The Hispanic Studies program prepares students with the linguistic and cultural competencies to represent, analyze and operate within Hispanic culture of the United States, whether through specific undergraduate courses for students going into such professions as health, medicine, business or communications or through graduate courses specializing in teaching heritage speakers or preparing future professors with a wide range of competencies relative to the literature, language and culture of Hispanic peoples.

Our programs promote bilingualism as well as bicultural education in a diverse environment where the major languages are English and Spanish. Within this context, Hispanic Studies contributes to academic success of students who bring rich diversity and varied cultures into the classroom. Our diverse student population generates rich experiences, intercultural communities, and learning environments that shape our teaching and mentoring to ensure that each of our majors and minors not only masters of language acquisition but also of content and cultural competence in a globalized world.

The professors in charge of graduate and undergraduate students of linguistics are:

• Manuel J. Gutiérrez. Ph.D., University of Southern California. Professor.
• Marta Fairclough. Ph.D., University of Houston. Associate Professor.
• Liz Goodin-Mayeda. Ph.D., University of California Los Angeles. Assistant Professor.
• Alejandra González-Pérez, Ph.D., The Ohio State University. Assistant Professor.