News
May 14, 2020
Bruna Sommer-Farias, an instructor of Portuguese finishing her doctoral degree in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching, is awarded the College of Humanities 2020 Outstanding GAT Award.
Sommer-Farias first came to the University of Arizona as…
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May 11, 2020
Three professors in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese have been promoted, demonstrating excellent performance in teaching, service and research.
Ana Cornide is promoted from Assistant Professor of Spanish and Portuguese to Associate…
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May 5, 2020
As languages overlap and blend in border regions, bilingual speakers demonstrate the subtle ways speaking patterns shift and adapt to linguistic influences while maintaining the grammar of both languages.
An ongoing University of Arizona research…
May 4, 2020
It is with the greatest of sadness that I write to pass on the news of the passing of Alice Dempster, a wonderful and loyal alumna (1953) and friend of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. She was an articulate and active woman, who was very…
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March 19, 2020
Dear College of Humanities Students,
Despite the ever-changing challenges posed by the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), the College of Humanities remains focused on two priorities for students: your health and your academic progress toward…
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March 2, 2020
Catherine Rockey and Jessica Tiegs, two doctoral students in Hispanic Linguistics, just had their first article published in the new issue of CALICO. Their article was co-authored by Assistant Professor Julieta Fernandez.
Read the article here: …
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Feb. 4, 2020
The University of New Mexico recently highlighed Lillian Gorman, Assistant Professor and Director of the Spanish as a Heritage Language Program, as its Spring 2020 Visiting Scholar. Read the article here: http://news.unm.edu/news/visiting-scholar-…
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Dec. 17, 2019
Judith Nantell, Professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, has published a new book with the Bucknell University Press.
The Poetics of Epiphany in The Spanish Lyric of Today was published Nov. 15.
The publisher's description: "Drawing…
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Dec. 16, 2019
Kaitlin Murphy, Associate Professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of Arizona, was interviewed by radio station KJZZ Phoenix about her Artistic Activism After Atrocity project. Take a listen here: https://kjzz.org/…
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Dec. 6, 2019
On December 6, 2019, many people gathered to celebrate the life of Professor Emerita Amy R. Williamsen (12/31/1959 - 04/22/2019) in the Rubel Room of the Poetry Center. Here is the link for downloading the video: https://arizona.box.com/s/…
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Dec. 6, 2019
Richard P. Kinkade, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, has published a new book with the University of Toronto Press.
Dawn of a Dynasty: The Life and Times of Infante Manuel of Castile was published Sept. 23.
The…
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Nov. 25, 2019
Two College of Humanities faculty members received the University of Arizona’s Global Excellence Awards for 2019.
Robert Côté, Director of the Writing Skills Improvement Program, was recognized with the Award for Excellence in Global Education,…