Department of World Languages and Literatures

two men standing, one holding a plaque. Text: World Languages and Literatures faculty member named International Studies Professor of the Year Image: book cover with woman in coffin, covered by stones, title: Ophelia: Shakespeare and Gender in Contemporary Spain. Sharon Keefe Ugalde. Text:BOOK PRESENTATION / PRESENTACIÓN DE LIBRO Save the date / Marque el calendario / Friday, February 26 / Viernes 26 de febrero / 1 pm. US Central time / 8 de la tarde tiempo de España. More information including Zoom link and list of speakers woman sitting at desk with laptop having an interview with man on screen, text:Faculty responds to questions regarding trends on current Job Markets Man standing in front of flowers, text: Faculty member receives prestigious 2020 John K. Walsh Award images: four women, text: World Languages and Literatures faculty respond creatively to teaching during a pandemic Close up of woman's face, an award, text: Congratulations to Dr. Sharon Ugalde for receiving the Premio Victoria Urbano, a lifetime academic achievement award by the Asociación de Estudios de Género y Sexualidades ext: BBVA Foundation to Sponsor Collaboration Between the Department of World Languages and Literatures and Texas State’s Small Business Development Center, The BBVA Foundation: Supporting nonprofits in our communities. The BBVA Foundation's groundmaking efforts and programmatic initiatives work to bring the age of opportunity to our communities Group of people sitting along a long table, eating, ocean in background, text: Gruppo Italia makes education abroad a virtual experience for 2020 drawing of four people, leaves, text: Dr. Carole Martin's Acting French class performs a 21st-century interpretation of Marivaux’s 18th-century comedy "La Dispute" on December 9th @ 7 p.m.

headshot of woman wearing blazer, text: WLL alumna receives prestigious National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship Collage of three women, two men, text: Fulbright semi-finalists selected for 2021-2022 Image of woman, text: Congratulations to Spanish MA alumna Dr. Lorella di Gregorio who recently completed her Doctorate in Literary, Cultural, and Linguistic Studies (With Distinction) from the University of Miami. woman in front of plain background; text: Chinese student receives teaching position in Beijing image: woman smiling with text: Graduate Spanish alumna is now the Language Resource Center Director in Modern and Classical Languages at Wheaton College Texas State Chapter of Sigma Delta Pi Receives National Award Italian student receives two scholarship awards woman in graduation regalia, text: Arabic student's submission accepted to the Middle Eastern Studies Association conference Graduate student in Spanish interviewed in EuropeNow seven people

Image: Stack of books. Top of book reads: MYTH: Humanities majors earn lower salaries and find less rewarding work than majors in STEM fields. Text to side: REALITY. Graduates with humanities majors earn comparable median salaries ($53,000 for English majors, for example) to those majoring in biology ($56,000), environmental science ($57,000), and psychology ($49,000). By age 40, liberal arts degree holders actually surpass STEM degree holders in average annual salary. HumanitiesWorks.org For sources and data, and more information, visit LINK. Lifelong Benefits of Language Learning No, Humanities Degrees Don’t Mean Low Salaries A Highly Employable Major About World Languages and Literatures Departmental News and Announcements Faculty Bookshelf Student Testimonials Why Learn Another Language? Texas State German Contest 2020