The Department of Romance Languages is excited to welcome five new faculty members in 2025, across three of our four languages. Priscila Catalayud-Fernández joins us as Assistant Professor of Spanish, with a research and teaching focus on the literature and film of contemporary Spain.

French and Spanish major Esteban Lazaro has been named as the Department of Romance Languages' first Student Ambassador for summer orientation.

Eliot Westdorp, doctoral student in Romance Linguistics in the Department of Romance Languages, was recently interviewed by the Galician newspaper Faro de

Congratulations and good luck as you step into your new role as Assistant Teaching Professor of Spanish at Brown University starting in fall 2025.

Cecília Rodrigues, Associate Professor of Portuguese in the Department of Romance Languages, has been awarded the Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs (CLASP) 2025 Excellence in Language Education Award.