Professor Erker at Harvard
Professor Daniel Erker will be a participant in a lecture at Harvard on November 6, 2014 at 5:00pm.
Professor Jeff Kline featured on BBC Radio 4 – Open Book, The Brethren; The Sense of Style
Professor Jeff Kline featured on BBC Radio 4 – Open Book, The Brethren; The Sense of Style on Sunday, September 28, 2014. You can listen to the discussion at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04jhpnx Please see also the Facebook post.
Crônicas Brasileiras: A Reader, Third Edition
Congratulations to Célia Bianconi on the publication of Crônicas Brasileiras: A Reader, Third Edition! Please see here for an overview of the book.
Prof. Jeff Kline and his translation of Robert Merle
Congratulations to Professor Jeff Kline for his translation of Merle! Read more at: http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/aug/16/historical-epic-by-frances-hilary-mantel-crosses-the-channel-robert-merle
Meet Prof. Byron Ahn
Visiting Assistant Professor of Linguistics Byron Ahn introduces himself and the courses he will be teaching this year in a few brief videos: http://www.bu.edu/linguistics/UG/ahn.html
Professor James Iffland attends the inauguration ceremony of the new President of El Salvador
Prof. James Iffland was invited by the Ministry of Foreign Relations of El Salvador to attend the inauguration ceremony of the new President of El Salvador, Salvador Sánchez Cerén, on June 1, 2014. The invitation came as recognition of his active role in supporting the large Salvadoran immigrant community in the Greater Boston area, largely […]
2013/2014 Teaching Awards
At an end-of-semester party, the Department honored its outstanding Teaching Fellows. Kristen Stern (doctoral student in French Language and Literature program) won the College of Arts and Sciences Outstanding TF Award. Adeline Soldin and Kathryn Zimmerman won the Department’s Teaching Fellow awards in French and Christopher Eldrett and Nadia Mann, in Spanish.
Commencement 2014: Romance Studies Award Winners
At its graduation ceremonies last month, the Department of Romance Studies honored academic excellence and exceptional service. Lindsay Ladner won the College of Arts and Sciences Prize in French Studies. Joshua Cole and Mary Williams (French), Catherine D’Angelo (Italian), Inez Koberg and Stephen Krawec (Spanish) won the Barbara Argote Senior Award, as did Jordan Caroompas, […]
Traveling Scholars
Three doctoral students in Hispanic Language and Literatures have won awards for summer study. Johan Gotera Osorio won Graduate School support to enroll at School of Criticism and Theory at Cornell University. Gotera’s project examines language, memory and exile in the work of Cuban poet Octavio Armand. Noemí Martín Santo won a Graduate Research Abroad […]
Stephen Krawec Interview
Graduating Spanish major Stephen Krawec is the subject of an interview in the daily newspaper of Burgos, Spain, where he took his final semester of undergraduate coursework. Krawec has been studying at the Universidad de Burgos through BU’s Study Abroad program.