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Flor and Yasmin
Celebrating Graduate Research Excellence: Flor Adams and Yasmin Paiva de Siqueira

The Department of Romance Languages at the University of Georgia proudly recognizes two exceptional graduate scholars whose work reflects excellence in research, teaching, and interdisciplinary inquiry. Flor Adams, PhD Candidate in Hispanic Linguistics, has received the 2025–2026 Romance Languages Distinguished Research Publication Award for the article “Speculative Fabulation as Inquiry: Creative Approaches to Language Research,” published in…

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Spanish Major Eliza Fausset Wins FAO Schwarz Fellowship

University of Georgia senior and Spanish major in the Department of Romance Languages Eliza Fausset has been selected as a 2026-28 FAO Schwarz Fellow, earning a place in one of the nation’s most selective postgraduate fellowship programs focused on social impact and nonprofit leadership.  Fausset is one of seven students nationwide chosen for the upcoming cohort by the FAO Schwarz Family Foundation. She will complete a two‑year, paid…

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Mentored Research in Action: Dharshine Jayakrishnan Wins Award for Project Developed with Elizabeth Wright

Congratulations to Dharshine Jayakrishnan, a second-year Spanish and International Affairs major, who was awarded Second Place in the UGA Libraries Undergraduate Research Award for Unraveling an Archival Murder Mystery: My CURO Research Journey.   Dharshine built this project from research she began in Professor Elizabeth Wright's Spanish 3030: Texts in Global Contexts, developing it into a full archival investigation exploring the Middle…

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2026 GSO Wrap Up

The current Romance Languages Graduate Student Organization has reached the end of its service year, and as such, it is time to say goodbye. Since life is all memory, here is a little recap of a very prolific year:    During our Fall semester, we had the pleasure to organize and engage in rigorous, creative, groundbreaking scholarship with the members of our department during the Romance Languages Colloquium. There were a total of…

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Timothy Gupton Recognized with 2026 Sandy Beaver Teaching Professorship

Timothy Gupton, Professor of Spanish Linguistics in the Department of Romance Languages, has been awarded a 2026 General Sandy Beaver Teaching Professorship by the Franklin College of Arts & Sciences. The award honors outstanding faculty whose sustained commitment to excellence in teaching has had a significant impact on student learning at the University of Georgia.  Recipients of the Sandy Beaver Teaching Professorship are selected…

Ansley at the Argentina vs. Venezuela match
From Athens to Argentina: How a Modern Languages Scholarship Transformed One UGA Student’s Future

When Ansley Crowe arrived in Buenos Aires for her 15-week study abroad experience, she expected to improve her Spanish. What she found was a new sense of purpose — and a life she built in another language.  A double major in Political Science, International Affairs, and Spanish in UGA’s Morehead Honors College, Ansley received the Modern Languages Scholarship, which made her participation in the Buenos Aires study abroad program possible…
Study Abroad, UGA en Buenos Aires

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Dr. Catherine Simpson Awarded Sandy Beaver Excellence in Teaching Award

The Department of Romance Languages proudly congratulates Principal Lecturer Dr. Catherine Simpson on receiving the University of Georgia’s prestigious Sandy Beaver Excellence in Teaching Award in Spring 2026. The Sandy Beaver Award recognizes sustained excellence in instruction and a deep commitment to student learning. For Dr. Simpson, that commitment begins with a student-centered philosophy and a belief in the power of active engagement. “My…

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Five Romance Languages Students Earn Prestigious Fulbright Awards

The Department of Romance Languages is proud to celebrate five of our students and recent alumni who have been offered Fulbright awards for the 2025–2026 academic year. Their achievements contribute to the University of Georgia’s recognition as a top‑producing institution for Fulbright U.S. students for the fourth consecutive year. Eleven UGA students received Fulbright offers this cycle, with five able to accept. Of these awardees, five—Mark…
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Finding My Voice in French: From Classroom to Cannes

By Emily Adamo I’ve always loved studying French. From my very first class, I fell in love with the language and never wanted to stop learning. My inner extrovert thrived in these classes, where I always had the opportunity to talk with my peers and actively engage in discussion. When it came time to decide what I wanted to study in college, continuing French felt like a natural choice, so I declared it as one of my majors. Even though I wasn’t…
Study Abroad, French

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Romance Languages Faculty Member Invited to National Portuguese Studies Leadership Meeting

From December 4 to 6, Dr. Cris Lira participated in the conference Strengthening Portuguese Programs Through Collaboration at Princeton University organized by Dr. Ana Catarina Teixeira (Emory University) and Dr. Nicola Cooney (Princeton University). The event brought together directors and coordinators of 15 U.S. universities to engage in dialogue on the evolving role of Portuguese language and culture programs in higher education. The…
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