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Inma Taboada Publishes New Book and Speaks at Harvard

Congratulations to Dr. Inma Taboada (Hispanic and Italian Studies) for the publication of her new co-authored book Manual para la formación de profesores de español (Manual for the training of Spanish teachers) published…

Claudia Fernández Awarded Distinguished Practitioner’s Award

Professor Claudia Fernández (Hispanic and Italian Studies, Director of the Spanish Basic Language Program) has been awarded the Distinguished Practitioner’s Award by the International Association of Task-based Language Teaching. Professor Fernández’s work with task-based…

Chiara Fabbian Featured in Stories atLAS

Professor Chiara Fabbian, Director of the Italian Basic Language Program, has been featured by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences! Professor Fabbian was interviewed for the “Stories atLAS” series. Could you discuss…

Hispanic Studies Faculty and Student on WBEZ Chicago

Professor Margarita Saona (Hispanic Studies) and undergraduate student Alica Morel (UIC ’25) were recently featured on WBEZ Chicago discussing the importance of language classes and experiences in the Hispanic Studies program. “I wanted…

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Krishni Burns Awarded Ovatio at CAMWS Conference

In addition to leading an immensely successful group of undergraduate students, Dr. Krishni Burns was awarded an Ovatio at the 2025 Classical Association of the Middle West and South Conference: “Each year since…