Spanish Language, Literatures, and Culture
College of Arts and Humanities
2215 Jiménez Hall
Phone: 301-405-6441
http://sllc.umd.edu/spanish/
The signature of our department is its ability to put into play the singularity of literary and linguistic experiences in relation to politics and philosophy. By rethinking conventional historical, cultural and language boundaries across disciplines, our undergraduate and graduate programs critically engage different archives across the Americas, the Latina/o United States, the Luso-Brazilian world, and Spain in its Iberian and transatlantic contexts. Our intellectual agenda involves diverse forms of community and civic engagement. With a hemispheric and international perspective, our program fosters both critical and creative work. Our graduates are prepared for diverse career tracks in education, business, government, law, medicine, the arts, and social work, among others.
Professors: C. Benito-Vessels, L. Demaria, M. Lacorte, R. Long, J.M. Naharro-Calderón, J. Quintero-Herencia, S. Sosnowski, J. Uriagereka
Associate Professors: E. Merediz, M. Penrose, A. Rodriguez
Assistant Professors: E. Gironzetti, T. Lima
Assistant Clinical Professors: C. Lewis, J. Magro
Principal Lecturer: E. Canabal-Torres
Senior Lecturers: A. Acedo Garcia, C. Hidalgo
Professors Emeriti: J. Aguilar-Mora (Distinguished Scholar Teacher), S. Cypess, R. Harrison, R. Lavine, R. Igel
Spanish Undergraduate Advisor: M. Christopher Lewis
2211 Jiménez Hall
Phone: 301-405-6556
spap-advise@umd.edu
Heritage Students Advisor: Evelyn Canabal-Torres
ecanabal@umd.edu
Undergraduate Research Experiences
The School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures has implemented an Annual SLLC Undergraduate Research Forum which allows its outstanding juniors and/or seniors to display their research projects. The forum takes place in late April in the Language House (St. Mary's).
Internships
Each fall semester, SLLC organizes a Language Career and Internship Fair in conjunction with the UMD Career Center.
The Department of Spanish and Portuguese (SPAP) offers majors the possibility of completing an internship for SPAP credits. For more information, see the SPAP internship webpage: http://sllc.umd.edu/fields/spanish/undergraduate/internships/.
Honors Program
The Spanish honors program provides students with an exciting opportunity to develop an area of special interest in consultation with faculty members.
For information, see http://sllc.umd.edu/fields/spanish/undergraduate/honors/.
Scholarships and Financial Assistance
The Office of Student Financial Aid (OSFA) administers a variety of federal, state, and institutional financial assistance programs, and, in cooperation with other university offices, participates in the awarding of scholarships to deserving students. For information, visit: http://financialaid.umd.edu.
Awards and Recognition
The Department of Spanish and Portuguese promotes student work in the language through a yearly awards program to recognize student achievement in the language. These are presented at the Spring awards ceremony. For information, visit: http://sllc.umd.edu/fields/spanish/undergraduate/spanish-portuguese-program-awards/.