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José Artur de Lima Junior from Columbus Crew speaks to Portuguese students
José Artur de Lima Junior from the Columbus Crew, is a professional soccer player from Brazil. Artur came to OSU yesterday afternoon to speak to Portuguese students from Raphael Palermo dos Santos…
SPPO Open House
Thank you to all who attended the Department of Spanish and Portuguese Open House last Friday, April 7th.
We had a variety of presentations from Eugenia R. Romero, Pedro Pereira, Scott…

Blanca Inés Alta Perugachi Lecture
The Center for Latin American Studies at The Ohio State University presents a visit by Blanca Inés Alta. An indigenous intellectual from the area of northern Ecuador, who will present on concepts…

Denman Undergraduate Research Forum
The Department of Spanish & Portuguese continued its strong tradition of undergraduate research yesterday at the Denman Undergraduate Research Forum with presentations by Tavia Thompson, Jenna…

Professor Dorothy Noyes visits Spanish 4568 to discuss Catalan Festivals
Yesterday Professor Dorothy Noyes, who works for the Comparative Studies and English departments at OSU, visited our class, Spanish 4568 (Catalan Cultures). She talked about one her main research…

Three Questions for Frederick Luis Aldama Regarding His Debut Short Story Collection, “Long Stories Cut Short”
Daniel Olivas interviews Frederick Luis Aldama | Los Angeles Review of Books
BY ANY STANDARD, Frederick Luis Aldama is, well, crazy smart. The kind of smart that is backed up by degrees…

2017 Hendrix Award Winners Announced
Congratulations to Bonnie LaGrange!
First Year | Spanish Major
The George W. Hendrix and Elizabeth L. Hendrix College of Humanities Scholarship Fund was established February 29, 1996, by…

Valentine's Day Baked Goods Fundraiser
Valentine's Day Baked Goods Fundraiser - Hagerty Hall Lobby, February 14th, 9AM-4:30PM
All proceeds offset the costs of the 20th Annual Hispanic and Lusophone Studies Symposium & The…

Bilingual Books Boost Literacy at Local School
When Ohio State professor Jill Welch learned six years ago that some of the students at a local elementary school couldn’t read at home with their parents due to a language barrier, she knew just…