Hispanic Studies

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UH Professor Cristina Rivera Garza Wins 2024 Pulitzer Prize
University of Houston Professor Cristina Rivera Garza has won a 2024 Pulitzer Prize for her memoir “Liliana’s Invincible Summer: A Sister’s Search for Justice.” The Pulitzer Prize is regarded as the highest national honor in journalism, letters and drama, and music.
US President Biden Awards National Humanities Medal to UH’s Nicolás Kanellos
For more than four decades, the University of Houston’s Nicolás Kanellos has played a major role in helping Latinos tell their stories. Whether it’s through fiction, poetry, biographies or history, Kanellos has made an indelible impact on U.S. Latino culture.
Gabriela Baeza Ventura Elected to MLA’s Digital Humanities Forum
Gabriela Baeza Ventura was elected to serve on the Modern Language Association (MLA) Transdisciplinary Connections Digital Humanities Forum Executive Committee for 2022-2027. As part of this forum, Baeza Ventura will help to represent areas of scholarly and professional interests for MLA members. Learn more.
New Book by UH Professors Manuel J Gutiérrez and Pedro Gutiérrez Revuelta, La palabra de Pablo Neruda (1960-1973): Acción y poesía junto al pueblo (Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca 2020)
Our own Cristina Rivera-Garza has been awarded a MacArthur Fellowship
The New York Times Features Celebrated UH Professor
New book from Almenara Press co-edited by Professor Mabel Cuesta

The Department of Hispanic Studies seeks:

To foster understanding and communication through the study of Spanish languages, literatures, linguistics and cultures in the age of globalization.
To provide education and training for students seeking careers drawing on or enhanced by such study.
To develop established and new programs contributing to local, regional, national and international knowledge.

The Department of Hispanic Studies offers programs for Spanish Language Requirement, Undergraduate, and Graduate Studies.