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Congratulations to Ph.D graduate Ana Varela, whose book of poetry, Estancias de Emilia Tangoa, has been awarded a prestigious National Book Prize in Peru.

Congratulations to UCD Spanish Grad, and DACA Enrollee, José Barrera, who has been elected to the National Board of Directors of LULAC, in the role of National Vice President for the Far West (see https://lulac.org/about/board/). 

The Mission of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is to advance the economic condition, educational attainment, political influence, housing, health and civil rights of the Hispanic population of the United States.

by Julia Ann Easley | September 17, 2023

The University of California, Davis, rose to tie for sixth place among the nation’s top public universities in rankings published today (Sept. 17) by U.S. News & World Report.

The 2024 Best Colleges rankings moved UC Davis up four places from last year among public universities and up 10 places to tie for No. 28 among all national universities.

The Department of Spanish and Portuguese is delighted to announce that thanks to a generous gift from Roberta Lee Johnson (BA and MA, UC Davis; professor emerita, University of Kansas), the UC Iberian Studies Consortium has been formed, and will be headquartered at UC Davis.