Lusophone Studies, Francophone Studies, Hispanic & Romance Linguistics, Latin American, Iberian & Latinx Studies, and Italian Literary & Cultural Studies!

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Congratulations to Dr. Darío Lizancos-Robles!

Wed, 07/20/2022 - 12:19pm
Congratulations to Darío Lizancos Robles on the successful defense of his doctoral dissertation entitled “Fluidez oral en ASL: Aplicaciones a los programas de estudio en el extranjero" ("Oral fluency in SLA: Applications to study-abroad programs"). Furthermore, we are happy to announce that Darío has accepted a position as Assistant Professor of Spanish in the Department of Romance, German, & Slavic Languages & Literatures at George…
Romance Languages

Congratulations to Dr. María Morado-Vázquez!
Congratulations to Dr. María Morado-Vázquez!

Wed, 07/20/2022 - 11:35am
Congratulations to University of Georgia's newest PhD in Romance Linguistics, Dr. María Morado-Vázquez, who successfully defended her dissertation, "La adquisición del orden sujeto-verbo en la intransitividad y la interfaz sintaxis-discurso: Un estudio sobre la entrada lingüística dirigida al estudiante" on July 15, 2022. Enhorabuena and Parabéns, Dr. Morado-Vázquez! Timothy Gupton (major professor) Chad Howe Avizia Long Margaret Quesada
Linguistics, Romance Languages
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