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: Theory in the Flesh: Guest Speakers

Disability, Gender and Race in Latin America

Join Professor Tania Lizarazo's Fall seminar Theory in the Flesh: Disability, Gender and Race in Latin America as guest speakers visit on select dates to discuss race, gender, colonialism,...

Posted: September 17, 2024, 3:10 PM

Repost: Humanities Forum: Karla T. Vasquez

In conversation with Krystal C. Mack

Co-sponsored by the Latinx and Hispanic Faculty Association, the Public Humanities Program, and UMBC Dining Services. RSVP HERE:  https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/dreshercenter/events/130776...

Posted: September 13, 2024, 10:57 AM

Congratulations, Dr. Sandra Barrueco!

Barrueco, psychology, and colleagues receive nearly $1M!

Please join us in congratulating our colleague Dr. Sandra Barrueco on receiving nearly $1M to train graduate students in culturally competent behavioral health services for underserved Maryland...

Posted: September 6, 2024, 2:32 PM

Welcome Dr. Silvia Escanilla Huerta!

Teaching Colonial Latin America this Fall

Dear colleagues,  Please join us in welcoming, Dr. Silvia Escanilla Huerta to UMBC. She is joining the History department and will be teaching Colonial Latin America (HIST328) this fall....

Posted: August 26, 2024, 6:08 PM

New Logo!

Saying goodbye to our old one

It is time to say goodbye to our logo for the past 10 years or more! It meant a lot to the organization, but we were all ready for a new logo that represented our communities.  The winner of...

Posted: May 21, 2024, 11:13 AM

LHFA's Excellence Awards Winners

¡Gracias!

Thank you to everyone that attended our awards ceremony and end of the year celebration.  We had a great time celebrating our 2024 LHFA award winners. See photos of the celebration here: ...

Posted: May 21, 2024, 10:53 AM

Immigrant Appreciation Day - May 1st 2024

+ Pictures

Thank you everyone that participated in Immigrant Appreciation this year. We had a full day of events and are grateful that many student organizations (undergraduate and graduate) participated, as...

Posted: May 6, 2024, 2:27 PM

Repost: Immigrant Appreciation Day is 1 week away!

Orginal post from LHGSA here:  https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/latinxhispanicgsa/posts/141311 Hello Everyone! This post is to flag that immigrant appreciation day is 1 week...

Posted: April 25, 2024, 11:46 AM

Immigrant Appreciation Day - May 1st - Schedule of events

Please join us!

Schedule of events: 9:00-10:00am, Flat Tuesdays in The Commons - Custodial Workers Breakfast 10:00-10:50am, ITE 238 - Graduate Student Panel: "Navigating Grad School as an Immigrant."...

Posted: April 17, 2024, 12:00 PM

Immigrant Appreciation Day - May 1st

Save the date!

See the attached flyer for event's schedule. Join us to celebrate our immigrant communities! *If you didn’t see our first call for collaborators and you want to participate, please...

Posted: April 16, 2024, 3:40 PM