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Phillip Samaniego Awarded Global Ambassador Scholarship to study on the CIEE Barcelona Business & Culture program

Monday, January 6, 2025
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.
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Anna O'Connor Awarded Global Access Ambassador Scholarship to study on the SIT Argentina Social Movements and Human Rights program

Monday, January 6, 2025
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.

Sabina Urraca and Sofía Balbuena, SCW MFAs, #7 and #20: Los mejores libros de 2024

Monday, December 9, 2024
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.
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Paras Bassuk named UI’s 23rd Rhodes Scholar

Monday, November 18, 2024
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.
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Standing on even ground: How I became more confident in myself and my future through study abroad

Monday, September 16, 2024
Sofia Manzano, a Spanish and international studies major and Global Access Ambassador, participated in the Iowa Hispanic Institute in Valladolid program in summer 2024.
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My time abroad: Spain edition

Friday, September 13, 2024
Rayna Kauffman, a nursing major with a minor in Spanish and Global Access Ambassador, participated in Iowa Hispanic Institute in summer 2024.
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A journey of self-discovery: embracing life in Spain

Friday, August 30, 2024
Kennedy Lein, a journalism & mass communication major with an international studies minor and Global Access Ambassador, participated in USAC San Sebastian program during summer 2024.
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First-generation student reflects on immersive study abroad experience in Spain

Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Kayla Petry, a senior majoring in marketing with a minor in Spanish and a certificate in event management and Global Access Ambassador, participated in the CIEE Barcelona Business & Culture program in spring 2024.
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Horacio Castellanos Moya, one of six University of Iowa faculty members to receive AHI grant for creative endeavors

From bringing veterans’ experiences to the stage with the help of augmented reality to exploring the art of Indian printmaking, six University of Iowa faculty members will cultivate a wide range of scholarly and creative projects with the support of the Arts and Humanities Initiative (AHI). Horacio will address the long periods of his life spent living in exile through a non-fiction project.