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The Modern Language Association of America today announced it is awarding its thirty-second annual Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize for Comparative Literary Studies to Charlie D. Hankin, assistant professor of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of California, Davis, for his book Break and Flow: Hip Hop Poetics in the Americas, published by the University of Virginia Press. 

The prize is awarded annually for an outstanding scholarly work that is written by a member of the association and that involves at least two literatures.

The University of California, Davis, is third in the nation among public universities and 12th among all universities for how well it sets its graduates up for financial success in the WSJ/College Pulse rankings released today (Sept. 5).

The rankings, from The Wall Street Journal and its research partners College Pulse and Statista, consider how much a school improves students’ chances of graduating and their future earnings with results from student and alumni surveys on college life and diversity. The rankings no longer measure reputation or the college’s own finances.

Professor Charlie D. Hankin recently edited a dossier for the Latin American Literary Review, entitled, "Words & Rhythm, Sound & Text."

Congratulations to Assistant Professor Emily Celeste Vázquez Enríquez for being awarded Symposium's 2023 Harold G. Jones Award for the best essay published in the journal.

by Alex Russell

Luis left his home in Guatemala to escape the criminal gangs that were extorting him repeatedly with a threat of violence. He left behind his family, his culture and his very identity for a chance to live the American Dream. 

Professor of Spanish Diana Aramburu was named one of three 2024 Dean's Faculty Fellows for the College of Letters and Science. This fellowship honors faculty members for outstanding research, teaching and mentorship. Congratulations, Dr. Aramburu!

Professor of Spanish Claudia Sánchez-Gutiérrez was recently awarded one of four 2024 Distinguished Graduate and Postdoctoral Mentorship Awards by Graduate Studies and Graduate Council. According to Graduate Studies, "These awards shine a light on the power of mentorship in shaping the academic and professional journeys of UC Davis graduate students and postdoctoral scholars."

Congratulations, Dr. Sánchez-Gutiérrez!

Daniela Gutiérrez Flores, assistant professor of Spanish at UC Davis, recently appeared on KQED's "Beyond the Menu" show. 

In this episode, host Cecilia Phillips interviews the owners of El Garage in Richmond, Calif. as well as food writer Bill Esparza and Gutiérrez Flores, who specializes in early modern Spanish and colonial Latin American studies, about birria tacos — and their history — in the Bay Area and beyond. 

-By Maria Sestito