The UCLA Spanish & Portuguese Department will be closed from December 21, 2024 – January 1, 2025, and will return to office on Thursday, January 2, 2025. During the office…
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Job Opportunity: Assistant Professor, U.S. Latina/o Literature and Culture (tenure-track)
Published: November 19, 2024QUALIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION The Department of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of California, Los Angeles invites applications for the position of tenure-track Assistant Professor of U.S. Latina/o literature and…
Read MoreProfessor Patrícia Lino publishes a third edition of her book O Kit de Sobrevivência do Descobridor Português no Mundo Anticolonial.
Published: October 22, 2024
Patrícia Lino, Associate Professor in UCLA’s Department of Spanish and Portuguese, recently published a third edition of her book O Kit de Sobrevivência do Descobridor Português no Mundo Anticolonial….
Read MoreJob Opportunity: Spanish Language Lecturers AY 2025-2026
Published: October 19, 2024The UCLA Department of Spanish & Portuguese invites applications for full-time Lecturers for the 2025-2026 academic year to teach undergraduate courses for the Spanish language program in the Department of…
Read MoreEmeritus Professor Paul C. Smith passes away
Published: October 10, 2024Paul C. Smith died at his home in August 2024, in Philadelphia. Born in 1934, he received his undergraduate degree in Romance Languages at the University of Pennsylvania in 1956,…
Read MoreJavier Patiño promoted to Associate Professor
Published: September 23, 2024
The Department is delighted to share the news that our colleague Professor Javier Patiño was approved for promotion to Associate Professor with tenure, effective 07/01/2024. Professor Patiño joined the Department…
Read MoreAngelica Waner receives postdoctoral appointment at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Published: September 23, 2024
Angelica Waner has been appointed as a Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellow in the American Indian Studies Program at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, for the 2024-25 academic year. At the University…
Read MoreEduardo Díaz accepts tenure-track position at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Published: September 23, 2024
Eduardo Díaz has been appointed as a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, starting in Fall 2024. At UAF,…
Read MoreTheater companies from Mexico, Spain, LA., New York to take the stage at UCLA’s LA Escena festival
Published: August 23, 2024Free live performances take place at newly renovated Nimoy Theater, Sept. 12-17 Bringing together the Old World and the new, the fourth edition of UCLA’s biennial Hispanic classical theater festival,…
Read MoreAlternate Schedule for Summer 2024: June 17 – September 20, 2024
Published: August 13, 2024From June 17 – September 20, 2024, the Spanish & Portuguese Main Office will be closed on Fridays and all staff will work remotely. Staff will also work an alternate…
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