Spanish & Portuguese Studies

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Spanish and Portuguese

Our department supports students in becoming global citizens, working to enhance their linguistic skills in the Spanish and Portuguese languages, deepen their intercultural competence and build their sense of civic responsibility.

We offer a wide range of language courses, including those geared toward the professions, and advanced multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary courses related to the Hispanic, Brazilian and Portuguese worlds. As active scholars and professors, our faculty carries out research and teaches in the areas of literature, cultures, history, linguistics, translation, visual arts, film, theatre and performance and creative and academic writing.

Beyond an advanced level of language proficiency, our graduates will have analytical and critical skills and the ability to think comparatively in a multilingual and increasingly interconnected world. These competencies are especially valued in the professional world and will help graduates thrive beyond Dickinson.

Students interested in Portuguese may also want to learn more about Dickinson’s Portuguese & Brazilian studies minor.

Chair: Erin DiazAssociate Professor of Spanishdiaze@dickinson.edu
Department Coordinator: Shana KitnerAcademic Department Coordinatorkitners@dickinson.edu

Phone: 717-245-1277
Fax: ---
Location: 105, First floor, Bosler Hall Mailing Address

Department Features

Study Abroad

Current Courses

Activities

Student Outcomes

Where Our Students Go From Here

Jobs:

AmeriCorps
Global Strategic and Innovative Strategies (GSIS)
Community Action Association of Pennsylvania
United Nations Population Fund
Peace Corps
U.S. House of Representatives
Mujeres Unidas Avanzando
Madeira School
BAE Systems
SITE Program Lombardia
Teach for America
San Diego Padres
William J Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies

Graduate Schools:

Georgetown University
Universidad de Málaga
University of Chicago
University of Virginia
Miami University
University of Exeter
University of Miami
Boston University
The University of Texas at Austin
University of Pennsylvania
Vanderbilt University

Where Our Students Have Interned

House of Blues San Diego
Marie Claire
Milwaukee Magazine
National Defense Fund/Community Coalition
Newark Academy Summer Session
Nos sobran los motivos (We Are the Reason)
PA Behavioral Health and Aging Coalition; CASA
Planned Parenthood (Keystone)
Religious Action Center for Reform Judaism (RAC)
TripAdvisor
U.S. Army War College - Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute
YSC Sports Marketing

Student Perspective

During the spring of my junior year, I studied abroad in Málaga, Spain. Looking back, this is one of the best decisions I made in college, because it helped me look at my life in a completely different way. I could not believe how much my Spanish improved and how in-tune I felt with the Spanish culture by the time the program ended.

—Olivia Lowden '19 (Spanish, neuroscience)

Please take a look at a series of videos our students have made about their experience while in these programs

Spanish & Portuguese News

All News Department News

Student Snapshot: Emerlee Simons ’24

Student Snapshot: Emerlee Simons ’24

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Changing the World ... With Chocolate

Changing the World ... With Chocolate

There's a craft chocolate boom in Peru, and anthropologist A.J. Wildey '13 plays a delectable part. Lonely Planet named her fair trade chocolate "library" a top 10 destination in the nation.

Carrying the Global Banner: Meet Brian Ruszczyk

Carrying the Global Banner: Meet Brian Ruszczyk '88

Decades into a globe-trotting finance career, this alum pivoted to the alt-protein sector. He's passing along lessons learned to a Dickinson student.

NEH and MLA Recognize Associate Professor of Spanish Mariana Past

NEH and MLA Recognize Associate Professor of Spanish Mariana Past

With a fellowship grant and an honorable mention, national organizations highlight scholarly edition and translation work.

Supporting Digital Health Innovation

Former law & policy and Spanish major Vick Morris Tankle ’11, partner at Reed Smith LLP, supports her clients in navigating the intersection of health care and technology.

Student Snapshot: Christian Gonzalez ’24

Student Snapshot: Christian Gonzalez ’24

Meet Christian Gonzalez '24, a computer science major who interned with the College Farm to help develop a website that helps farms earn organic certification.