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Professor Sara Poot-Herrera Elected Corresponding Member of the Mexican Academy of Language

Congratulations to Professor Sara Poot-Herrera for being elected as corresponding member of the Mexican Academy of Language!

Professor Suzanne Jill Levine awarded LAMBDA Literary Award

Congratulations to Professor Suzanne Jill Levine for winning the prestigious LAMBDA Literary Award!

Michael Harris, Eloísa Alcocer, and María Inés Canto Receive the 2012-13 Dean's Advancement Fellowship

Congratulations to Michael Harris, Eloísa Alcocer and María Inés Canto, recipients of the 2012-2013 Dean's Advancement Fellowship!

New Publication by Professor Eduardo Raposo

Congratulations to Professor Eduardo Raposo for publishing "Gramática do Português."

Laura Marqués-Pascual Obtains Tenure and Promotion to Lecturer

Congratulations to Dr. Laura Marqués-Pascual for her recently announced tenure and promotion to lecturer!

Professor Jill Levine Wins PEN Center USA 2012 Award

Professor Jill Levine's translation of Jose Donoso's "The Lizard's Tale" has won the PEN Center USA 2012 award for Literary Translation. Congratulations!

Professor Víctor F. Fuentes Inducted into the North American Academy of the Spanish Language

Víctor F. Fuentes, Professor Emeritus, has been inducted into the North American Academy of the Spanish Language (ANLE) on April 26, 2012 at the Chanin Language Center, Hunter College.

New Publication by Professor Juan Pablo Lupi

Congratulations to Professor Juan Pablo Lupi for publishing "Reading Anew: José Lezama Lima’s Rhetorical Investigations" (Madrid: Iberoamericana-Vervuert, 2012).