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Faculty Highlights

Faculty Highlights

2024

Spring Awards Ceremony 2024 (April 11, 2024)

New book from Dr. Catherine Jaffe (April 9, 2024)

WLL faculty member awarded Research Mini Grant (April 5, 2024)

Dr. Catherine Jaffe named as University Distinguished Professor (March 24, 2024)

Congratulations to Dr. Sergio Martínez (March 22, 2024)

Congratulations to Dr. Carlos Abreu Mendoza (January 17, 2024)

New Faculty Spring 2024 (January 11, 2024)

2023

Congratulations to Dr. Sharon E. Ugalde (November 26, 2023)

Congratulations to Dr. Sergio Martínez (November 2023)

Texas State University's Chapter of Sigma Delta Pi Earns National Award (August 9, 2023)

Congratulations to Dr. Jennifer Forrest (July 2023)

Dr. Carole Martin and Dr. Louie Dean Valencia awarded grants for upcoming International Film Festival & Symposium on Celebrity: Between Fame and Infamy (June 16, 2023)

Faculty Promotions (June 1, 2023)

Dr. Ewa Siwak, Senior Lecturer, German, receives Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching for 2023 (May 31, 2023)

French Outside Of France (April 12, 2023)

Poet in residence gives poetry reading for advanced Spanish students (April 4, 2023)

2022

Dr. Beth Bernstein gives a talk at Southwestern University (November 2022)

Journée de Jeunesse (October 2022)

Congratulations to Dr. David Navarro for his recent accomplishments! (September 2022)

New Faculty (August 2022)

Live Q&A with Dr. Catherine Jaffe, editor, and Dr. Elizabeth Lewis, contributor (April 2022)

2021

Dr. Susana Villanueva Eguia Lis receives the Premio Victoria Urbano de Creación (September 20, 2021)

Congratulations to Dr. David Navarro on receiving a College Achievement Award in Service! (August 20, 2021)

Congratulations to Dr. Catherine Jaffe on receiving an award for Excellence in Research Funding and Sponsored Programs! (August 20, 2021)

Congratulations to Dr. Michael Conner on receiving a College Achievement Award in Service! (August 20, 2021)

Congratulations to Dr. Yasmine Beale-Rivaya on receiving the following honors and awards: NEH Distinguished Teaching Professor, the Presidential Distinction Award in Teaching, and the Golden Apple Award! (August 20, 2021)

Faculty featured on Zippia's Future of The Job Market Report (June 1, 2021)

Faculty member awarded Registered Student Organization Advisor of the Year (May 2021)

Faculty member appointed as Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Humanities for 2021-2024 (April 30, 2021)

Faculty member named International Studies Professor of the Year by the Center for International Studies (January 28, 2021)

The Department of World Languages and Literatures is pleased to present Dr. Sharon Ugalde's latest book Ophelia: Shakespeare and Gender in Contemporary Spain (January 26, 2021)

Faculty responds to questions regarding trends on current Job Markets (January 14, 2021)

Faculty member receives prestigious 2020 John K. Walsh Award (January 8, 2021)

Faculty member presents research on German naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt at MLA Convention (January 7, 2021)

2020

World Languages and Literatures faculty respond creatively to teaching during a pandemic (December 18, 2020)

Dr. Sharon Ugalde receives Premio Victoria Urbano (December 15, 2020)

BBVA Foundation to Sponsor Collaboration Between the Department of World Languages and Literatures and Texas State’s Small Business Development Center (December 9, 2020)

Gruppo Italia makes education abroad a virtual experience for 2020 (October 15, 2020)

World Languages and Literatures faculty recognized at Liberal Arts Fall Faculty Meeting (August 21, 2020)

Faculty member receives 2020 Regents' Award (March 6, 2020)

Faculty member recognized for Excellence in Service Learning in the March 2020 Service Learning Newsletter (March 3, 2020)

A Postcard from Dr. Valérie Masson, French (March 2, 2020)

What are they reading? An interview with Dr. Patricia Schiaffini-Vedani (March 2, 2020)

What are they reading? An interview with Dr. Agustín Cuadrado (February 21, 2020)

Faculty member awarded prestigious prize (February 12, 2020)

2019

Delegation from Spain presents panel on Miguel Delibes (November 14, 2019)

Faculty member invited to speak at Florida State University (November 14, 2019)

Faculty member invited to present film and lead discussion (November 6, 2019)

A Postcard from Dr. Moira DiMauro-Jackson, Italian (September 2019)

A Postcard from Ms. Noha Mohama-Akkari, Arabic (September 2019)

Faculty member named as fellow of Madrid Institute of Advanced Study (September 2019)

Points of Pride (September 2019)

Faculty recognized at Liberal Arts Fall Faculty Meeting (August 20, 2019)

Faculty member presents at workshop in Spain (July 11, 2019)

The Multi-Cultural Borderlands of Medieval Toledo (June 5-7, 2019)

Faculty member presents latest book in Madrid (May 14, 2019)

Faculty member awarded Postdoctoral Fellowship (April 2019)

Faculty member awarded two prestigious awards (April 4, 2019)

Faculty member's translation spurs conversations around the world (April 4, 2019)

Glajar named first American Council of Learned Societies Fellow at Texas State (April 3, 2019)