News
Distinguished Visiting Professor, Fall Semester 2021
We have the great pleasure in announcing that Mr. Federico Díaz Granados will be our Distinguished Visiting Professor this Fall!
Italian News and Medici Exhibitions
Deborah Parker (Professor of Italian) gave a public lecture earlier this spring on Dante for Georgetown University and Istituto Italiano di Cultura in Washington, D.C.
Congratulations to Sergio Silva!
Please join us in congratulating Sergio Silva, a graduate student specializing in early modern Iberian studies and historical memory, on the publication of his podcast episode, "Afterlives in Stone." Brilliantly incorporating testimony from members of the African American descendants of the ensla
Welcome, Mauricio Acuña!
The Department of Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese and the Program in Global Studies are thrilled to announce the arrival of Mauricio Herrera Acuña, one of six postdoctoral fellows in the university's new
Volunteer Tutoring Opportunity with Sin Barreras
Volunteer tutoring opportunity with Sin Barreras
Want to help change someone's life?
Want to connect more with our immigrant community?
ESL On the Go!
★ What?
○ A virtual English as a second language tutoring program developed to improve the English skills of native Spanish
speakers
○ Continuously running since January 2021; have or am currently working with volunteers from 8 universities
Albemarle High School Community Open House
Dear all,
We also want to offer a wonderful in-person opportunity to use your language skills to help out our neighbors on Thursday, August 19:
UVA's Indigenous Studies Program in PMLA
In her latest column for PMLA, editor Wai Chee Dimock highlights research and curricular initiatives in Indigenous Studies at UVA, from poetry written by Monacan women and men, the traditional custodians of the land, air, and water we use at UVA, to global programs in Maya K'iche', Asian Pacific
UVa in Italy: Siena
UVA in Italy, CET, and UVA's Summer Session are pleased to announce a special online option for summer 2021:
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Class of 2021 Graduation Videos
Congratulations Class of 2021! We in the Department of Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese are so proud of everything our students have acomplished this year and are honored to have taught and guided you through your academic careers at UVa.
Congratulations to Matt Pieri and Colin Cantwell!
We are pleased to announce that Colin Cantwell and Matt Pieri have each earned high distinction for their work in the Spanish Department's Distinguished Major Program. Colin Cantwell's thesis, "Los cómics como forma representativa del desencanto español entre 1975 y 1981: Reacciones a democratiz
Undergraduate Awards 2021
Please join us in congratulating undergraduate students Jenna Benzing, Mary Margaret Chalk, Adelaide Brooks, Heather Snowden, and Zachary Zamof, who have each received special awards this academic year.
Valencia Abroad This Summer!
Applications for the UVA in Valencia program are now open for the summer. In the summer, we offer two sessions and four tracks: Spanish Language & Culture, Business Spanish, Global Health, and Sports, Language, & Culture.
Congratulations to Aldo Barriente (CLAS 2022)!
Please join us in congratulating Aldo Barriente, the 7th student in UVA history to receive the Beinecke Scholarship.
SIP FilmFest - Enough with…! Stories of Resistance
We are excited to announce that the Department of Spanish, Italian and Portuguese's fourth annual SIP FilmFest will take place during the week of April 18-25. This year's virtual festival “Enough with…!
UVA in Italy: Siena
UVA in Italy, CET, and UVA's Summer Session are pleased to announce a special online option for summer 2021:
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Concepts of the Global in the Literatures of the Spanish-speaking World
A free online workshop for teachers of high school Spanish: this program is entirely conducted in Spanish. Saturday, April 24, 2021
Master & Proficiency Exams
April Exam - Exam date is April 13th and Registration Deadline by April 6th
https://spanitalport.as.virginia.edu/doctoral-language-exams-university
Rising Scholars Two-Year Postdoctoral Fellowship: Applications due April 12
As part of the Rising Scholars Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, sponsored by the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and a
Statement of Solidarity for Asian American Pacific Islander Community
From a letter drafted by Professor Sylvia Chong (American Studies/English), signed by 1492 students, staff, and faculty, and submitted to UVA President James Ryan, Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Kevin McDonald, Provost Elizabeth Magill, Vice Provosts Louis Nelson and Maite Br
UVA Summer Program in Costa Rica - Application Deadline 4/15/21
The application deadline for the UVA Summer Program in Costa Rica has been extended to April 15, 2021. See the flyer for details.
UVA in Valencia
Summer deadlines extended! Apply by May 1st
Summer Session I June 13 to July 10 Summer Session II July 11 to August 7
UVA Spanish Honor Society
Students who meet all of the following requirements are invited to apply. Zeta Zeta Chapter of Sigma Delta Pi is currently accepting applications for membership. Application is due Friday, March 26