Romance Languages and Literatures

The Department of Romance Languages and Literatures at Bowdoin engages students and faculty in a variety of collaborative pedagogical and research experiences and approaches to further expand knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of Francophone, Italian, and Hispanic cultures.

Multilingual Mainers Celebrates a Record-Breaking Year
This academic year, Multilingual Mainers had its largest cohort of Bowdoin students volunteering to teach languages at the local elementary school. To celebrate, they threw a playground fiesta in May with live music and dancing.
Nineteen Fulbright Grants Awarded to Bowdoin Students to Teach or do Research Abroad
Sixteen graduating seniors and one graduate have received Fulbright grants to teach English or conduct research overseas.
How Pasta al Pomodoro Changed Everything
Mexican author Álvaro Enrigue gave a recent talk at Bowdoin about how the world changed after the Spanish Conquistadores defeated the Aztec empire 500 years ago.

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