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Students from Baylor University are continuing to make their mark on the international stage, earning recognition in both legal advocacy and diplomatic competition this spring.

On May 19, 2026, Dr. Leslie J. Harkema, Associate Professor of Spanish at Baylor University, will deliver the keynote address at the Fourth International IberTranslatio Symposium, Women Translators and Cultural Mediators from and into Iberian Languages, hosted by the University of Pompeu Fabra (Universitat Pompeu Fabra) in Barcelona, Spain.

Baylor faculty members Kelly C. Johnston, Ed.D., and Alexander J. McNair, Ph.D., have been selected to receive the 2026 Centennial Professor Awards for research projects.

Dr. Climent-Espino has been awarded the highly competitive Foreign Visiting Researcher Scholarship from the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development. The fellowship will support his work over three consecutive years, during which he will spend one month each year conducting research with the group Literature in Expanded Field (LICEX) at Presbyterian Mckenzie University in São Paulo, Brazil.

Baylor-Waco Family Medicine research finds affordable interpreter training model for heritage Spanish speakers can improve patient care, restore dignity in health communication