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Talk by Irene Checa-García

Please join us on Friday, October 24 at 11:00am in the SpanPort Library for a fascinating talk by Irene Checa-García: "Efectos de la complejidad en la cláusulas relativas y cómo medirla."

Conceptual Structure, Discourse, and Language Conference 2014

Please join us on Tuesday, November 4 to Thursday, November 6 at the Hyatt Santa Barbara to attend the 2014 CSDL (Conceptual Structure, Discourse, and Language) Conference.

Talk by Raúl Aranovich

Please join us on Friday, October 31 at 11:00am in the Wofsy Room (Phelp's Hall) to attend a talk by Raúl Aranovich: "Differential," differential object marking in Spanish.

Talk by Professor Michael Iarocci, UC Berkeley

Please join us on Monday, October 13 from 2:00 to 3:00pm in the McCune Conference Room (6020 HSSB) for a talk by Professor Michael Iarocci: "Witnessing Goya's Disasters of War: Aesthetics, Testimony, Critique."

Professor Sara Poot-Herrera Receives Eligio Ancona Medal

On September 13th, 2014, the Governor of the State of Yucatán, Mexico, during a formal ceremony at the State Hall in Merida (the capital city of Yucatán), awarded Professor Sara Poot-Herrera the highest distinction of the state, the Eligio Ancona Medal.

The Department Welcomes Visiting Professor Cristina Martínez-Carazo and Fulbright Scholar Gabriel Linares-González

The Department of Spanish and Portuguese welcomes Visiting Professor Cristina Martínez-Carazo from UC Davis and Fulbright Scholar Gabriel Linares-González from Universidad Autónoma Nacional de México.

Professor Ellen McCracken Receives Prize for Article in Narrative

Congratulations to Professor Ellen McCracken for receiving the James Phelan Prize for Best Contributions to the journal "Narrative" for her article!

Eloísa Alcocer, Michael Harris and Eva Wheeler receive 2013 Continuing Fellowships

Congratulations to our outstanding students for receiving the following fellowships for the following academic year!