| Spanish, Italian & Portuguese

Ricardo Padrón

Director of Undergraduate Program and Professor of Spanish

Fernando Operé

Professor of Spanish

Kelly Moore

Assistant Professor of Modern and Contemporary Spanish Literature and Culture

Anne Garland Mahler

Associate Professor of Spanish

Enrico Cesaretti

Professor of Italian

Eli Carter

Director of Undergraduate Program in Portuguese, Associate Professor of Brazilian film and television

Samuel Amago

William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Spanish & Department Chair

Lorena Albert Ferrando

Assistant Professor of Spanish Linguistics

UVA in Siena

The study abroad program in Siena offers students an exquisite, small-group experience in a less-touristed Tuscan city.

UVA in Valencia

Providing students with immersive educational and cultural experiences in this vibrant Spanish city.

UVA in Valencia

Providing students with immersive educational and cultural experiences in this vibrant Spanish city.

Monacan Indian Nation

We acknowledge that we are on the traditional land of the Monacan Nation. We honor their history, culture, and ongoing presence on this land.

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