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23 Jun: Statement on BOT failure to action on Hannah-Jones Tenure Case
Statement on BOT failure to action on Hannah-Jones Tenure Case The Department of Romance Studies urges the Board of Trustees to take immediate action toward…
11 Jun: Dr. Rudosky’s Research UNCovered
Dr. Rudosky’s research feature: Christina Rudosky is a teaching assistant professor of French in the Department of Romance Studies within the UNC College of Arts…
17 May: ROMS faculty win a 2021-22 CFE/Lenovo Instructional Innovation Grant
ROMS faculty win a 2021-22 CFE/Lenovo Instructional Innovation Grant Profs. Lucia Binotti, Amy Chambless, Josepha Lindquist and Valérie Pruvost have been selected for a CFE/Lenovo…
17 May: Prof. Heather Knorr chosen as an IAAR-SLATE Teaching Fellow for Spring 2022
Prof. Heather Knorr chosen as an IAAR-SLATE Teaching Fellow for Spring 2022 Teaching Assistant Professor Heather Knorr has been awarded a Teaching Fellowship from UNC’s…
14 Apr: ROMS alumnus Enrique Toloza receives a Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans
ROMS alumnus Enrique Toloza receives a Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans ROMS alumnus Enrique Toloza (BA ‘17), a Physics and Hispanic Literatures…
23 Mar: Congratulations to Dr. Rosa Perelmuter on her recent publication: “La recepción literaria de sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: un siglo de apreciaciones críticas (1910-2010)”
Publicado el volumen «La recepción literaria de sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: un siglo de apreciaciones críticas (1910-2010)», editado por Rosa Perelmuter (Colección «Batihoja»,…
13 Oct: Fall 2020 Research Week
Click here to see our department’s most recent research: Fall 2020 Research Week
1 Sep: Assoc. Prof. Bruno Estigarribia publishes Reference Grammar of Guarani
Paraguayan Guarani is a vibrant, modern language, mother tongue to millions of people in South America. It is the only indigenous language in the Americas…
25 Aug: SPANISH CONVERSATION FOR EVERYONE! With a special guest every week
SPANISH CONVERSATION FOR EVERYONE With a special guest every week Zoom Link Passcode: 206792
21 Aug: Prof. Anastacia Kohl wins 2020 UPCEA South Region Professional, Continuing and Online Education Instruction Award
Teaching Associate Professor and Director of the Spanish Language Program Dr. Anastacia Kohl is the recipient of the 2020 South Region Professional, Continuing and Online…
9 Jun: Statement on Racial Injustice
The Department of Romance Studies at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, stands in unequivocal solidarity with members of our Black Community. We mourn deeply the…
29 May: Italian Plague Stories and the Meaning of Pandemics
Italian Plague Stories and the Meaning of Pandemics Maggie Fritz-Morkin, assistant professor of Romance studies, discusses the themes of Giovanni Boccaccio’s The Decameron, which is…
5 May: Sigma Delta Pi hosts virtual initiation ceremony for graduating Seniors
On April 29, Faculty Co-Advisor Martha Alexander initiated six new members, all graduating Seniors, into the Zeta Psi Chapter of Sigma Delta Pi National Collegiate…
17 Apr: Announcing the Joel Walz Fund to Support Study Abroad for French Studies
Thanks to a generous gift from Professor Joel Walz (UNC B.A. in French, 1969), the Romance Studies department will soon be offering an annual fellowship…
2 Mar: CCRS 2020 is around the corner !
Get ready! The 2020 Carolina Conference for Romance Studies will take place from March 26 to March 28 !
29 Jan: APPLY TO BECOME A SIGMA DELTA PI MEMBER
HAVE YOU TAKEN A CLASS ABOVE SPAN 261 or SPAN 267? Undergraduates and Graduates are encouraged to apply. The initiation ceremony will be held Wednesday, April 15 at…
6 Jan: Spanish Service Learning Project in collaboration with Carrboro Elementary School dual-language students
Spanish Service Learning Project in collaboration with Carrboro Elementary School dual-language students This fall, 19 students from UNC’s Spanish for the Professions Minor (Heather Knorr’s…
16 Dec: ROMS Supports the UNC Faculty Council’s Statement in regards to the Silent Sam monument
We, the faculty, graduate students and staff of the Department of Romance Studies condemn the recently-announced plan for the UNC system to provide $2.5 million…
2 Dec: Undergraduate Laura Wilder Investigates the Lace-Making Industry in Burano, Italy.
“Undergraduate Laura Wilder Investigates the Lace-Making Industry in Burano, Italy.” By Laura Wilder This summer, I had the opportunity to study and research the lace-making…
4 Nov: Forthcoming in Fall 2020: Reference Grammar of Paraguayan Guarani
I am thrilled to announce that the following volume is scheduled to be published in the Fall of 2020 by University College of London Press….