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Department of Hispanic and Portuguese Studies

521 Williams Hall
255 S. 36th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6305

Phone: (215) 898-7429 
Fax: (215) 898-0933

Graduate Program in Hispanic Studies

Graduate Chair

Ericka Beckham

510 Williams Hall

255 S. 36th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-63

ebeckman@sas.upenn.edu

Graduate Coordinator

Laura Flippin

514 Williams Hall

255 S. 36th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6305

(215) 898-1980 

flippin@sas.upenn.edu

Undergraduate Program in Hispanic Studies

Undergraduate Chair

Toni Espòsito

521 Williams Hall
255 S. 36th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6305

(215) 898-7430

esposito@sas.upenn.edu 

Undergraduate Coordinator
Jackie Zahn 

515 Williams Hall
255 S. 36th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6305

(215) 898-7839

Spanish Language Program

Director
Victoria García-Serrano

(215) 573-2373

Assistant Director
Reyes Caballo-Márquez

Portuguese Language Program

Director 

Mércia Flannery 

(215) 898-6309

Spanish Language Course Coordinators

Spanish 110 and 120 
Israel Pacheco Galarce

Spanish 112 and 121
Selma Feliciano Arroyo

Spanish 130
Lidia León-Blázquez

Spanish 140 
Mónica Velasco González

Spanish 202
Reyes Caballo-Márquez

Spanish 212 
Jean Knight

Spanish 219
Toni Espòsito

Spanish 223
Victoria García-Serrano

Spanish Tutors

Linda Grabner-Travis

  • 15+ years experience in medical, social sciences, humanities, & literary/linguistic translation. PhD in Spanish; native fluency in English & Spanish.

Geraldine Lebaudy

  • Experienced, native Spanish speaker, fluent bilingual. Business Spanish/English tutoring and translations. 

Kristina Mitchell

  • Tutoring/Translating

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