Free 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,…
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Alternate 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…
Read MoreJob Opportunity – Senior Academic Personnel Officer
Published: August 13, 2024Senior Academic Personnel Officer The UCLA Rolfe/Campbell Humanities Group (oversees Departments of Linguistics and Spanish & Portuguese) is accepting applications for a senior Academic Personnel Officer (official title: Academic HR…
Read More[Vacant Opportunity] Spanish & Portuguese Department Coordinator
Published: July 23, 2024Spanish & Portuguese Department Coordinator The UCLA Spanish & Portuguese Department, which is part of the Rolfe/Campbell Humanities Group that also oversees the Linguistics Department, is accepting applications for a Department…
Read MoreEmeritus Professor Carlos Peregrín Otero passes away at age 93
Published: July 12, 2024The UCLA Department of Spanish and Portuguese is sad to announce the passing of Emeritus Professor Carlos Peregrín Otero. Professor Otero was born in Lourenzá (Galicia) Spain on May 18,…
Read MoreProfessor Teo Ruiz wins Edward A. Dickson Emeritus Professorship Award
Published: June 26, 2024
Teo Ruiz, distinguished research professor emeritus of Spanish and Portuguese and of history, is one of four UCLA faculty members to receive the Edward A. Dickson Emeritus Professorship Award for…
Read MorePatrícia Lino promoted to Associate Professor
Published: June 4, 2024
The Department is delighted to share the news that our colleague Professor Patrícia Lino was approved for promotion to Associate Professor with tenure, effective 07/01/2024. Professor Lino joined the Department…
Read MoreProfessor Javier Patiño wins prestigious year-long fellowship
Published: June 4, 2024
Javier Patiño, Assistant Professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at UCLA, will be a Lila Wallace-Reader’s Digest Fellow at I Tatti, The Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance…
Read MoreJesus Duarte receives Graduate Research Mentorship Award, Richard and Gerrie Leeds International Graduate Travel Fellowship, and Graduate and Predoctoral Fellowship in Ethnic Studies
Published: May 21, 2024
Congratulations to our graduate student, Jesus Duarte, on receiving three awards for his research: the Graduate Research Mentorship (GRM) Award (UCLA Graduate Programs), the Richard and Gerrie Leeds International Graduate…
Read MoreProfessor Stephen “Kip” Tobin wins Distinguished Teaching Award
Published: May 20, 2024
Professor Stephen “Kip” Tobin has been selected by the UCLA Teaching and Learning Center’s Distinguished Teaching Award Selection Committee to receive the Distinguished Teaching Award for Non-Senate Faculty for 2023-2024….
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