- Message from the Chair
November 24, 2025

A message from Chair and Professor of Spanish Luis Álvarez-Castro.
- SPS News
November 24, 2025

Joanne Britland delivered a keynote lecture at the University of South Florida’s film festival, “Música, Sound, Espacios: A Latin American ...
- Beyond 120: Study Abroad
November 24, 2025

At this fall’s Study Abroad Fair (2025), professors Paola Uparela, Antonio Sajid López, John Flanagan, Greg Moreland and Mariana Olivera—with ...
- Cultivating community in Costa Rica: UF students learned by serving
November 24, 2025

This past Summer A, 2025, Antonio Sajid López—with support from graduate researcher Hannah Treadway—launched a new service-learning program in San ...
- Paola Uparela’s Colonial Invaginations Sweeps Five International Honors
November 24, 2025

The Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies is proud to announce the extraordinary success of Professor Paola Uparela’s first book, ...
- Alumni Spotlight: Heather Jordan brought global public health back to UF
November 24, 2025

The Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies welcomed alumna Heather Jordan back to campus this week for a series of ...
- Welcome to UF Spanish & Portuguese: María Laura Mecías and Philip Allen
November 24, 2025

We are pleased to welcome two new faculty members whose teaching and research will strengthen our language programs and student ...
- UF Spanish & Portuguese marked Hispanic Heritage Month with music, culture and community
November 24, 2025

The Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies joined the national-wide celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month with a vibrant day at ...
- SPS Major Event connected 500+ students to the power of languages
November 24, 2025

More than 500 students filled the Rion Ballroom in the Reitz Union this October for the SPS Major Event, transforming ...
- Comunidad HOPE: building Bbridges of service and faith
November 24, 2025

Comunidad HOPE, the Gainesville chapter of Healing on Practice Education (HOPE), is a vibrant, student-led organization dedicated to serving vulnerable ...
- Spanish in the community
November 24, 2025

On Dec. 3rd, the Spanish in the Community course debuted “_____________,” an oral history project created by Fall 2025 students.
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