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:

Día de los muertos celebration / Meet and Greet

Save the date

LHFA will be hosting with student organizations a Day of the Dead celebration / Meet and Greet.  See more information below and please save the date.  We are hoping a lof of faculty and students...

Posted: October 6, 2023, 2:30 PM

Bachata and salsa night - This Friday September 29th

Co-Sponsored by LHFA

You are invited to a very special celebration during Latinx and Hispanic Heritage Month with ILE and LHFA as co-sponsors with other organizations at UMBC: "Bachata and Salsa night".  There...

Posted: September 25, 2023, 3:10 PM

The Sounds of the Futuro with Julián Delgado Lopera

Latinx / Hispanic Heritage Month

See event details here:  https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/dreshercenter/events/119451 The Sounds of the Futuro: The Making of Fiebre Tropical Julián Delgado Lopera, author What if...

Posted: September 6, 2023, 3:36 PM

LHFA Faculty Featured in this year’s Inquiring Minds

Check out what LHFA members are doing in Economics, Political Science, Digital Storytelling, Social Justice, Geography, Engineering, and more!  Maria Bernedo Del Carpio, Felipe Filomeno, Tania...

Posted: April 21, 2023, 7:59 PM

Recordando: LHFA Meet and Greet

On October 15th, the Latino/Hispanic Faculty Association (LHFA) hosted a "Meet And Greet" event to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. The event was attended by UMBC President Valerie Ashby, who...

Posted: March 6, 2023, 7:53 AM

Dia de Los Muertos

MLLI-Spanish Area highlights El Día de Los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, Oct 31-Nov 2 with an Altar to honor historical Latinx American figures. You are invited to stop by to see our community...

Posted: October 25, 2022, 10:34 AM