Carpio Ríos receives Tumi Award
Meloddye Carpio Ríos, PhD candidate in Hispanic Literary and Cultural Studies, has received the Tumi Award. This recognition is given by the Peruvian community in recognition of outstanding students of Peruvian descent in the state of Illinois.
In addition to her studies, Meloddye is a TA in the Spanish program; co-organized this year’s 4th annual Chicago Graduate Conference on Hispanic, Luso-Brazilian and Latinx Studies and the Ibero and Latin American Film Festival at UIC; and is one of the organizers of the Talks in Literature and Culture and Ciudad ñ.