Alex Sandro Maggioni Spindler was awarded the Graduate Teaching Assistantship at the University of New Mexico (UNM) in the United States for the Master's Degree Program in Brazilian Literature and Culture. In addition, Spindler will teach Portuguese language for beginner’s during his graduate studies. The student leaves on August 6 and will be at the American university for two years. The scholarship will cover tuition, health insurance and a monthly salary.

"I started my studies at Feevale fascinated by the way literature could transform people. I think that's why I want to pursue my academic history in this area because I look forward to keep learning about literature, "Spindler said. While a student at Feevale Uiversity, Alex was a member at the social project Multiple Readings: indigenous peoples and interculturality and at the Program of Tutorial Education (PET) of the University.

Spindler believes that the opportunity to study at UNM will provide him with the appropriate development as a student, researcher and citizen. "UNM's emphasis on graduate intellectual connections and to provide solid scientific foundations for students are extremely appealing to me, especially the opportunity to teach my own language while studying at the university. Especially, in the sense that all university members and students must create, apply and disseminate new knowledge and creative work, "he said.

Students can specialize in various fields, such as Hispanic-American cinema, Contemporary prose and cultural studies, Colonial literature and nineteenth-century literature. After the Master's degree, Spindler intends to pursue his doctorate studies at the American university. "To take a doctorate at UNM would not be simply the next step, but one of the most important and expected goals of my academic career to become both a university professor of literature and language and a respected researcher," he concluded.