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ESL On the Go!

★ What?

○ A virtual English as a second language tutoring program developed to improve the English skills of native Spanish
speakers
○ Continuously running since January 2021; have or am currently working with volunteers from 8 universities
○ Spanish speakers are from the northern Delaware/Pennsylvania area
○ Volunteers are typically Spanish majors or minors from various universities

★ When?

○ Zoom meetings are tailored to volunteers’ and Spanish speakers’ availability
○ Typically 1-3 times per week for 30-60 minutes

Distinguished Visiting Professor, Fall Semester 2021

We have the great pleasure in announcing that Mr. Federico Díaz Granados will be our Distinguished Visiting Professor this Fall!

Mr. Federico Díaz Granados, who resides in Bogotá, Colombia, is one of the most prominent voices in contemporary Spanish-American poetry. Close to 200 critics from more than 100 universities (Harvard, Oxford, Columbia, and Princeton, among them) elected him the most significant Colombian poet born after 1970.

Class of 2021 Graduation Videos

Congratulations Class of 2021! We in the Department of Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese are so proud of everything our students have acomplished this year and are honored to have taught and guided you through your academic careers at UVa. Receiving a degree from a distinguished university is no small feat, particularly during these unprecedented times. In light of not having a department ceremony again this year, we have created two short and sweet videos of our professors offering their well wishes to this year's graduates.

Congratulations to Matt Pieri and Colin Cantwell! 

We are pleased to announce that Colin Cantwell and Matt Pieri have each earned high distinction for their work in the Spanish Department's Distinguished Major Program.  Colin Cantwell's thesis, "Los cómics como forma representativa del desencanto español entre 1975 y 1981: Reacciones a democratización y la Transición," was directed by Professor Sam Amago and Matt Pieri's thesis, "Identidad, masculinidad y memoria: el cuerpo queer en la obra de Pedro de Almodóvar," was directed by Fernando Opére.  Thanks to the initiative of librarians Miguel Valladares and Sherry Hietchew Lake, the

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News & Announcements

Graduation

May 18, 2024

The Graduation Ceremony for the Department of Spanish, Italian & Portuguese will follow the Lawn Ceremony on Saturday, May 18 at 1:30 p.m. The ceremony will be in the ... Read»

New Spanish course for Fall 2024!

March 15, 2024

SPAN 3559 American History From Below (and How to Read It) with Daniel Doncel Martin 

Mo 5:00-7:00pm at Church of the Incarnation (1465 Incarnation Dr)

Research grant opportunity for undergraduates!

March 31, 2024

If you’re an undergraduate in the College of Arts and Sciences and plan to conduct research in the summer of 2024, the College Council, the governing body for undergraduate students in the College... Read»

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