Recent News

  • RLL PhD candidates chosen as UB Social Impact Fellow for Summer 2023
    7/21/23
    Marie Celine Dufay-Verbié (French) and Niomarie Rivera (Spanish) have been selected as social impact fellows for summer 2023.
  • Henry Berlin wins La corónica book prize
    6/6/23
    Henry Berlin's most recent book, Alone Together (University of Toronto Press, 2021) has won the prestigious 2023 La corónica International Book Award.
  • Sigma Delta Pi initiation ceremony held May 12, 2023
    5/17/23
    Seventeen students were inducted into Sigma Delta Pi, the national collegiate Spanish Honor Society, in a departmental ceremony.
  • French Club holds second annual baguette fencing competition!
    8/15/23
    The French Club ended a busy year of fun and engaging activities with their second annual baguette fencing competition, held Saturday, May 13, 2023.
  • Spring 2023 Spanish 152 students present oral histories projects
    5/12/23
    This spring 2023 the SPA152 students have been working all semester long on an Oral History project, where they have had the opportunity to interview a number of people from the local community, family members, and friends in order to investigate topics related to immigration and identity.
  • Two RLL Graduates win 2023 Fulbright Scholarships
    5/3/23
    RLL graduating senior and Presidential Scholar Emma Correia and RLL alum Alivia Smeltzer-Darling have won Fulbright awards to continue their studies abroad. Correia graduates in May with a double major in Spanish and linguistics;. Smeltzer-Darling is a 2021 graduate with a double major in Spanish and health and human services.