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Inma Taboada Publishes New Book and Speaks at Harvard

Congratulations to Dr. Inma Taboada (Hispanic and Italian Studies) for the publication of her new co-authored book Manual para la formación de profesores de español (Manual for the training of Spanish teachers) published…

Claudia Fernández Awarded Distinguished Practitioner’s Award

Professor Claudia Fernández (Hispanic and Italian Studies, Director of the Spanish Basic Language Program) has been awarded the Distinguished Practitioner’s Award by the International Association of Task-based Language Teaching. Professor Fernández’s work with task-based…

Chiara Fabbian Featured in Stories atLAS

Professor Chiara Fabbian, Director of the Italian Basic Language Program, has been featured by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences! Professor Fabbian was interviewed for the “Stories atLAS” series. Could you discuss…

Hispanic Studies Faculty and Student on WBEZ Chicago

Professor Margarita Saona (Hispanic Studies) and undergraduate student Alica Morel (UIC ’25) were recently featured on WBEZ Chicago discussing the importance of language classes and experiences in the Hispanic Studies program. “I wanted…

Steven Marsh Selected as Member of PMLA Advisory Committee

Steven Marsh has been invited to become a member of the Advisory Committee of the PMLA, the flagship journal of the Modern Language Association for a 3-year term. “Since 1884 PMLA has published members’…

Margarita Saona Selected to Represent Peru at FILBO 2025

Professor Margarita Saona has been selected to represent Peru at FILBO 2025, Bogota’s International Book Fair. FILBO is the most important cultural and literary event in Colombia and one of the top three…

Ana Rodriguez Gallego Wins Award for Graduate Research!

Ana Rodriguez Gallego (PhD student in Hispanic Linguistics) was awarded an Award for Graduate Research by the Graduate College. The award will help fund her dissertation research on the neurocognitive mechanisms underlying different…