Past Events

Join us this spring for Las Mesas de Español: informal Spanish conversation tables open to everyone (students, faculty, staff, native speakers, and learners at all levels). The Mesas offer a relaxed space to practice Spanish through conversation, games, and community-building. Come when you can and stay as long as you

Join us for a conversation with Fabiola Baani, who dedicates her life to rescuing animals on the streets of Sao Paulo. In this conversation, Fabiola will discuss the importance of responsible animal adoption. This event will be held in Portuguese. Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/@ruportuguese1169

Join us this spring for Las Mesas de Español: informal Spanish conversation tables open to everyone (students, faculty, staff, native speakers, and learners at all levels). The Mesas offer a relaxed space to practice Spanish through conversation, games, and community-building. Come when you can and stay as long as you

Join us this spring for Las Mesas de Español: informal Spanish conversation tables open to everyone (students, faculty, staff, native speakers, and learners at all levels). The Mesas offer a relaxed space to practice Spanish through conversation, games, and community-building. Come when you can and stay as long as you

Join us this spring for Las Mesas de Español: informal Spanish conversation tables open to everyone (students, faculty, staff, native speakers, and learners at all levels). The Mesas offer a relaxed space to practice Spanish through conversation, games, and community-building. Come when you can and stay as long as you

Join us this spring for Las Mesas de Español: informal Spanish conversation tables open to everyone (students, faculty, staff, native speakers, and learners at all levels). The Mesas offer a relaxed space to practice Spanish through conversation, games, and community-building. Come when you can and stay as long as you

Join us this spring for Las Mesas de Español: informal Spanish conversation tables open to everyone (students, faculty, staff, native speakers, and learners at all levels). The Mesas offer a relaxed space to practice Spanish through conversation, games, and community-building. Come when you can and stay as long as you

Join us for a conversation with Benilda Vergilio , from the Kadiwéu Nation in Brazil. She holds a Master's degree in Social Anthropology and is also an artist creating original fashion. In this conversation, Bení will showcase some of her fashion creations and discuss indigenous rights. This event will be

Join us this spring for Las Mesas de Español: informal Spanish conversation tables open to everyone (students, faculty, staff, native speakers, and learners at all levels). The Mesas offer a relaxed space to practice Spanish through conversation, games, and community-building. Come when you can and stay as long as you

Join us this spring for Las Mesas de Español: informal Spanish conversation tables open to everyone (students, faculty, staff, native speakers, and learners at all levels). The Mesas offer a relaxed space to practice Spanish through conversation, games, and community-building. Come when you can and stay as long as you

Join us for a conversation with Vitor Carmona , an entrepreneur who travels the world. In this conversation he will share insights form his journeys and discuss how we can all learn to achieve our dreams through determinantion and persistence. This event will be held in Portuguese. Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/@ruportuguese1169

Join us this spring for Las Mesas de Español: informal Spanish conversation tables open to everyone (students, faculty, staff, native speakers, and learners at all levels). The Mesas offer a relaxed space to practice Spanish through conversation, games, and community-building. Come when you can and stay as long as you

Join us this spring for Las Mesas de Español: informal Spanish conversation tables open to everyone (students, faculty, staff, native speakers, and learners at all levels). The Mesas offer a relaxed space to practice Spanish through conversation, games, and community-building. Come when you can and stay as long as you

We are excited to invite you to the Portuguese Open House 2026 ! The event will take place in the Spanish and Portuguese department lounge on February 5th, from 12 PM to 2 PM. Join us for lunch and participate in a tile painting workshop led by artist Verdiana Patacchini

Join us this spring for Las Mesas de Español: informal Spanish conversation tables open to everyone (students, faculty, staff, native speakers, and learners at all levels). The Mesas offer a relaxed space to practice Spanish through conversation, games, and community-building. Come when you can and stay as long as you

The Spanish & Portuguese Graduate Student Organization (SLA) invites all graduate students to the online event 'Create your Website'. As future scholars, a personal website can be a valuable tool for sharing your academic activities and increasing your visibility. In this online workshop, Robert Esposito (Spanish SLA - Ph.D. student)

Practice your Spanish with us! Join us every Monday at 5:00 PM and practice your Spanish at the SpanPort Spanish Conversation Sessions! This is a great opportunity to engage with other students and practice the language through fun activities and games! All levels are welcome!

Practice your Spanish with us! Join us every Monday at 5:00 PM and practice your Spanish at the SpanPort Spanish Conversation Sessions! This is a great opportunity to engage with other students and practice the language through fun activities and games! All levels are welcome!

Practice your Spanish with us! Join us every Monday at 5:00 PM and practice your Spanish at the SpanPort Spanish Conversation Sessions! This is a great opportunity to engage with other students and practice the language through fun activities and games! All levels are welcome!

Practice your Spanish with us! Join us every Monday at 5:00 PM and practice your Spanish at the SpanPort Spanish Conversation Sessions! This is a great opportunity to engage with other students and practice the language through fun activities and games! All levels are welcome!

Practice your Spanish with us! Join us every Monday at 5:00 PM and practice your Spanish at the SpanPort Spanish Conversation Sessions! This is a great opportunity to engage with other students and practice the language through fun activities and games! All levels are welcome!

Due to unforseen circumstances, this event has been postponed until further notice. The Department of Spanish and Portuguese is delighted to host a virtual conversation with international renown poet, film director, playwright and actor Jacobo Morales as part of its undergraduate seminar: “DtMF: del perreo a las raíces.” Mr. Morales

Please join us for our upcoming Lunch and Learn Event hosted by Ph.D. student Diana Sanchez. Learn practical strategies to make your teaching accessible for different learners. All are welcome to attend! Please RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/m4h49mub

Practice your Spanish with us! Join us every Monday at 5:00 PM and practice your Spanish at the SpanPort Spanish Conversation Sessions! This is a great opportunity to engage with other students and practice the language through fun activities and games! All levels are welcome!

Please join us for: Café con Letras - Graduate Wring Day, an event organized by GSA. All graduate students are welcome! Food will be provided. Registration is required: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfbqBUSQkhL5fSqqbKNY2beuB4s81JdhH57P-1utcEFi9EFww/viewform?usp=publish-editor

Practice your Spanish with us! Join us every Monday at 5:00 PM and practice your Spanish at the SpanPort Spanish Conversation Sessions! This is a great opportunity to engage with other students and practice the language through fun activities and games! All levels are welcome!

Practice your Spanish with us! Join us every Monday at 5:00 PM and practice your Spanish at the SpanPort Spanish Conversation Sessions! This is a great opportunity to engage with other students and practice the language through fun activities and games! All levels are welcome!

Join us on October 29th for a Virtual Q&A session about our M.A.T. in Spanish and learn about our amazing program! The Department of Spanish & Portuguese at Rutgers University (New Brunswick, NJ) offers a prestigious M.A.T. in Spanish conceived as a program that enhances the fundamental knowledge of current

Practice your Spanish with us! Join us every Monday at 5:00 PM and practice your Spanish at the SpanPort Spanish Conversation Sessions! This is a great opportunity to engage with other students and practice the language through fun activities and games! All levels are welcome!

The Department of Spanish and Portuguese at Rutgers will be holding its 3rd annual Doctoral Program virtual open house on October 24th at 4 p.m. (EDT). The virtual open house is an opportunity for applicants who wish to familiarize themselves with the application process and meet our distinguished professors. Registration

Join us this Fall for the Translation & Interpreting Speaker Series 2025 , hosted by Rutgers University. This free, online series brings together international experts to discuss topics in audiovisual translation, localization, AI in the language industry, and the role of emotion in interpreting. Save the Dates October 23, 6

Practice your Spanish with us! Join us every Monday at 5:00 PM and practice your Spanish at the SpanPort Spanish Conversation Sessions! This is a great opportunity to engage with other students and practice the language through fun activities and games! All levels are welcome!

Join us for the remaining two Mondays in October on adding to the Spanish & Portuguese altar ! Work on skull painting and flower making in preparation for Día de los Muertos all while practicing your Spanish skills.

Quiosque is back! Join us for a conversation with Fernando Morgado , a specialist in Creative Economy and Marketing. He has extensive experience researching mass media in Brazil and is the author of a book about one of Brazil's most important communicators, Silvio Santos. This will be an online event:

Get ready to join us for our biannual Q&A session on the world of Translation and Interpreting! This is a great chance to get to know our programs better and the great career opportunities that await you in Translation, Interpreting, and the Language Industry! Registration link here .

Dr. Robert A. Myak will deliver a virtual talk titled Los necroviajes de Juan Ramón , exploring the poetic and existential dimensions of displacement in the work of Juan Ramón Jiménez. The event aims to foster discussion on the body, memory, and writing in transit, with a particular focus on

Dr. Enrique Muñoz-Mantas (University of North Dakota) will visit Rutgers to offer a lecture and workshop geared toward students of Hispanic literature and cultural studies. The lecture, titled Hybrid Identities and (Dis/Re)Territorialization in Hispanic Literature and its Exiles (1939–1979) , will take place at 10:30 a.m. in Academic Building West

Join us for lunch and a film! All are welcome. ¿DE QUÉ CASA ERES? Directed by Ana Pérez-Quiroga In Portuguese and Spanish with English subtitles. Lunch, Film, and Q&A with Ana Pérez-Quiroga, Ph.D. “¿De qué casa eres? (Which house are you from?)”- This question was shared by almost 3,000 Spanish

The Andean-Amazonian Studies Work Group at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, invites all graduate students and faculty interested to register and attend our inaugural Andean-Amazonia Symposium on April 25, 2025. To register for the event, please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/WxXS1PYEpwJJd19i8 Read the official program here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B2sta8jdlPBNe3wb-HW5sx0ZnyBz-WnTG5o5IUZRr2g/edit?usp=sharing

Join us in a conversation about the dynamics of counterspeculation and retrospeculation across literary genres. Together, we'll uncover how these themes shape our understanding of both utopic or cautionary visions of the future. Guest Speakers: Ellen María Martins de Vasconcellos (Autonomous University of Mexico) Ariela Parisi (Alfred University) Moderated by

Join us for a conversation with Cassius Cesária, a young entrepreneur and student at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora in Brazil. Cassius is the founder of a school dedicated to supporting neurodivergent adult learners. Watch on: YouTube Facebook Event

Do you know, or are you learning, a non-English language? Are you interested in participating in community translation projects and learning more about the process of translation and interpretation? Join us on Friday, March 28th for the seventh annual Rutgers Translate-a-thon! We welcome speakers of all languages, at any proficiency

Please join us for our biannual Q&A session on the world of Translation and Interpreting! This is a great chance to get to know our programs better and the great career opportunities that await you in Translation and Interpreting! The deadline for applications for our MA is May 1st. To

We are thrilled to invite you to the Latin American Online Film Festival, set to take place from March 11 th to May 18 th 2025 on the Pragda Online Streaming Platform. This exciting event aims to celebrate the rich and diverse cinematic traditions of Latin America by showcasing five

The Andean-Amazonian Studies Work Group at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, invites all graduate students and faculty interested in presenting a 15-minute talk at our inaugural Andean-Amazonia Symposium on April 25, 2025. We encourage submissions that align with the following fields of study: Literature Indigenous realities and human rights Queer and

Please join us for a conversation with the editors of the GeoSemantics special cluster published by ASAP/J as we explore the multiplicity of meanings that emerge from artistic and critical engagements with the Earth. Panel: Azucena Castro (Rice Univesity) and Estefi Bournot (Harvard, AOW) the editors of "Geosemantics. Earthly Memories

Our first guest of Quiosque 2025 is Ana Paula Zhunio , a talented Brazilian artist who is navigating the challenges of building a creative career in the USA. The conversation will be on YouTube ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df_CXAmDEYs ) and Facebook ( https://www.facebook.com/events/1168548655271549 )

Please join us for the next Summer Study Abroad Spain Info Session. Register here: https://rutgers.zoom.us/meeting/register/KdAJvXSQQxGughLXaD5qTg

Please join us for the next Summer Study Abroad Spain Info Session. Register here: https://rutgers.zoom.us/meeting/register/SyCtzqrsS--Uz4XZZb6oHw

Summer Study Abroad in Spain Info Session Thursday, Dec 12 @ 2:00pm Via Zoom View the flyer for more details!

Peter Schoenbach, who earned his Ph.D. from Rutgers in 1973, will be presenting on Cross-Border Relations: The Influence of Mexican Music on Twentieth-Century American Composers as part of our virtual Scarlet Speakers Series. RSVP here: https://web.cvent.com/event/6b71ff57-113e-4a69-8075-c1aa84ab8638/regProcessStep1

Paloma Chen, an award-winning Spanish poet and journalist, will give a virtual lecture on November 14 at 2 PM. This will be a great oportunity to learn about her poetry and activism. Chen is the author of the poetry collection La invocación a las mayorías silenciosas. In collaboration with Raúl

The Department of Spanish & Portuguese is happy to host its second PhD virtual open house this November. This is a great opportunity for applicants who wish to familiarize themselves with the application process and meet our distinguished professors. Registration required: https://rutgers.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMldemgrz0rE9GjM_zppqqu08pBL8BAkZwU#/registration

Paula de Solminihac, an award-winning visual artist, and a faculty member at the Universidad Catolica de Chile (School of Art and Institute for Sustainable Development), will present her work in the context of Chilean contemporary art.

It's with great pleasure that we invite you all to join us for Quiosque 2024 with Shobha Sankarankutty. She's an Indo-Brazilian writer, physicist, and EducationUSA adviser. Where to watch Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1498289784225892 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sk5LeFWFJ-k

Dean Ramazan Güngör will offer a workshop on exploring career pathways beyond academia for humanities doctoral students. This workshop will be for our students only.

To celebrate the 50th year of the Carnation Revolution, we will be hosting a Quiosque event that will feature Raquel Costa , a Portuguese artist and author of the book "25 Mulheres" (25 Women), which highlights the important role of women in Portugal's history.

Come join us for this compelling lecture by Prof. Palmar Älvarez Blanco from Carleton College. Registration is required. Click here for the Zoom link.

RUBilingual is pleased to announce a new initiative for graduate students who are teaching a world language at Rutgers: the Inclusive Teaching in the World Language Classroom Workshop Series. Come learn about research-based teaching practices and discuss different classroom scenarios with fellow graduate students.

The Spanish and Portuguese Graduate Student Association is delighted to invite you to Dr. Matt Garley’s talk “The written side of language contact: A corpus-driven examination of YouTube comments in US-Latin hip hop! . All students and faculty are welcome to join us and learn about linguistic research on the

Let the colorful world of piñatas spark your imagination and discover the joy of crafts! Unleash your creativity and break away from stress in a fun-filled afternoon of hands-on artistry.

Contact: Meritxell Feliu Ribas mfeliuribas@spanport.rutgers.edu Let the colorful world of piñatas spark your imagination and discover the joy of crafts! Unleash your creativity and break away from stress in a fun-filled afternoon of hands-on artistry. Workshop by Jorge Vargas Mutizabal and Meritxell Feliu Ribas. See flyer to scan the QR

Contact: Meritxell Feliu Ribas mfeliuribas@spanport.rutgers.edu Let the colorful world of piñatas spark your imagination and discover the joy of crafts! Unleash your creativity and break away from stress in a fun-filled afternoon of hands-on artistry. Workshop by Jorge Vargas Mutizabal and Meritxell Feliu Ribas. See flyer to scan the QR

You're invited to an engaging Lunch and Learn event organized by the Spanish and Portuguese Graduate Student Association. We'll be delving into the vital topics of diversity and inclusiveness, with a special presentation by Dr. Aaron Dallman . Dr. Dallman, an esteemed guest, will share insights on supporting students with

Quiosque 2024: Conversations in the Lusophone World Join us for another edition of Quiosque 2024. Our special guest will be Nuno Marques, the director of Porto Pianofest and an accomplished pianist. He will be joining us to talk about his career, music, and life. Join online: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_gMAS6Bos4 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1803086090198080

Dr. Mena’s research deals with the ideological perceptions of race and language in the context of American education. His award‑winning YouTube channel, The Social Life of Language, serves as a contemporary and activist pedagogical model to those interested in producing accessible and engaging educational content, with special attention paid to reaching students of color and promoting marginalized scholars.

RUBilingual is pleased to announce a new initiative for graduate students who are teaching a world language at Rutgers: the Inclusive Teaching in the World Language Classroom Workshop Series. Come learn about research-based teaching practices and discuss different classroom scenarios with fellow graduate students.

This interdisciplinary environmental research delves into how artistic archives contribute to the formation of imaginaries for environmental care and sustainability amid the 20th and 21st century neoliberal crises in Latin America. Some of the artworks this dissertation examines are the River

Gisela Heffes, from John Hopkins University, will discuss the concept of toxicity as recurrence through the work of Mexican visual artist and writer, Verónica Gerber Bicecci. Prof. Gisela Heffes is a creative writer as well as one of the most prominent scholars in Latin American Environmental Humanities.

Please join us for this workshop where Prof. Gisela Heffes will be presenting her new book, A Cabinet for the Future. She is a creative writer as well as one of the most prominent scholars in Latin American Environmental Humanities. During the event, the audience will engage in a creative

Contact: Meritxell Feliu Ribas mfeliuribas@spanport.rutgers.edu Argentinian writer, scholar, and editor Gisela Heffes will be presenting her new book, A Cabinet for the Future, in conversation with Carolina Sánchez in Spanish. During the event, the audience will engage in a creative activity about the objects that surround us and the environmental

Quiosque 2024 Our first guest for the year 2024 is Thabata Ganga, a Biomedical Engineer who works on a project called Mao3D at the Federal University of São Paulo (Unifesp). The project involves printing 3D upper limb prostheses and donating them all over Brazil. This event will be held in