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Dr. Glenn Martinez Receives Engagement Impact Grant from the Office of Outreach and Engagement
Congratulations to Dr. Glenn Martinez who has received an Engagement Impact Grant from the Office of Outreach and Engagement. With the grant, Glenn and his collaborators will…

Ohio's First ICE Detainee, Oscar Lopez Acosta, Dies From COVID-19
Ohio’s first Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainee, Oscar Lopez Acosta, died earlier this week from COVID-19 after being detained at the Morrow County Correctional Facility. SPPO…

Book Review of Dr. Frederick Luis Aldama's "The Adventures of Chupacabra Charlie" Featured on Latinxs in Kid Lit Website
OSU Department of Spanish and Portuguese Professor, Dr. Frederick Luis Aldama, and illustrator, Chris Escobar, have published their debut picture book, The Adventures of Chupacabra Charlie.…

SPPO Graduate Teaching Associate Luana Lamberti Awarded International Research and Scholarship Grant
The Department of Spanish and Portuguese would like to congratulate Graduate Teaching Associate Luana Lamberti for winning an International Research and Scholarship grant from the Offices of…

Andean and Amazonian Indigenous Art and Cultural Artifact Collection Website Launch
Graduating Spanish and Public Health major, Elaine Louden, has developed a website for the Andean and Amazonian Indigenous Art and Cultural Artifact Collection! Elaine is a student curator for the…

SPPO Graduate Teaching Associate Kendra Dickinson Awarded International Research and Scholarship Grant
The Department of Spanish and Portuguese would like to congratulate Graduate Teaching Associate Kendra Dickinson for winning an International Research and Scholarship grant from the Offices of…

SPPO Associate Professor Dr. Ana Puga Publishes Book: "Performances of Suffering in Latin American Migration: Heroes, Martyrs and Saints"
The Department of Spanish and Portuguese would like to congratulate Associate Professor Dr. Ana Puga on the publication of her book Performances of Suffering in Latin American Migration:…

Dr. Glenn Martinez Receives Seed Grant from OSU's Office of Research Dedicated to COVID-19-Related Research
The Department of Spanish and Portuguese would like to congratulate Dr. Glenn Martinez for receiving one of the seed grants from OSU’s Office of Research dedicated to COVID-19-related research for…

SPPO Associate Professor Dr. Anna Babel's TEDxOSU Talk Posted to YouTube
Who counts as a speaker of a language? Have you ever thought about what it means to speak a language? As it turns out, the answer to this question is complex and deeply intertwined with the…