University of Kentucky Department of Hispanic Studies

04/11/2026

Don’t miss this year’s KFLC keynote speaker, Dr. Javier Muñoz Basols, Executive Director of the Cervantes Institute in LA.

04/03/2026

The Department of Hispanic Studies at the University of Kentucky is honored and delighted to share that Prof. Haralambos Symeonidis has been named an Honorary Member of the prestigious Fundación Yvy Marãe’ỹ from Paraguay.

This distinction recognizes his outstanding contributions and unwavering support for the foundation’s mission and initiatives. We are incredibly proud to see his impactful work acknowledged at an international level.

03/12/2026

11/12/2025

Check out what Spanish major (Class of 2023) and current DPT student Sarah Barth has been doing! Great work happening in Ecuador and right here in Lexington! Way to go, Sarah!

By Ryan ClarkCHS Communications Director

10/26/2025

Check out the latest contribution to the conversation by UK Hispanic Studies alumna Dr. Alice Driver.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lives-on-the-line/id1609268111?i=1000732795496

Ever wondered how chicken nuggets are made? There’s the question of what’s actually in them — a continual source of jokes since the dawn of their existence — but the ingredients aren’t the only mystery. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, about half a million people work in meat-processing plants, slaughtering livestock and cutting carcasses into parts. In Arkansas, a kind of unofficial chicken capital, this work might also involve making a slurry of meat and skin and bones, then breading it and frying it, and finally freezing the little pieces and strips to become chicken fingers or nuggets. Most of these workers are immigrants; many are refugees. They are doing largely invisible work, while being underpaid, overworked and mistreated. Recently, the federal government has begun to criminalize immigration, a development unfolding at the same time that the dirty and dangerous work done by immigrants has been deemed essential. After all, meat — the most American of foods — is something we are told we cannot live without.

In this episode we speak about these workers with Alice Driver, author of the 2024 book “Life and Death of the American Worker: The Immigrants Taking on America’s Largest Meatpacking Company.”

Podcast Episode · What You're Eating · 10/21/2025 · 37m

09/17/2025

Join us for the first Almuerzos for the semester!

09/10/2025

Make time for the fair to learn about ways you can study Spanish abroad. Prof Ruth Brown will be at the table - stop by to find out why you should join her this summer in Spain!

09/09/2025

Don’t forget to stop by the fair tomorrow to learn about ways you can study Spanish abroad. Prof Ruth Brown will be at the table - stop by to find out why you should join her this summer in Spain!