Amelia Parenteau will discuss her work to translate French playwright Eva Doumbia's award-winning play Le iench (slang for The Dog) for its English - Language premiere at Spelman College in October 2027.

Lucas Williams, a second-year Biomedical Physiology major, spent six weeks in Sevilla, Spain, through the UGA en España program. Living with a host family, taking Spanish courses, and traveling throughout the country gave him the opportunity to strengthen his language skills while experiencing Spanish culture, traditions, and everyday life firsthand.

It is with great pleasure that we invite you all to our first Romance Languages Colloquium Event of the semester. On the 13th of October, we will host an academic presentation by PhD student Priscilla Scarpaci in Gilbert Hall 360, starting at 5 PM. After a brief introduction of the event, our panelist will present for around 15 minutes, and a 15-minute Q&A will follow.

Further information can be found here!

On Wednesday, September 23rd, UGA’s chapter of the Pi Delta Phi National French Honor Society hosted a picnic on New College Lawn. It was a wonderful occasion for PDP members to catch up with each other and ROML Faculty, as well as getting the word out about our organization to prospective new members. Drs. Ovrom and Denino from ROML’s French section were in attendance, as was department head Dr. Bultman. The organizers were also thrilled that Professor Emerita of French Nina Hellerstein was able to stop by and join in the festivities.

This semester, Felipe Guedes M. Vieira joins the UGA community as a Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) in the Department of Romance Languages. As he begins teaching Portuguese, he brings with him years of experience in language education and research in Brazil. Below, Felipe shares more about his journey to UGA.