Student Success

Prize winner Alysa Meng sitting in front of a red tractor and smiling.
Announcing the Winners of our Inaugural Undergraduate Essay Prize!
August 8, 2024
Professor Liz Hochberg and two of our graduates
¡Felicidades! Congratulations to our Graduating Class of 2024!
July 9, 2024
Lexi Smith on a beach, smiling
Lexi Smith (PhD student, Spanish) awarded John W. Kronik Scholarship for doctoral research travel! 
May 8, 2024
Mikaela Peizer smiling, with arms crossed in front of her.
Mikaela Peizer (BA Spanish; BA Public Health-Global Health) named to HUSKY 100!
May 8, 2024
E-Book Cover Hyakunin Isshu. Cien poetas, cien poemas
SPS Alumni Releases E-Book of Japanese to Spanish Poetry Translations
February 10, 2021
UW Students
The Voice of Indigenous and Heritage Speaker Students at the UW
October 23, 2020
Brianna Salinas in Leni K.
Student Spotlight: Brianna Salinas
June 1, 2020
Chiara DeSantis
Spanish Graduate Named a UW Husky 100 in 2020
May 21, 2020
Sarah Slack in São Paulo
Portuguese Minor Studies in São Paulo on Grant
September 30, 2019
Student Sarah McKay with SPS Faculty
Student Presents “Palabras en acción” Honors Project
June 10, 2019
PhD Recipents Katherine M. King and Juan Felipe Arroyave
Two SPS Graduate Students Complete PhDs
May 30, 2019
Jewish scribes depicted in the famous Libro de los juegos (“Book of games”)
Shem Tov de Carrión: How a Jewish Poet from Medieval Spain Speaks to us Today
October 1, 2018
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Portuguese Students Win Scholarships
May 14, 2018
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Student Success: SPS Major Named to Phi Beta Kappa
May 8, 2018
Alfonso X, also known as the Wise, and his Jewish courtiers
What the Jews of the Iberian Peninsula Teach Us About Political Power & Minority Status
February 13, 2018
Erin McCoy
Student Success: Master's Program Graduate Erin McCoy
October 6, 2017
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SPS PhD Student Named 2017-2018 Graduate Fellow in UW Jewish Studies
October 4, 2017
Cooper and Souriano
History in the Making: Life-long Portuguese Learners at UW
April 26, 2017
Husky 100 Logo
Two SPS Students Selected for the Husky 100!
April 20, 2017
Leonardo S. B.
Parça - Impacting Lives through a Mentorship Program with High School Students in Brazil
February 7, 2017
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SPS Graduate Student Presents Survey Results on Study Abroad 
May 24, 2016
Influences of English on Spanish in Seattle
Spanish 404 Students Present Linguistic Fieldwork
March 23, 2016
Transfer Student Hit the Ground Running!
February 20, 2015
Ph.D. Student Applauds Program
November 19, 2014
Spanish Major Joy Maa featured in Perspectives Newsletter
July 16, 2014
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Read the Spring/Summer Edition of the SPS Newsletter!
July 1, 2014
Graduation
2014 Graduation Celebration Photos
June 23, 2014
Molly FitzMorris
MA Graduate Molly FitzMorris Named 2014-15 Jewish Studies Graduate Fellow
June 11, 2014
UW Students Interviewed in León, Spain
June 9, 2014
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The Friends of Spanish and Portuguese Studies
June 5, 2014
Letter from the Chair | Spring 2014
June 5, 2014
Joy Maa
Joy Maa Receives 2014 Dean's Medal
June 3, 2014
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Special Funding for Students
May 27, 2014
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Spanish Major Joy Maa Awarded Dean's Medal for Humanities in the College of Arts and Sciences
May 21, 2014
Lisa Zeta, Rachel Brown, Michelle Vega
It's a Win-Win! | Staff Spotlight on Student Assistants Rachel Brown, Michelle Vega and Lisa Zeta
May 21, 2014
Learning by Performing--in Spanish | Perspectives Newsletter features SPAN 449 Drama Production
April 29, 2014
Doing UW Proud | Student Spotlight on Amanda Baker, Brandon Upton, and Josh Twaddle
April 29, 2014
Spanish Drama Production Featured in Beyond the Quad...
April 17, 2014
Escribo en Español Competition: 2014 Winners and Compilation of Essays
April 17, 2014
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READ IT NOW: SPS Quarterly Newsletter | Winter 2014
February 28, 2014
Los títeres de Cachiporra
February 26, 2014
Anna Witte
A Passion for Theater | Faculty Rave, Anna Witte
February 21, 2014
Pragya Kc
A Teacher's Dream | Student Spotlight on Pragya Kc
February 21, 2014
Ladino Day confirms Seattle as vibrant hub of Sephardic culture
January 13, 2014
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Autumn 2013 Newsletter
November 19, 2013
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Special Funding Available to UW Students
November 6, 2013
Student Spotlight on Matt London | A Little Salt Goes a Long Way
November 4, 2013
2013 Spanish graduates
2013 Graduation Celebration Photos
July 30, 2013
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Student Spotlight: Ramana Marshalla
May 29, 2013
Anthony L. Geist
Letter from the Chair - Spring 2013
May 29, 2013