About LHFA

The Latinx and Hispanic Faculty Association is a group open to all faculty, regardless of race, ethnicity, or national origin, who desire to center inclusion and belonging of all self-identified Latinx and Hispanic faculty at UMBC in order to advance full-time academic appointments, retention, and promotion of Latinx and Hispanic faculty, as well as the mentoring and recruitment of outstanding graduate and undergraduate students of Hispanic and Latinx heritage.

Recent News:

Mentor Of The Year - Dr. Elisabeth Arévalo-Guerrero

Congratulations!

Dear LHFA community, please join me congratulating our colleague Dr. Elisabeth Arévalo-Guerrero.  She was named "Mentor of the Year" by the UMBC McNair Scholars Program this May. ...

Posted: May 20, 2025, 2:40 PM

LHFA's End of Semester Celebration

Save the date!

You will be receiving a calendar invite to rsvp to our end of the year celebration and awards ceremony.  We will be announcing the new board and our award winners. If you have not nominated...

Posted: May 8, 2025, 11:27 AM

Immigrant Appreciation Day: Jessy DeSantis

A Keynote Presentation

RSVP here please:  https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/themosaic/events/142446 Thursday, May 1, 2025 · 11 AM - 12 PM The Commons : Sportszone Celebrate our immigrant communities...

Posted: April 22, 2025, 1:44 PM

Repost: 2025 Immigrant Appreciation Day

Celebrate our immigrant communities at UMBC

See original post here:  https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/themosaic/posts/149329 This a LHFA sponsored event. We will be reaching out for volunteers in the next few days for the breakfast and...

Posted: April 22, 2025, 1:36 PM

Repost: Campus Message on International Travel

FYI

See original post here:  https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/announcements/posts/148551 --- Dear Campus Community, I am writing to address ongoing questions and concerns received from...

Posted: April 2, 2025, 2:16 PM

Humanizando La Deportación/"Humanizing Deportation"

A Community-based Digital Storytelling Project

Monday, March 3, 2025. 5-6 pm RSVP HERE:  https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/dreshercenter/events/140797 For the GLBL 400 course: Global Stories, Dr. Tania Lizarazo presents Humanizando La...

Posted: February 26, 2025, 9:56 AM

Humanizando La Deportación/"Humanizing Deportation"

A Community-based Digital Storytelling Project

RSVP HERE:  https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/dreshercenter/events/140797 For the GLBL 400 course: Global Stories, Dr. Tania Lizarazo presents Humanizando La Deportación/Humanizing Deportation...

Posted: February 26, 2025, 9:52 AM