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 schedule.
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Recent News
Humanities Division Student Wins Undergraduate Research Week Award with Mentorship from Professor Victoria Mateu and Professors Sundara
Published: June 6, 2025Article 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 were among the…
Read MoreCongratulations to Profa. Jimena Rodríguez, Our New DaD Faculty Fellow!
Published: May 22, 2025
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 recognizes UCLA instructors…
Read MoreCelebrating Mester’s Legacy: Interviews with Former Editors-in-Chief
Published: May 15, 2025The department is pleased to share a special series of interviews conducted by Mester with five former Editors-in-Chief, as part of an initiative to honor the journal’s legacy. This project…
Read MoreNew guest at the Series: “El mar y sus metáforas”
Published: May 9, 2025Ricardo Padrón: The Conquest of the Pacific: Navigation and Mapping Ricardo Padrón is a professor of Spanish at the University of Virginia, where he has been a faculty member for over…
Read MoreMain Office/Staff Schedules until Mar 28
Published: March 27, 2025The Main Office will be closed on Thursday, March 27, as all full-time staff will be working remotely. Please contact staff by Wednesday, March 26, if you require in-person assistance. Otherwise,…
Read MoreDistinguished Professor Emeritus C. Brian Morris passes away
Published: March 18, 2025It is with great sadness that the Department of Spanish and Portuguese announces the passing of Distinguished Professor Emeritus C. Brian Morris. He died on March 13th, 2025, in Santa…
Read MorePatrícia Lino publishes new book
Published: January 14, 2025
The Department of Spanish and Portuguese is delighted to announce the recent publication of a new book by Professor Patrícia Lino. Titled Imperativa Ensaística Diabólica, and published by Relicário Edições in…
Read MoreMain Office Closure
Published: January 9, 2025In support of the recent announcement from UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk, The Linguistics and Spanish & Portuguese main offices will be CLOSED and ALL STAFF WILL WORK REMOTELY MONDAY –…
Read MoreJob 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…
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