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Faculty Literature Awards 2026
Danielle Roper's book Hemispheric Blackface: Impersonation and Nationalist Fictions in the Americas has been recognized with an honorable mention for ...
2026 Faculty Achievements and Honors
Faculty Achievements and HonorsLarissa Brewer-García: Grant from national government of Spain for joint research project, “Subgrafías: Artefactos, mem...
2026 End-of-Year Reception Honors Graduate and Undergraduate Student Prize Winners
RLL faculty, instructors, and students gathered in Classics 110 for the annual end-of-year reception Wednesday, May 20th. Both undergraduate and gradu...
In Loving Memory: Prof. Emeritus Paolo Cherchi (1937-2026)
We are saddened to share the news that Paolo Cherchi, Professor Emeritus of Italian and Spanish Literatures, passed away on April 4, 2026. Paolo, born...
El Cafecito's Verónica Moraga Recognized with a Diversity Leadership Award
El Cafecito, led by Associate Instructional Professor Verónica Moraga, has been recognized with a Diversity Leadership Award! These awards aim at givi...
2026 Virgilio Lecture Series, featuring Andrea Bajani
Join us in person or virtually on April 9 & 10 for RLL’s Virgilio Lecture Series featuring award-winning novelist Andrea Bajani. The events are free a...
RLL Students Selected as Finalists for 2026 UChicago Literary Translation Prize
The UChicago Student Literary Translation Prize was established in 2024 in memory of translator Farouk Abdel Wahab Mustafa. The prize recognizes outst...
RLL Team Showcases AI-Driven Language Assessment Project at UChicago AI Initiative Campus Event
On February 12, Celia Bravo Díaz, Sara Dallavalle, and Diana Palenzuela Rodrigo presented the first phase of their project, “Rethinking Language Place...
RLL Faculty on Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Halftime Performance
In the last few days, RLL colleagues Danielle Roper and Agnes Lugo-Ortiz have been engaging the media to comment on Bad Bunny's resounding success at ...
Just released: UChicago Italian Podcast - Italia Oggi. Le voci degli studenti di UChicago
This podcast showcases outstanding student work from the advanced Italian course dedicated to the study of contemporary Italy (ITAL 20400 Autumn 2025 ...