Ph.D. candidates Cory Duclos and Rosie Seagraves have been awarded dissertation fellowships
Ph.D. candidates Cory Duclos and Rosie Seagraves have been awarded dissertation fellowships from the Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities for the 2012-2013 academic year.

Robert Penn Warren Center to host a symposium on"Early Modern Spanish Theater: Text and Performance"
During the first week of April, 2012, the Robert Penn Warren Center will host a symposium on "Early Modern Spanish Theater: Text and Performance," funded by a Research Scholars grant from Vanderbilt University.

El club de tango en Vanderbilt
El club de tango en Vanderbilt ha sido este primer año un verdadero éxito.

Two of Professor Berk-Seligson's First-Year Writing Seminar have been among those chosen to present their writings in the annual Undergraduate Writing Symposium
Two of Professor Susan Berk-Seligson's First-Year Writing Seminar students, Laura Carson and Matthew Harper, have been among those chosen to present their writings in the annual Undergraduate Writing Symposium.

Rosie Seagraves received a Summer Fellowship
Rosie Seagraves received a Summer Fellowship from the Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA) to conduct dissertation research in Madrid, Spain during the month of July 2012.

Professor Edward Friedman and doctoral candidate Cory Duclos have been awarded a grant from the Newberry Library in Chicago
Professor Edward Friedman and doctoral candidate Cory Duclos have been awarded a grant from the Newberry Library in Chicago to direct a one-day Research Skills Workshop for first-year graduate students during the 2012-2013 academic year.

Professor Philip D. Rasico is the author of two recent publications
Professor Philip D. Rasico is the author of two recent publications: "Joan Corominas en el Instituto de Lingüística de la Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, 1939-1946." and "La meva relació amb Catalunya i Girona."

Professor Philip Rasico was recently named an Honorary Member
Professor Philip Rasico was recently named an Honorary Member of the Societat Històrico-Arqueològica "Martí i Bella" located in Ciutadella, Menorca (Balearic Islands), Spain.

Professor Jrade participates in the MLA
As a member of the Executive Committee of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages, Professor Cathy L. Jrade participated in a Preconvention Workshop for Job Seekers at the MLA in Seattle on January 5, 2012.

Professor Earl Fitz spoke at The Americas Society in New York City
Professor Earl Fitz spoke at The Americas Society in New York City to mark the launch of a special issue of REVIEW: LITERATURE AND ARTS OF THE AMERICAS.