Welcome to the Department of Spanish and Portuguese* at UC Davis
Bienvenidos al Departamento de Español y Portugués de UC Davis
Department of Spanish - One Shields Ave - 215 Sproul Hall - Davis, CA - 95616
Main Office Phone: (530) 752-0835
Graduate Office Phone: (530) 752-5799
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Contact Professor Cecilia Colombi, Department Chair at cmcolombi@ucdavis.edu
The Department of Spanish and Portuguese condemns in the strongest terms the inexcusable violence perpetrated by the police against our students on November 18, 2011. We oppose directives or policies that are likely to lead to this type of behavior and strongly support the free and peaceful expression of opinions and dissent at all campuses of the University of California.
Academic freedom is the main principle that safeguards the production and dissemination of knowledge in a democratic society, and it should protect all members of the university engaged in civil discourse without fear or threat of coercive retaliation or physical harm of any kind. Furthermore, the faculty of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese endorses the call for a full investigation of this matter as stipulated by the U.C. Davis Academic Senate.
National Rankings
- Ranked on the top 5% of Spanish Graduate Programs in the country by the National Research Council (NRC) in their 2010 latest assessment.
- Ranked as the top Spanish department in the country in 2008 in faculty scholarly productivity. (Chronicle of Higher Education)
Professor Didier Jaén's memorial