Larry Norman, Frank L. Sulzberger Professor, has been honored by President Zimmer and the Board of Trustees with the title of Distinguished Service Professor, in recognition of his outstanding research and his support of the University of Chicago.
Two graduate students in Romance Languages and Literatures had their photos selected to be part of the Center for Latin American Studies' annual Vistas exhibit. Paulina León's El Palenque de mezcal, was snapped in Oaxaca (Mexico), while Luis Madrigal's Giant Steps was taken in Bolivia.
Maria Anna Mariani and Victoria Saramago have both been renewed for a second term at the rank of Assistant Professor. We are so glad and fortunate to have each of them as our colleagues.
Congratulations, Maria Anna! Congratulations, Victoria!
José Estrada, a PhD candidate in the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, spent last summer as an intern at the University of Chicago Library. There, he helped digitize the work of early modern mapmakers and make it accessible to an online audience. You can read more about his experience here.
The Department of Romance Languages and Literatures is pleased to announce that the University of Neuchâtel (Switzerland) recently awardedProfessor Frederick de Armas the title of Doctor Honoris Causa for his contributions to the study of the classical tradition in the French and Spanish literatures of the Renaissance and the Baroque era.