Tessa Brow participates in Des Moines Business Record Jobs Outlook panel

Tessa Brow, Director of LAS Career Services, recently participated in the Des Moines Business Record 2026 Jobs Outlook panel. A recording of the panel can be viewed below or on YouTube.

October 22, 2025

Olga Mesropova named recipient of Quality Matters Outstanding Impact by an Individual in Higher Education Award

Olga Mesropova, professor of Russian and Faculty Coordinator for Quality Matters (QM) Initiatives with the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT), has been named the recipient of the 2025 QM Outstanding Impact by an Individual in Higher Education Award. This award recognizes “an extraordinary dedication to providing…

October 8, 2025

Mariana Castro Azpíroz exhibits at Queens Council on the Arts in New York City

Mariana Castro Azpíroz, graduate student in the Creative Writing and Environment MFA program in the Department of English, recently exhibited at the Q.ueens Council on the Arts in new York City alongside events for the New York Climate Week. The gallery exhibition is titled “Imagining Climate Futures” and was organized…

October 8, 2025

Luana Lamberti publishes paper in Journal of Language Contact

Luana Lamberti, assistant professor in the Department of World Languages and Cultures, recently published a paper in Journal of Language Contact, titled “Location Marking in Helvécian Portuguese.” The paper explores the intricate locative system of Helvécian Portuguese, a lesser-known Afro-Brazilian variety spoken by descendants of formerly enslaved Africans in…

October 8, 2025

Stacey Weber-Fève receives honor from American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages

Stacey Weber-Fève, professor in the Department of World Languages and Cultures, was recently given the award for “Excellence in World Language Instruction Using Technology” from the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL).

September 24, 2025

Cristina Pardo Ballester publishes chapter in Researching Generative AI in Applied Linguistics

Cristina Pardo Ballester, associate professor in the Department of World Languages and Cultures, recently published a  chapter, Unlocking the Potential of Generative AI: Enhancing Spanish Language Learning through Humor Translation Strategies, in the book Researching Generative AI in Applied Linguistics published by Iowa State University Digital Press. The chapter…

September 22, 2025

Elisa Rizo publishes work in Afro-Hispanic Review

Elisa Rizo, associate professor in the Department of World Languages and Cultures, recently published an article that explores how Cuban artists Roberto Diago and René Peña challenge the metaphor of the ajiaco criollo—a stew-like symbol coined by Fernando Ortiz to describe Cuban identity as a harmonious blend of diverse cultural…

September 10, 2025

Stacey Weber-Fève publishes chapter on Danse Film

Stacey Weber-Fève, professor in the Department of World Languages and Cultures, recently published an invited chapter in the anthologie, “Danser au féminin en Afrique: État des lieux, défis et perspectives” (Présence Africaine Éditions, 2025), was recently published over the summer. In her chapter, Stacey began a new research trajectory into…

September 10, 2025