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Sol-Con brings Marginalized Comic Creators to Center of Attention
On Sept. 30, Marvel’s “Luke Cage” series, featuring an African-American lead character and a predominantly black cast, premiered on Netflix. The subsequent server crash on Oct. 1 was widely…

Congratulations to Ana Elena Puga: Humanities & Arts Discovery Theme Grant recipient!!
BE THE STREET
Congratulations to Ana Elena Puga, who was awarded a significant Humanities & Arts Discovery Theme Grant grant for her “Be the Street” program funded…

Big Brothers Big Sisters presents at Spanish & Portuguese Club
Big Brothers-Big Sisters of Central Ohio Vice President, Sharyn Rigsbee, presented to 20 Spanish & Portuguese Club members last night, in spite of the inclement Columbus weather, about Project…

Total Freedom in Art, Thought, and Interpretive Production: A Welcome
By Frederick Luis Aldama
Back in the day we had to fight to be heard. To have our creative and intellectual work as Latinas and Latinos published. We’ve been pounding…

John Grinstead Wins $349,474 NSF Grant for Project Examining Development of Sentence Meaning in Spanish-speaking Children
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $349,474 grant to John Grinstead. Grinstead's project, “Determinants of Quantifier Interpretation in Typical and Atypical Child Language." is…
Interview with Professor Aldama about "Latinos in Video Games"
En los videojuegos, los latinos llenan los apartados "malos" y "criminales"Los Ángeles.- Al igual que en la industria cinematográfica de Hollywood, el universo de los videojuegos cuenta con una…

Andean Music Ensemble, Autumn Course
Professor: Michelle WibbelsmanSPA 2208.22/7780.22 - MUS 2208.22/7780.22
(Crosslisted in SPA and Music; graduate and undergraduate numbers)
THURSDAYS 10:20-12:25 MLK AUDITORIUM…
Portuguese Alumnus, JM Rayburn, in the Spotlight
JM Rayburn (BA, Portuguese and International Studies, 2009) spends his days building a stronger Columbus through his interests in urban planning and community development. A licensed realtor…

2016 SPPO Graduation and Awards Ceremony
On Saturday, May 7th SPPO held the 2nd Annual Graduation and Awards Ceremony! The event was a success and we thank everyone who was involved in making it happen. Best of luck to graduating seniors…