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Katherine Fivgas in Barcelona
From UGA to Madrid and Barcelona: Finding Confidence in Spanish Beyond the Classroom

Katherine Fivgas, a UGA journalism major with minors in Spanish and Women’s Studies, participated in the 2026 Madrid-Barcelona Maymester from May 8 to June 5. She shares how everyday conversations, new friendships, and life in Spain strengthened her Spanish and her confidence beyond the classroom.       What drew you to this study abroad program, and what did you hope to learn or experience? I wanted a program that would…

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UGA French Honor Society Hosts Fall Picnic

On Wednesday, September 23rd, UGA’s chapter of the Pi Delta Phi National French Honor Society hosted a picnic on New College Lawn. It was a wonderful occasion for PDP members to catch up with each other and ROML Faculty, as well as getting the word out about our organization to prospective new members. Drs. Ovrom and Denino from ROML’s French section were in attendance, as was department head Dr. Bultman. The organizers were also thrilled that…
French

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To Study a Language is to Study People: A FLTA's Journey to UGA

This semester, Felipe Guedes M. Vieira joins the UGA community as a Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) in the Department of Romance Languages. As he begins teaching Portuguese, he brings with him years of experience in language education and research in Brazil. Below, Felipe shares more about his journey to UGA. I was always fascinated by languages and by the different ways people communicate and make sense of the world. Over…
Portuguese

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From Avid Reader to Educator: Mateus Braz’s Fulbright Journey

Welcome to Mateus Braz! This is his first semester teaching Portuguese to UGA students as a Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FTLA) in the Department of Romance Languages. Mateus shares his reflections on his journey to become a teacher:  While my mom was preparing her classes, I would walk into her room, half asleep, and ask her “Mom, where’s Pwato?” I didn’t know who Plato was then, but I surely enjoyed sitting on top of his…
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2026 New Faculty

The Department of Romance Languages is welcoming five faculty members to the University of Georgia in Fall 2026. Together, their diverse research expertise and innovative courses offer exciting new opportunities for students of languages and world cultures. Each brings new perspectives to our Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian programs.            María José Gutiérrez Jiménez joins us as Assistant Professor of…

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Theory Meets Community: Spotlight on Vanessa Revheim

Ph.D. candidate Vanessa Revheim was awarded the UGA Graduate School's prestigious Dissertation Completion Award (DCA)—a highly competitive, university-wide assistantship given to outstanding doctoral students in their final year. Designed to recognize top scholars, the award provides recipients with dedicated, full-time focus to write their dissertations. For Vanessa, this award enables her to fully immerse herself in fieldwork with the…
Romance Linguistics

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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 fellowship…

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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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