Alumni News

  • Class of 2018 graduate Myesha Jemison awarded Gates Cambridge Scholarship

    Thursday, Feb 11, 2021
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    SPO alum Myesha Jemison ’18 has been named a recipient of the Gates Cambridge Scholarship.

    Jemison plans to pursue a Ph.D. in education at Cambridge, investigating bias in educational technology applications by working with out-of-school youth to design interventions to combat educational inequality.

    This award gives outstanding students from outside the United Kingdom the opportunity to pursue postgraduate study at the University of Cambridge. 

  • Alumni Profile: Flora Thomson-DeVeaux ‘13

    Wednesday, Jul 29, 2020
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    Flora Thomson-DeVeaux is a Spanish and Portuguese (SPO) alum who graduated from Princeton in 2013. She defended her Ph.D. dissertation titled "Toward a New Translation of Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas” at Brown University in 2018 and is currently a professional translator and independent researcher in Rio de Janeiro.

  • SPO alum Erik Maritz ’17 selected for Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program

    Wednesday, Jul 1, 2020
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    Erik Maritz ’17 has been selected to be an Assistant Language Teacher for the JET Program.

    Maritz was inspired to apply for the program following 27 months in the Dominican Republic as a Peace Corps volunteer focusing on Spanish literacy. “I wanted to keep living abroad and learning new languages in a completely different cultural context. I enjoy exploring new places, working with children, learning new languages, and expanding my horizons — JET seemed like a perfect way to combine these interests.”

  • The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas translated by Flora Thomson-DeVeaux '13 to be published

    Friday, Apr 24, 2020
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    Machado's The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas translated by SPO alum Flora Thomson-DeVeaux '13 will be released on June 2, 2020 as part of the Penguin Classics series. 

    Flora defended her Ph.D. dissertation titled "Toward a New Translation of Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas” at Brown University in 2018 and is currently a professional translator and independent researcher in Rio de Janeiro. 

  • Alumni Profile: Jordan Salama '19

    Monday, Mar 23, 2020
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    Jordan Salama is a Spanish and Portuguese (SPO) alum who graduated from Princeton in 2019. He is a writer, journalist, and producer who has written for The New York Times, National Public Radio, The Forward, Mongabay, ReVista: The Harvard Review of Latin America, and more.

    In his responses below, Salama shares some insights about his decision to concentrate in SPO and its impact on his professional life.

  • Alumni Profile: Kathryn Phipps ‘19

    Friday, Feb 28, 2020
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    Kathryn Phipps is a Spanish and Portuguese (SPO) alumna who graduated from Princeton in 2019. She is currently a Ph.D. Candidate in Hispanic and Portuguese studies at the University of Pennsylvania working on Medieval and Early Modern Iberian Studies.

    In her responses below, Phipps shares some insights about her decision to concentrate in SPO and its impact on her professional life.

  • Alumni Profile: Alexandra Ripp ’08

    Friday, Feb 14, 2020
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    Alexandra Ripp is a Spanish and Portuguese (SPO) alumna who graduated from Princeton in 2008. Currently, she works as the director of Five College Dance, a collaboration of the dance departments and programs from Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and Smith Colleges and the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

    In her responses below, Ripp shares some insights about her decision to concentrate in SPO and its impact on her career.

  • SPO alum Kyle Berlin '18 named Mitchell Scholar

    Wednesday, Nov 27, 2019
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    The Mitchell Scholarships recognize outstanding academic distinction, leadership and service. The recipients will spend a year of graduate study at institutions of higher learning in Ireland and Northern Ireland. The program is named in honor of former U.S. Senator George Mitchell’s contributions to the Northern Ireland peace process.

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