CONGRATULATIONS to Dr. Cristina Vázquez! The Department of Spanish and Portuguese is proud to announce that Cristina, who wrote her dissertation on ” Mapping HaiTijuana: Spatial Narratives of Urban Transformation…
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Translated by Patrícia Lino, Pequenas Glórias (Little Alleluias, 2025) brings together three books by Mary Oliver: A Folha e a Nuvem (The Leaf and the Cloud, 2000), O Que Sabemos…
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In A, a poetry collection in Spanish, Carla Suhr invites readers to explore the delicate threads that weave together unique interpersonal relationships, intertwining the individual self with the collective self….
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Profa. Rodríguez has been named one of five 2026 Transfer Faculty Champions by the UCLA Transfer Student Center. Nominated by the students themselves, this honor recognizes faculty members who go…
Read MoreThe UCLA Department of Spanish & Portuguese invites applications for a full-time Lecturer for the 2026-2027 academic year to teach undergraduate courses for the Spanish language program in the Department…
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Distinguished Professor Fuchs’ adaptation of Lope de Vega’s Fuente Ovejuna for young audiences will be presented at the Folger Shakespeare Library in DC on January 24, 2026. There will also…
Read MoreNote: This event is RSVP only Please join us in honoring the 2026 UCLA Spanish & Portuguese Distinguished Alumni Lecture Award recipient Dr. Claudia Mesa Higuera, Professor of Spanish at…
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It is with great sadness that the Department of Spanish and Portuguese announces the passing of Distinguished Professor Efraín Kristal. He died on November 14th, 2025, in Southern California, surrounded…
Read MoreSpanish & Portuguese Operations Manager The UCLA Rolfe/Campbell Humanities Group (oversees Departments of Linguistics and Spanish & Portuguese) is accepting applications for a Spanish & Portuguese Operations Manager (official title:…
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Barbara Fuchs, professor of Spanish and Portuguese, and of English; and Victoria Mateu, professor of Spanish and Portuguese, and of linguistics; each received a Global Research Award, which is meant…
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