Latino & Hispanic Faculty Association of UMBC, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD (2026)

04/27/2026

Join us on Friday, May 1st, for this dedicated day to honor the voices, contributions, and vibrant cultures of our immigrant community members who make UMBC feel like home.

Keynote Speaker: Anna Lapera; “Through Story, The Root is Not Far:” Growing up Central American of Multiple Descents and Writing Wild Fiction About It.

Anna Lapera teaches middle school by day and writes stories about girls stepping into their power in the early hours of the morning. Her debut novel, Mani Semilla Finds Her Quetzal Voice, is an International Latino Book Award winner, the 2025 International Literacy Association Honor book, a Jane Adamms Children’s Book Award Finalist, and a 2025 American Library Association’s Feminist Book Project selection. It was named one of the Best of 2024 by the School Library Journal, New York Public Library, Booklist, and was recently translated to Spanish. Her second novel, a YA speculative historical fiction story set in 1978 Guatemala, is forthcoming.

If you are a UMBC student rsvp at the link at our bio and meet us at Commons Terrace at 12 pm for community, music, and a “Share your Story” craft activity.

10/10/2025

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.

We will be making Latinx and Hispanic Heritage Month themed buttons! See some options here. Stop by and make your own.

Habrá comida, música, y más.

¡Te esperamos!

Dónde: Engineering Atrium

Cuándo: Oct 13, 12-2 pm

This event is open to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, s*x, national origin, or any other protected category under applicable federal law, state law, and the University’s non-discrimination policy.

09/24/2025

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 comida, música, y más.
¡Te esperamos!

04/25/2025

Join our campus community on Thursday, May 1st for a vibrant, day-long celebration honoring the contributions of our immigrant communities at UMBC and beyond.

Immigrant Appreciation Day: Jessy DeSantis. A Keynote Presentation
Thursday, May 1, 2025 · 11 AM - 12 PM
The Commons : Sportszone
Light refreshments will be served.

Raised in a Nicaraguan household in Miami and now based in Baltimore, Jessy DeSantis is a self-taught artist whose bold, colorful paintings explore themes of identity, culture, and connection.

Immigrant Appreciation Day: “Share Your Story” Artwork Activity
Join us on the Commons Terrace!
Thursday, May 1, 2025 · 12 - 2 PM

Contribute to our community storytelling project! Students, faculty, and staff are invited to showcase where they’re from and reflect on their own or their family’s journeys. Help us build a visual “global tapestry” of UMBC.

09/25/2024

¡Gracias! Thank you everyone that attended our Meet and Greet to celebrate Latinx - Hispanic Heritage Month! It was wonderful to get to know our comunidad on campus and to learn about all the student organizations and services supporting Latinx students on campus. Keep us posted of events, news, and reach out if you need our support! and let us know if we didn’t tag you!

09/13/2024

Save the date! Join us for our annual Meet and Greet! Next Thursday, at 12:00 pm - Flat Tuesday/Commons. Get to know who is who in different student orgs, offices, programs, and departments that identify as Latinx - Hispanic… and celebrate Latinx Heritage Month with us on campus 🔥Hope to see you there!

09/04/2024

Don’t miss the keynote event of Latinx- Hispanic Heritage Month: “Food from the SalviSoul.” A conversation about Vasquez’ The SalviSoul Cookbook and her efforts to preserve the food and stories of Salvadoran moms, aunts, grandmothers, and friends.
Tuesday, September 24, 2024. 5:30-7:00 pm. Library and Gallery, Alvin O. Kuhn. RSvP at myumbc. Link in our bio.

09/04/2024

Have you registered for this fun workshop during Hispanic Latinx Heritage month at UMBC!? Register soon, limited spots available to learn more about Salvadoran cooking 🥘👩🏽‍🍳👨🏻‍🍳 Link in our bio ❤️‍🔥

05/28/2024

We have a new logo! 💥

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 logo that represented our communities.

It was designed by a student at UMBC, Federico Caicedo Florez (Visual and Media Arts major). We are including information about the artist and his inspiration for the logo below. Join us in congratulating Federico and his artwork. Please, feel free to share.

“I was majoring in pre-computer science, but starting next semester, I will be a Visual and Media Arts major at UMBC. My cultural background is Colombian, specifically from Bogotá and Boyaca, and it greatly influenced my approach to designing the logo. I aimed to create a design that embodies the colors of the UMBC community. I struggled to find inspiration for the background until I saw my mom’s “Mochila Wayuu.” The vibrant colors of this traditional Indigenous textile inspired me to incorporate elements that represent our Indigenous roots (below I attached some inspirations). At the top, I added a book, symbolizing learning, and included a globe with countries from around the world. Initially, I considered highlighting only Spanish-speaking countries, but I decided to include all countries to reflect the global presence of Spanish speakers.

Thank you again for this wonderful opportunity and I look forward to connecting with the LHFA community soon.”

Thank you to everyone that submitted a logo to our competition and to all the LHFA members who voted!

05/28/2024

Before summer officially starts, we want to thank everyone that attended our awards ceremony and end of the year celebration.

For those of you who were not be able to attend. Please help us celebrate virtually, Dr. Vanderlei Martins, Dr. Jose Arenas Gómez, Dr. Jeniffer Mata-McMahon, and Dr. Ana Oskoz 🥳✨

Thank you everyone for a wonderful year. We wish you a great summer and see you back in fall. In the meantime, if you need our support in whatever way, please, reach out! [email protected]

04/16/2024

Save the date for Immigrant Appreciation Day at UMBC!! May 1st.

We will host multiple events throughout the day. Hope you can join us for more than one. Thank you to all the sponsors and collaborators for making this happen. ✨ Please see the link in our bio for more info.

*If you didn’t see our first call for collaborators and you want to participate, please reach out to us or the planning committee listed on the flyer.

*Collaborators and sponsor, please tag yourself if we didn’t. Sorry, some accounts are hard to find.

04/16/2024

On April 13th LHFA faculty welcomed Hispanic/Latinx students to campus.

During the lunch, Ana Oskoz ( Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs) welcomed students and their families to UMBC. LHFA faculty joined her by seating with families, playing bingo, a Latinx themed Kahoot, and answering UMBC related questions to students and their parents.

In the picture from left to right:
Maria Cambraia Guimaro (STEM BUILD at UMBC), José Arenas Gómez (Invidualized Study Program), Thania Muñoz (MLLI), Ana Oskoz, María Manni (MLLI), María Sánchez (Engineering and Computing Education Program), Yolanda Valencia (Geography & Environmental Systems).

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