Professor Nicholas Spadaccini receives the Official Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic

Congratulations and Felicitaciones to our faculty Professor Nicholas Spadaccini, a Cervantes scholar and editor-in-chief of Hispanic Issues and Hispanic Issues Online, for receiving the Official Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (Cruz de la Orden de Isabel la Católica).

The award, which is given for significant contributions to Spain and its culture, will be bestowed on behalf of the King of Spain at a ceremony at the Spanish embassy in Washington, DC.

For information on Hispanic Issues you can follow this link: http://cla.umn.edu/hispanic-issues

To Give Voice to the Silent Tragedies of War

To Give Voice to the Silent Tragedies of War: Associate Professor Luis Ramos-Garcia is featured for his work organizing scholarly and artistic events to bring top-notch theater groups and internationally recognized scholars to Minnesota.

For more than 20 years, Luis Ramos-Garcia has visited war torn countries in Latin America, traveling among shantytowns, engaging with the people, only to return with their stories, bringing to life their experiences through theater. In so doing, he hopes to draw attention to often poorly understood tragedies—tragedies that can seem far removed from everyday life in America. But the fact is, they're not.

Read more at  Driven-to-Discover.umn.edu/content/Luis-ramos-garcia