Congratulations to Rachel Linville for the defense of her dissertation : Imaginarios de la resistencia antifascista española:
memoria, literatura, cine
and for her acceptance of a position as Assistant Professor of Spanish at SUNY Brockport.

In addition, the Department of Spanish and Portuguese is proud to announce the accomplishments of two of our undergraduates who have been admitted to prestigious doctoral programs in Spanish and Portuguese.

Matthew Goldmark, a Banneker-Key Scholar and Maryland Distinguished Scholar, graduated with a 4.0 GPA from UMD with a double major in Spanish Language and Literature and Art History. In the Fall 2008, he will attend the University of Pennsylvania with a five year Benjamin Franklin Fellowship (including five years of summer support). He was also admitted to Yale University with a five year University Fellowship and to the University of Texas with a College of Liberal Arts Fellowship. At the University of Pennsylvania, Mr. Goldmark plans to focus on transatlantic studies and visual arts and to work with Drs. Yolanda Martínez, Barbara Fuchs, and Reinaldo Laddaga, among others.

Gladys Guzmán, a professional photographer, completed a Bachelors degree at UMD in Spanish Language and Literature with academic honors.  In the Fall 2008, she will attend the University of Virginia, where she will specialize in Latin American Literature and hold teaching assistantships. She was also admitted to the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at Georgetown University.