The Department of Spanish & Portuguese is proud to announce that the Ibero-Amerikanische Institut (IAI) Research Grant has been awarded to Spanish & Portuguese doctoral student Carlos G. Halaburda. During his research stay in Berlin, Carlos will be part of the Institute’s 2018 research project, “Knowledge Production and Cultural Transfers: Latin America in Trans-regional Contexts.”
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As many of you know, our graduate student Verónica Dávila is in Puerto Rico with her family. Her family has been especially hard hit by the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria. The Department of Spanish and Portuguese has started a GoFundMe for Veronica and her family. We encourage you to contribute and to share the link far and wide. The web address for the campaign is https://www.gofundme.com/lopez-ellis-family-and-levittown-pr. Donations of any amount are welcome… big or small, everything counts!
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.The Department of Spanish and Portuguese is delighted to announce that Raquel Amorese has won the Arts and Sciences Alumni Teaching Award. Congratulations to Raquel for all of her hard work and dedication.
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The "Illinois Portuguese Language Connection", a yearly event organized and run since 2013 by the Portuguese Language Programs of Northwestern University, the University of Chicago and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign WON the 2017 AOTP Award of Best Initiative or Project in the Portuguese Language in the United States!The AOTP partners with the prestigious Brazilian International Press Award that recognizes, since1997, institutions, initiatives and individuals who promote a positive image of Brazil in the USA. The AOTP recognizes the contributions of those who stand out in the teaching and promotion of the Portuguese Language in the United States.
This year the V Illinois Portuguese Language Connection will be hosted by Northwestern University, on April 29. On the occasion, there will be a special celebration with students, faculty members from the 3 universities and the Consulate General of Brazil in Chicago . All are invited. More information: http://www.i-plc.org
.January 17 & 18, 2017
Kresge 1515 (both days)
5:00pm (both days)
