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Congratulations to our Recent SPPO Ph.D. Program Graduates!
The Department of Spanish and Portuguese would like to congratulate our recent graduates from our Ph.D. program! Eight of our students earned their Ph.D. between the Spring 2020 and Summer 2020…
Dr. Frederick Luis Aldama Featured in TRT World to Discuss the Contributions of Latinx Film Director Robert Rodriguez
Dr. Frederick Luis Aldama, Distinguished University Professor and author of The Cinema of Robert Rodriguez (University of Texas Press, 2014), was recently featured in a news…
Incoming SPPO PhD Student, Marcia Macedo, Reaches 100K Subscribers on her YouTube Channel, "Português com Marcia Macedo"
Incoming SPPO PhD student, Marcia Macedo, is a well-known online Portuguese instructor. She has a YouTube channel, Português com Marcia Macedo, with over 300 educational videos on Portuguese…
Dr. Frederick Luis Aldama Interviewed by the Los Angeles Review of Books for his Children's Book, "The Adventures of Chupacabra Charlie"
SPPO faculty member and Arts & Humanities Distinguished Professor, Dr. Frederick Luis Aldama, was recently interviewed by Daniel Olivas of the Los Angeles Review of Books to discuss his new…
New "Buckeyes Abroadcasts" shares resources about education abroad at Ohio State
"Buckeyes Abroadcasts" is a new podcast brought to listeners by education abroad experts at Ohio State! It shares information about nearly everything related to education abroad programs. The…
SPPO Graduate Student Melissa Nieves Rivera Awarded the National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement (DDRI) Grant
We are delighted to announce that SPPO Graduate Student, Melissa Nieves Rivera, has been awarded the prestigious National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement …
Santiago Gualapuro Gualapuro's Kichwa Webinar Series Reaches Thousands
The Department of Spanish and Portuguese would like to congratulate SPPO Graduate Teaching Assistant, Santiago Gualapuro Gualapuro, on the success of his webinar series that was held throughout…
Dr. Frederick Luis Aldama's Children's Book, "The Adventures of Chupacabra Charlie" Highlighted in Latinx Spaces Article
In the Latinx Spaces article, "Will the Real Monster Please Stand Up?" Cristina Herrera explores Latinx folklore and the monsters featured within many of its tales. However, within much of recent…
Drs. Glenn Martinez and Elena Foulis, along with Dr. Fitzgerald and SPPO Graduate Student Palo Pinillos Chávez Receive Global Arts and Humanities Discovery Theme Grant
Drs. Glenn Martinez and Elena Foulis, along with collaborators, Dr. Fitzgerald, and Grad student Palo Pinillos Chávez received the The Global Arts + Humanities Discovery Theme grant ($18,000) for…