Sami Alahmadi, a 2018 UIC graduate in biological sciences and minor in Spanish, was recently selected as a Rhodes Scholar to represent Saudi Arabia. Sami will study at the University of Oxford where he…
Irene Finestrat, PhD candidate in Hispanic Linguistics, has been awarded the Provost’s Graduate Research Award for the 2019-2020 academic year. The PGRA supports multidisciplinary scholarship to expose students to varied research and creative fields. Irene’s award…
Elsa Camargo, assistant professor of higher education in the department of Rehabilitation, Human Resources, and Communication Disorders at the University of Arkansas and an alumna of the Department of Hispanic and Italian Studies…
José Angel Navejas, PhD candidate in the Department of Hispanic and Italian Studies, and author will be featured as a speaker at the upcoming “Feria Latina del Libro.” This event works to promote…
Margarita Saona, Professor and Head of the Department of Hispanic and Italian Studies, has been invited by Purdue University Northwest to give a talk as part of their CHESS (College of Humanities, Education…
David Diego Rodriguez, Lecturer in the Department of Hispanic and Italian Studies, will give a talk entitled “The Legacy of Columbus’ Travels” on September 25, 2019 at the Institute for the Humanitites as…
Kim Potowski, Professor of Hispanic Linguistics, has been named Linguistic Diversity Faculty Fellow in the Office of the Vice Provost for Diversity. Kim is globally recognized as one of the leading experts on…
Congratulations to the Italian program, in the Department of Hispanic and Italian Studies, on receiving a contribution of 20,000 euros from The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to support courses in Italian Studies…
Luis López, Professor of Hispanic Linguistics and director of the Bilingualism Research Laboratory, has received a scholarship from the Dutch Research Council to do research in Leiden as a Visiting Scholar next Spring.
José Ángel Navejas, PhD candidate in the Hispanic and Italian Studies Department at UIC, will be presented with Pilsen Fest’s 2019 José Revueltas Award for Literature. Named after the renowned Mexican writer and…
