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Dr. Cecília Rodrigues Receives Rachel de Queiroz Poetry Award at the XV Ceará International Biennial Book Fair in Brazil

On April 5th, 2025, Dr. Cecília Rodrigues received 2nd place in the poetry category of the Rachel de Queiroz Award during the XV Ceará International Biennial Book Fair, held at the Ceará Convention Center in Fortaleza. The award recognized Dr. Rodrigues for her poem "Flecheiras," published in the poetry anthology Sol das Letras, by Sol Literário Press. Named after a coastal village in the Northeast of Brazil, “Flecheiras” is an Indigenous…
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Correa-Díaz Named Distinguished Research Professor

Luis Correa-Díaz, professor of Spanish in the Franklin College Department of Romance Languages, is a pioneering scholar and poet whose work has transformed Latin American literary studies, digital humanities, and cultural theory. His research bridges classical and contemporary literature, with groundbreaking contributions to the study of digital poetics and artificial intelligence in literature. His monograph “Novissima Verba” and co-edited…

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PhD student in Hispanic Linguistics Awarded Research Grant

Eliot Westdorp has been selected as a recipient of a 2025 Sigma Delta Pi (SDP) Graduate Research Grant Award among a very competitive pool of applicants nationwide. This will be critical in funding Eliot's dissertation research project examining changes related to the loss of seseo and language contact between Spanish and Galician in Galicia. ¡Enhorabuena, Eliot!
Spanish, Romance Linguistics

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Dr. Cecília Rodrigues Elected President of the American Portuguese Studies Association (APSA)

The American Portuguese Studies Association (APSA), a leading organization for scholars and educators dedicated to the study of the Portuguese language and Lusophone world, announced the election of Dr. Cecília Rodrigues as its new president. With a long-standing commitment to advancing research and outreach in the field of Portuguese and Lusophone studies, Dr. Rodrigues' election marks an exciting new chapter for the association. Founded in…
Portuguese, Leadership, Conference

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Jorge García-Granados Awarded Franklin Research Grant by the American Philosophical Society

Jorge García-Granados, Lecturer of Spanish, has been awarded the American Philosophical Society's Franklin Research Grant for his project "Andean Baroque on Stage." He will conduct primary-source research on Quechua-language theater of the colonial era at the British Library in London this summer.  This prestigious grant was awarded through an international competition, where García-Granados's proposal competed with scholars from around the…

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María González-Ferrer Wins UGA's Excellence in Teaching Award

María González-Ferrer, a Ph.D. candidate in Hispanic Linguistics at UGA, has been awarded the prestigious Excellence in Teaching Award for graduate students. Graduating this May, María is one of up to five recipients of this annual honor, jointly presented by the Graduate School, the Center for Teaching and Learning, and the UGA Teaching Academy. She was recognized for her outstanding contributions to the university’s instructional mission while…
Linguistics, Spanish

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Samantha Gillen Awarded Sandy Beaver Excellence in Teaching

Dr. Samantha Gillen, Lecturer of Italian, is a recipient of a 2025 Sandy Beaver Excellence in Teaching Award. The Sandy Beaver awards annually honor outstanding faculty in the Franklin College who have shown a sustained commitment to high-quality instruction.  Since joining the Romance Languages faculty in 2022, Samantha has designed and taught the new, online asynchronous course ITAL 2500e, participated in the pilot Experiential Learning…

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Spanish Major Alexandra Catherine Wells Selected for National Humanities Leadership Council

Story by Dr. Sharina Maíllo-Pozo Alexandra is a senior Foundation Fellow and Stamps Scholar at the University of Georgia, studying Cellular Biology and Spanish. She conducted undergraduate research with the Kipreos Lab and the team’s work was recently published in Nature Communications. Alexandra was nominated by Romance Languages Faculty to be a student representative on the National Humanities Leadership Council (NHLC) because of her…

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New Portuguese Learning Society at the University of Georgia: SIGMA PI LAMBDA

The Portuguese Program at the University of Georgia is set to enhance its commitment to the Portuguese language and culture with the establishment of Sigma Pi Lambda, a new chapter of Phi Lambda Beta, a Collegiate Honor Society of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese. This initiative aims to foster a deeper appreciation for the Portuguese language and Luso-Afro-Brazilian cultures among students and faculty alike.…
Portuguese, Portuguese Courses

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Djamila Ribeiro visits campus, challenges lecture attendees to complicate their worldviews

On Oct. 17, the Black feminist scholar Djamila Ribeiro visited the University of Georgia’s campus to speak about her new book Where We Stand — her first work translated into English. “Seeing my work translated into English has been particularly rewarding as it allows my ideas to resonate with a broader audience while maintaining the core of what’s rooted in my experiences as a Black woman in Brazil,” Ribeiro said. While in Athens, Ribeiro met…
Portuguese, Guest Lecture
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