New! Prof Chats Announcing a new opportunity for undergraduate students taking classes in Spanish & Portuguese to get to know their professors in a more informal setting than office hours. …
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Congratulations to Professor Barbara Fuchs for Taking a Leadership Role in Modern Language Association
Published: January 18, 2019UCLA Newsroom Jessica Wolf | January 16, 2019 Barbara Fuchs, professor of Spanish and Portuguese in the UCLA College, has been elected second vice president of the Modern Language Association. Founded in…
Read MoreCongratulations Professor Hector Calderon on publishing “The Aztlan Mexican Studies Reader, 1974-2016”
Published: January 16, 2019For more information please click here!
Read MoreCongratulations to Professor Jimena Rodriguez for Publishing Her Book “La navegación de Hernando de Alarcón y otras retóricas del andar por el Nuevo Mundo”
Published: January 16, 2019Click here to read more!
Read MoreCongratulations to Armando Guerrero for Making a Spanish Accent Review Video with Pero Like!
Published: December 13, 2018Lecturer Armando Guerrero recently reviewed Spanish accents in movies and TV for the social media company Pero Like. Armando is a sociolinguist who specializes in Mexican Spanish and Spanish as…
Read MoreCongratulations to Professor Susan Plann on Publishing her Book Entitled “Coming of Age in Madrid: An Oral History of Unaccompanied Moroccan Migrant Minors”
Published: December 10, 2018Professor Susan Plann recently published the book Coming of Age in Madrid: An Oral History of Unaccompanied Moroccan Migrant Minors. It explores the lives of twenty-seven Moroccan youth who migrated to…
Read MoreCongratulations to Audrey Harris on her translation work!
Published: November 30, 2018Professor Audrey Harris translated Mexican author Amparo Dávila’s The Houseguest and Other Stories. Read more about Professor Harris’ work in the LA Times and NPR.
Read MoreRegister Now! Study Abroad Summer 2019
Published: November 14, 2018Fulfill your major, minor or foreign language requirements abroad this summer! Dive into a unique experience by studying at one of the cities visited by the programs in the Spanish…
Read MoreWe Are Hiring! Work Study Student Assistants Needed
Published: October 31, 2018Come join the Spanish & Portuguese Department team. Gain useful work experience, work with faculty, and interact with the public. Flyer PDF
Read MoreEPIC Teaching Innovation Grant Awarded to Carla Suhr, Jimena Rodriguez and Stephen ‘Kip’ Tobin
Published: October 30, 2018Carla Suhr, Jimena Rodriguez and Stephen ‘Kip’ Tobin have been awarded an EPIC Teaching Innovation Grant in order to carry out their project ‘Inclusive Gatherings at UCLA’ for the 2018-2019 school…
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