Paras Bassuk was selected as one of this year’s 32 American Rhodes Scholars, making them the 23rd University of Iowa recipient. This fall, Bassuk will continue their studies at the University of Oxford in England, although this isn’t the first time Bassuk has pursued education abroad. Bassuk previously studied abroad through two UI programs in Spain and Argentina during the summer and fall of 2023. “My experience studying abroad gives me so much confidence to take this next step and pursue postgraduate study at the University of Oxford."

Protests in downtown Iowa City against Trump’s mass deportation plans follow a long history of protest in Iowa.

The American Association of University Supervisors, Coordinators, and Directors of Language Programs (AAUSC) recently announced the award winners for the 2024 Innovation in Language Program Direction Award. Among two other recipients within the 'Novel Application' category, is the Department of Spanish & Portuguese's very own Giovanni Zimotti, who expressed gratitude to his cohort of collaborators for their contributions.

Phillip Samaniego, a fourth-year marketing and entrepreneurship major with a Spanish minor from West Des Moines, Iowa, is studying this spring on the CIEE Barcelona Business & Culture program.

Anna O’Connor, a second-year majoring in international studies and social work with a Spanish minor from Dubuque, Iowa, is studying this spring on the SIT Argentina Social Movements and Human Rights program.

Del excepcional novelón de Sara Barquinero a otra soberbia historia de Luis Landero, pasando por la obra más personal de Fernández Mallo; éstos son los libros publicados en nuestro idioma que han marcado el año literario.

Bassuk was one of 32 students selected for the 2025 Rhodes Scholarship on Nov. 16 from 865 nominees from across the United States. They will study for two years at the University of Oxford in England, pursuing degrees in comparative social policy and socio-legal research.

Sofia Manzano, a Spanish and international studies major and Global Access Ambassador, participated in the Iowa Hispanic Institute in Valladolid program in summer 2024.

Rayna Kauffman, a nursing major with a minor in Spanish and Global Access Ambassador, participated in Iowa Hispanic Institute in summer 2024.