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    • Study Abroad
      • México – Mérida
      • Spain – Granada (Session 1)
      • Spain – Granada (Session 2)
      • Study Abroad Resources
      • 2024 Travel Study Blog
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  • Welcome to Spanish & Portuguese at UCLA!

    Cutting-edge research on languages, literatures, and cultures around the world.
    Excellent teaching to support you as you learn a language, study abroad, and pursue your own research.
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    Cutting-edge research on languages, literatures, and cultures around the world.
    Excellent teaching to support you as you learn a language, study abroad, and pursue your own research.
    Strong engagement with our Los Angeles communities via internships, public humanities, and the arts.

  • Welcome to Spanish & Portuguese at UCLA!

    Cutting-edge research on languages, literatures, and cultures around the world.
    Excellent teaching to support you as you learn a language, study abroad, and pursue your own research.
    Strong engagement with our Los Angeles communities via internships, public humanities, and the arts.

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  1. ALTERNATE STAFF/MAIN OFFICE SCHEDULE FOR SUMMER 2025 (June 16-September 19, 2025)

    From June 16-September 19, 2025, the Spanish & Portuguese Main Office will be closed on Fridays and all staff will work remotely. Click here for summer 2025...

  2. Humanities Division Student Wins Undergraduate Research Week Award with Mentorship from Professor Victoria Mateu and Professors Sundara

    Article excerpt below: Two soon-to-be UCLA Humanities graduates, Bella Brannon and Dhanya Charan, have been honored for their presentations at the UCLA’s 2025 Undergraduate Research Week. Both...

  3. Congratulations to Profa. Jimena Rodríguez, Our New DaD Faculty Fellow!

    We’re thrilled to announce that Profa. Jimena Rodríguez has been selected for the 2025-26 cohort of the Dialogue across Difference (DaD) Faculty Fellows Program! This highly selective program...

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