FACULTY SPOTLIGHT: Crystal Marull, PhD
A summer trip to Spain with her high school’s Language Club “changed everything” for Crystal Marull: her desire to be able to return to Spain eventually led her to select […]
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: Francesc Morales
Francesc’s dissertation project offers an original blend of historical and literary analysis —within the broader framework of cultural studies — with the purpose of exploring the role played by fictional representations of archaeologists and archaeological work in the development of modern Spanish national identity.
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Diego Pascual, PhD
Diego Pascual PhD’13 was born in Madrid, Spain, and grew up in Granada. Diego recalls his first reflections about language as “a really cool thing” to observe and to study came while visiting family in Valencia: “It amazed me to see my relatives switch back and forth effortlessly between [Spanish and Catalan].
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: Sara Kurtevski
For Sara Kurtevski ’17 (BA Spanish, BA Psychology, summa cum laude) the summer of 2015 proved to be an important turning point. Sara had always had a love for travel, language, and culture, and as a pre-med student, she sought opportunities to combine her dual passions for the sciences and the humanities.
PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT: Entre Nos Speaker Series
Under the coordination of SPS faculty member Clara Sotelo, Entre nos has offered faculty, graduate students, and the university at large the opportunity to learn about and discuss the intellectual […]
FACULTY SPOTLIGHT: Charles Perrone
“As my time at UF comes to an end, Dr. Perrone stands as one of my most memorable and beloved professors. I am thankful for the times he has listened to my concerns and for the advice he has given me throughout the years.”
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Brian Stewart, MD
Currently a pathologist at Flagler Hospital in St. Augustine, Florida, Dr. Brian Stewart ’04 (BA in Spanish, Minor in Business Administration) majored in Spanish at UF and, during that time, studied abroad with both the Guanajuato (Mexico) and Santander (Spain) programs offered by our department.
ALUMNI NEWS AND UPDATES
Laurel Hodges Abreu MA’06, PhD’09 completed her sixth year at the University of Southern Mississippi, where she is an Assistant Professor of Spanish.
STUDY ABROAD
The University of Florida International Center (UFIC) has recently engaged in an initiative to develop study abroad programs with a focus on service-learning and bridging disciplines.
FACULTY NEWS
Luis Alvarez-Castro published a chapter on Miguel de Unamuno’s poetry in a collective volume on Unamuno that appeared in Spain, plus a chapter on Spanish naturalist novel included in a A History of the Spanish Novel published by Oxford University Press.