Students

To begin, words of gratitude. For friends and faculty, facilities workers and families. Behind each of us today there is an education that transcends books and classrooms, an education about how to be human in this world, and it is my great joy to be able to express my gratitude to the innumerable influences that have shaped me, that have shaped us.

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Photos from the Class Day reception can be accessed here. 

The Department announced the following prizes which were awarded to undergraduates at the Class Day reception held June 3, 2019:

Premio Ángel Rama for excellence by a freshman or sophomore in advanced Spanish courses:

Amy Torres and Hannah Smalley

Prêmio Machado de Assis for excellence in advanced undergraduate Portuguese courses:

Maria Heredia-Meza

Thomas Matusiak has successfully defended his dissertation, “The Visual Guillotine: Latin America and the Cinema of Cruelty .” Following graduation, Thomas will be a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Leslie Center for the Humanities and Department of Spanish and Portuguese at Dartmouth College.

Eight students have been named winners of the 2019 Spirit of Princeton Award, honoring Princeton University undergraduates for positive contributions to campus life. The award recognizes those who have demonstrated a strong commitment to the undergraduate experience through dedicated efforts in student organizations, athletics, community service, religious life, residential life and the arts.