Professor Sarah Owens presented her original work, “Spanish Nuns on the Manila Galleon (1621) at the Sixteenth Century Society Conference in Bruges, Belgium on Friday August 19, 2016. The Society for the Study of Early Modern Women selected her article “Crossing Mexico (1620-1621): Franciscan Nuns and Their Journey to the Philippines” for the award for best article in women […]
The Nu Zeta Chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society, received two national awards during the Society’s Triennial Convention on July 8, 2016 in Miami, Florida. Nu Zeta was among 13 of the 611 chapters of Sigma Delta Pi nationwide to receive the Honor Chapter award for outstanding activities executed during […]
The College of Charleston’s and The Citadel’s chapters of Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society, are proud to announce their 12th annual South Carolina Spanish Teacher of the Year Award for 2016. The awards ceremony will take place on Thursday, November 10 at 7:15pm in Alumni Memorial Hall at the College of Charleston. All […]
In the fall of 2015, Professor Antonio Pérez-Núñez received a TalkAbout Grant to experiment with 1-on-1 interaction between students of his Spanish 313 class, Spanish Conversation, and native speakers
For his latest novel Tennessee River, Professor Raúl Carrillo Arciniega has been granted the Premio Literario Estatal de Novela (State Literary Award for Novel) by the the Coordinación de Fomento Editorial del Instituto Sudcaliforniano de Cultura in Mexico. Click here for additional details on all statewide and regional awardees of Baja California.
The College of Charleston’s Nu Zeta Chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society, was selected as an “Honor Chapter” for the 5th consecutive year. Only 12 of the 607 chapters nationwide were selected for this prestigious honor for outstanding activities realized during the 2014-15 academic year. In 2014-15, Nu Zeta was led […]
Professor Mark P. Del Mastro has been named miembro numerario / full member of the North American Academy of the Spanish Language. Dr. Del Mastro is among 13 new members confirmed in March 2015 for contributions that have helped promote Spanish language and Hispanic culture in the U.S., and he is the only person in the State […]
On March 25, 2015 at the ExCEL Awards Ceremony, three from Hispanic Studies were recognized with prestigious recognitions: Ms. Laura Moses received an Outstanding Staff Award: The Unsung Champion. Professor Devon Hanahan received a Presidential Legacy Award: Alexander Sanders Legacy for Outstanding Public Service. Lorena Gonzalez-Marrero, student of Portuguese: LCWA Outstanding Student of the Year Award
On November 13 at 7pm the College of Charleston’s and The Citadel’s chapters of Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society, crowned their 10th annual S.C. Spanish Teacher of the Year for 2014: Ashleigh Berrian of Meadow Glen Middle School in Lexington, S.C. All three finalists were recognized with award plaques during a ceremony […]
Professor Michael Gómez and his co-editors of the refereed journal Decimonónica have been granted the inaugural Respo Award for the exemplary management of their publication. Since its start in September 2009, the Hispanic Studies Journals & Academic Presses blog has become a highly-used resource by Hispanists worldwide to consult the journal-publishing experiences of peers. Currently there are […]