Prof. Romero’s Span 4567 class met Borxa González, discussing Galician language's status. Borxa emphasized its international presence. Students asked insightful questions while learning about Galician culture and emigration impact. #SPPO

Our successful Kawsay Ukhunchay open house event featured talks by student curators and guest artist Carlos Flores Quispe on Andean weaving. Contact Michelle [email protected] for inquiries or class visits. Details: u.osu.edu/aaac/2024/03/2…

Congratulations to Victor Vimos on winning a CSR Research/Travel Award! Victor is a third-year Ph.D student in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. Read about his research project here! u.osu.edu/csrblog/2024/0…

Congrats to Alyssa Bedrosian, a Graduate TA, selected for the 2024-25 Society of Fellows Graduate Team Cohort! Her project delves into "Catholic Feminism and the Fight for Abortion Rights" in Mexico, Argentina, and the USA. This fellowship acknowledges her academic merit.

ASC students are enrolling in education abroad programs all over the globe in large part due to the generosity of the Monda International Experience Scholarships Fund. Biology major and Spanish minor Nara Shakaki traveled to Valencia, Spain last summer. #OSUGrad 🎓 SpanPortOSU

Q&A faculty spotlight: Ana Del Sarto is an Associate Professor of Literatures and Cultures of Latin America. Interesting fact about Ana: I practice yoga almost every day, it has helped me a lot to keep my mental balance, and I love dancing. SpanPortOSU artsandsciences.osu.edu/news/qa-facult…

Anthro Portuguese Food Science Quechua This was the class schedule for students from DelawareCity Schools and Westerville Schools for Latin American Day at Ohio State, an event for students to experience being undergrads on campus learning about the region. Read more at go.osu.edu/LatAmDayatOSU

Last week, SPPO faculty Fernanda Díaz-Basteris and Paloma Martínez-Cruz, WGSS faculty Guisela Latorre, and recent OSU graduate Katlin Marisol Sweeney Romero attended the Latinx Studies Association conference at Arizona State University. #AcademicExcellence #SPPO

SPPO PhD student, Hannah Grace Morrison, was awarded the Arts and Sciences Graduate Student Award for Teaching Excellence. This award recognizes excellence in teaching by a graduate student in any instructional capacity. Congratulations Hannah Grace! Well deserved! #AcademicSuccess #SPPO

Join SPPO in congratulating Dr. Laura Podalsky on being named College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor of Spanish and Portuguese. Congratulations for this well-deserved honor, Laura! #AcademicExcellence #SPPO

Congrats to Undergrad Jaylene Canales who defended her Honors Thesis “The Perception of English [ɛ] and [ei̯] and of Spanish [e] and [ei̯] by L2 Learners of Spanish with L1 English” under the direction of Dr. Holly Nibert and Dr. John Grinstead. Congratulations Jaylene! #SPPO

Ati Cachimuel, Ecuadorian-born Kichwa-Otavalo musician and composer, visited The Ohio State University for an artist residency with the Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design (ACCAD). Read more about Ati Cachimuel’s visit and work at: u.osu.edu/aaac/2024/04/3…

This Saturday, May 4th, Professor Ulises Juan Zevallos-Aguiar will be participating in a panel during the Feria Del Libro Chicago at the University of Chicago. More details on the event can be found here: feria-del-libro-chicago.com.

A Newark, Ohio native and first-generation college student, soon-to-be-graduate Ariana Winbush ('24) is an Ohio State English and SpanPortOSU major with a minor in Public Policy who studied abroad on the Global May Spain program in 2023. #OSUGrad 🎓 #ASCatOSU2024 alumnimagazine.osu.edu/story/ariana-w…

Please join SPPO in congratulating Rachel Sanabria, Assistant Director of Graduate and Undergraduate Studies, on being selected for the 2024 Presidential Staff Award. Congratulations, Rachel! hr.osu.edu/news/2024/04/2…

On 4/29, SPPO celebrated an exceptional milestone. Professors Ana Marques and Ísis Barra Costa, GTAs Maria Vitória de Rezende and Cesar Santos, and CLAS Assistant Director Leila Vieira, gathered to mark the awarding of 10 prestigious FLA Fellowships. go.osu.edu/Cqca

Dr. Michelle Wibbelsman's K'acha Willaykuna Andean and Amazonian Indigenous Arts & Humanities Collaboration received a 2024 Program of Excellence in Engaged scholarship certification! Congrats Michelle! #AcademicExcellence #SPPO

#BuckeyesAbroad Emma, Rena, Jadyn and Abby share their #BuckeyePride at the Royal Palace of Madrid. Twenty-one Buckeyes are studying the multicultural and global history of Madrid on the Arts and Sciences SpanPortOSU Global May Spain education abroad program. 🇪🇸

Yesterday, we had the pleasure of welcoming the ambassador of Portugal to the U.S., Francisco Duarte Lopes, accompanied by Mário Quina (Trade Commissioner, AICEP Portuguese Trade & Investment, Economic Counsellor) to our department! They were both hosted by One Columbus.

Looking for a course in the Fall? Consider one of the following! You can explore different career paths in Spanish 3005 or get internship credit in SPPO 3191/5191. Are you a native Spanish speaker? We offer Spanish 3413 for heritage learners! For more info, please see the flyers.