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:

Repost: Latinex Film Festival

Latinex Hispanic heritage

Latinex Film Festival Celebrating Hispanic heritage month on screen  Location Lecture Hall 1: Biological Sciences Date & Time October 7, 2025, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Description...

Posted: September 30, 2025, 6:52 PM

LHFA Meet and Greet

Latinx and Hispanic Heritage. Bienvenida!

Come and meet Latinx and Hispanic faculty, students, and staff on campus to celebrate Latinx and Hispanic Heritage Month. Learn about student orgs, services, and academic opportunities. Habrá...

Posted: September 22, 2025, 3:23 PM

colorful imge with the place and time for the LHFA Meet and Greet.

The Cheech. Watch it, discuss it.

Movie Night and Discussion. Hispanic and Latine/x Heritage

The Community Documentary Night (Sandy Springs, Georgia) invites everyone to the free Special Virtual Documentary Night THIS SUNDAY, September 21st (7 - 9pm EST) in honor of National Hispanic...

Posted: September 17, 2025, 4:27 PM

Picture with the name of the documentary, The Cheeck, and the face of an elderly man looking to the horizon. The color palet is pink and orange

Repost: Celebrating Hispanic & Latine/x Heritage Month!

Honoring Our Hispanic & Latine/x Communities

See original post from the Mosaic Center here:  https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/themosaic/posts/152466 Celebrating Hispanic and Latine/x Heritage Month at UMBC During National Hispanic...

Posted: September 15, 2025, 11:36 AM

Women of Color Reception - Today!

with Dr. María Sánchez and Dr. María Célleri!

See original post here to rsvp:  https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/womenscenter/events/145604 Wednesday, September 10, 2025 · 3 - 5 PM Library and Gallery, Albin O. Kuhn : Gallery In...

Posted: September 10, 2025, 10:26 AM

2025 LHFA Excellence Awards Winners

¡Felicidades!

The Latinx and Hispanic Faculty Association at UMBC is excited to announce the 2025 winners of our Excellence Awards in four different categories to recognize outstanding efforts of Hispanic and...

Posted: May 28, 2025, 2:05 PM

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