Story by Dr. Sharina Maíllo-Pozo

Alexandra is a senior Foundation Fellow and Stamps Scholar at the University of Georgia, studying Cellular Biology and Spanish. She conducted undergraduate research with the Kipreos Lab and the team’s work was recently published in Nature Communications. Alexandra was nominated by Romance Languages Faculty to be a student representative on the National Humanities Leadership Council (NHLC) because of her exploration of the importance of humanistic perspectives in solving current global issues. Here's an excerpt from our interview:

The Portuguese Program at the University of Georgia is set to enhance its commitment to the Portuguese language and culture with the establishment of Sigma Pi Lambda, a new chapter of Phi Lambda Beta, a Collegiate Honor Society of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese. This initiative aims to foster a deeper appreciation for the Portuguese language and Luso-Afro-Brazilian cultures among students and faculty alike.

On Oct. 17, the Black feminist scholar Djamila Ribeiro visited the University of Georgia’s campus to speak about her new book Where We Stand — her first work translated into English.

“Seeing my work translated into English has been particularly rewarding as it allows my ideas to resonate with a broader audience while maintaining the core of what’s rooted in my experiences as a Black woman in Brazil,” Ribeiro said.

In honor of this year's National French Week, the Romance Languages Department is inviting you to a Calligram Workshop. 

A calligram is a piece of text in which the design and layout of the letters creates a visual image related to the meaning of the words themselves. In this workshop, you will learn about the history of this art form in France and, most importantly, you will be guided through the creation of your own calligram. Material will be provided.

See you there!

In honor of this year's French National Week, the Romance Languages Department is inviting you to an eSport evening at The Tate Gameroom. 

Come to play or to watch people play the latest version of the famous soccer game franchise FIFA. France is both a famous soccer nation and a major eSport nation that our department is proud to highlight during this event. 

So, whether you wanna play as France or against France, you are welcome to join and meet fellow teammates or challengers.

In honor of the National French Week, the Romance Languages department is inviting you to join us and the Classic City Pétanque Club for an afternoon of “boules”. 

You can come anytime between 1:30 and 4:30pm.

The Classic City Club volunteers will be there to provide all the equipment and to train anyone who is coming to discover this traditional French sport.

In honor of this year's National French Week, the Romance Languages department is inviting anyone on campus to submit an original piece of art on the theme "France is not Paris".

Numerous current and former UGA ROML linguists recently presented their research at the Hispanic Linguistics Symposium, hosted in Omaha, Nebraska October 17-19, 2024.  Congratulations to all of them!

Dr. Nuño Castellanos Díez will offer us a Teaching Workshop: El componente cultural en la clase de lenguas: tres propuestas didácticas. The workshop will be held in Spanish. 

Thanks to so many of you for stopping by our third annual Fall Festival and Student Celebration! 

If you missed it and have questions about our classes, minors, and majors in French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Romance Languages, please contact advisors Kate Daley-Bailey (rladv@uga.edu) or Dr. Alicia Arribas (spanish@uga.edu) or Undergraduate Coordinator Dr. Rachel Gabara (rgabara@uga.edu).