News & Events

This past summer, Spain's oldest university inaugurated a plaque in its historic crypt at the Colegio de San Bartolomé to honor 32 years of collaboration with Emory. The event was attended by USAL's Vice-Rector for Internationalization Raúl Sánchez Prieto, Emory in Salamanca semester program director Carmen Torres, other members of USAL's Cursos Internacionales division, and by Emory Department of Spanish and Portuguese professors José Luis Boigues, Elva González, Donald Tuten.

The Emory in Salamanca program allows Emory undergrads to take courses at the University of Salamanca every semester. Profs. Boigues and González direct the Emory Iberian Studies Program, open to Spanish students of all levels, which includes four weeks in Salamanca as well as two weeks in Seville. Applications for the summer 2026 program open on Dec. 15th. 

Alejandro Herrero-Olaizola, Chair of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese and Paul & Phyllis Fireman Professor of Spanish, published his latest book, La condición colombiana: violencia y consumo cultural global this past April through the Universidad de Los Andes in Bogotá (Colombia). Click on the link below to read (in Spanish) about the release. 

Congratulations Dr. Herrero-Olaizola!

Among this year's 100 Senior Honorary are three notable Spanish minors: Adrian Thierry, Ariana Khan, and Nikhita Lalwani.

The Department of Spanish and Portuguese invites you to the Inaugural SpanPort Biennial Symposium- "Contesting Violence(s)", which will take place on February 14 from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in the Jones Room of the Woodruff Library.

Season of the Swamp, a new novel by Mexican author Yuri Herrera translated by our very own Prof. Lisa Dillman, was released last week. The novel about Mexican hero Benito Juárez's time in New Orleans is a finalist for the 2024 Cercado Prize. Congratulations, Profe Dillman!

Emory students spend most of their time during the academic year in Georgia, but this summer, many of them explored different corners of the world. From learning about nursing in the Bahamas and strengthening Spanish skills in Argentina to visiting noteworthy sites of early scientific communication in London, Paris and beyond, these students gained a global perspective of their studies and more.

Read a selection of experiences from students who made the world their classroom this summer.

Looking for a few fresh reads to add to your list this summer? Here are 11 books you can dive into now, plus one that will soon be available. They’re all packed with insights into the world around us.

Want more? Check out the complete list of books published by Emory faculty and staff in 2023.

Among this year's 100 Senior Honorary are four notable Spanish majors and minors: América Moreno Ruiz, Ariel Jacobson, Lauren Grychowski, and Lexi Bortnick.

Lisa Dillman, a professor of practice in Emory College’s Department of Spanish and Portuguese, has again been named a National Book Award (NBA) finalist for her literary translation of a novel by Colombian author Pilar Quintana.

Participants in the 24^th-annual Latino Youth Leadership Conference (LYLC) enjoyed a high-energy day of being warmly welcomed to Emory’s Atlanta campus and provided with extensive resources to aid them and their parents in their college searches. A result of the longstanding partnership between Emory and the Latin American Association (LAA), this year’s conference centered on the theme “Together we create the future.”

Sixteen recent Emory College of Arts and Sciences graduates and one Emory PhD student will teach, study and conduct research around the world during the 2023-24 academic year as recipients of awards from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.