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Daniel Bryan Visit
This past Tuesday, October 7, the Ohio State University community learned a great deal about the way in which community development, education, and the arts can intersect for positive social change…
SPPO in the News
Earlier this week, LASER (Latino & Latin American Space for Enrichment and Research) was honored at the Columbus City Council meeting. The recognition came from councilmember Pricilla R. Tyson…
Undergraduates and the Return of the SPPO Club
Undergraduates make up the lion’s share of students enrolled in classes with the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at the Ohio State University. With thousands enrolled in the Language Program,…OAS Internship Program
As the main political forum of the hemisphere, the OAS offers its interns a complete experience with practical work on the support for Democracy, Human rights, Multi - Dimensional Security and…

May Session Study Abroad Blogs
Ohio State students are traveling the globe this summer with more than 1,800 participating in study abroad programs, independent research, service learning projects and internships in 69 countries…

Updated Summer Opportunities
Although the semester has ended there are still opportunities to participate in a conference, be published in a journal or participate in a symposium. Listed below are the journal, conference and…

Emerging Community Engagement Award
The Ohio State LASER High School Mentoring Program prepares Latino students in Columbus-area high schools for successful admission to Ohio State and elsewhere, integrating students and their…
SPPO Professor wins Distinguished Scholar Award
Frederick Aldama’s work spans multiple genres. An internationally renowned scholar in multiethnic, postcolonial and Latina/o and Chicana/o literary and cultural studies, Aldama has had a profound…

Excellence Rewarded
‘Tis the season for awards in Academia, and the Department of Spanish and Portuguese saw no shortage in recipients. The list grows by the day, and is hardly representative of the long hours and…