PhD candidate to participate in prestigious humanities grant project
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Before arriving at the University of Oregon, PhD candidate Cornesha Tweede found it difficult to pursue her true academic passion.
She studies Spanish literature, and has always been fascinated by the representation of Black Africans who lived on the Iberian Peninsula during the Baroque period. But during her undergraduate studies, she hesitated to discuss these interests with her professors.