Spanish

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This campaign ended on March 26, 2026
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  • The Department of Spanish offers excellent experiential learning opportunities across the curriculum.
  • The Department of Spanish runs four highly efficient and affordable faculty-led study-abroad programs in Spain, Costa Rica and Ecuador.
  • Close to 1,000 students have studied abroad in Department of Spanish programs in the past thirty years.
  • The Department of Spanish offers over $100K in scholarships, which can make studying abroad more affordable than studying on campus.
  • The Department of Spanish offers a service-learning course, giving students the opportunity to volunteer with over a dozen local organizations, schools, and non-profits.
  • The M.A. program in Hispanic Studies attracts highly-qualified students and instructors from all corners of the Spanish-speaking world.
  • The Department of Spanish has an international team of dedicated faculty members, instructors and teaching assistants from México, Colombia, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Argentina, Spain, Ghana, and the United States.
  • The Department of Spanish offers free weekly tutoring sessions (between 8 and 12 hours per week), free conversation practice sessions (2 per week), and countless cultural enrichment activities such as Hispanic cinema evenings, Hispanic music and dance sessions, Hispanic cuisine lessons, and a score of activities to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month.



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Suitcase icon40%Faculty/Staff
Gradhat icon14%Alumni
Friends icon7%Friends
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Christy Schiffer & Matthew Schiffer
Christy Schiffer & Matthew Schiffer
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Jorge Febles & Patricia
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Lindsay Jeffers & Craig Jeffers
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Kristina Wirtz & Edward Eckel
German Zarate-Sandez & Lee Penyak
German Zarate-Sandez & Lee Penyak
Carla Koretsky
Carla Koretsky
Kevin Fuchs
Kevin Fuchs
Dr. Jeff Rostami
Dr. Jeff Rostami
Pablo Pastrana-Pérez & Shana Pastrana
Pablo Pastrana-Pérez & Shana Pastrana

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