Faculty

By Julie Clack

On February 7, Professor Díaz-Quiñones received the Pace Center for Civic Engagement’s Faculty Service Award. The award is given each year to Princeton University faculty who, according to the Pace Center’s website, “have demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to service and social justice that transcends the classroom.”

By Julie Clack

Princeton’s Department of Spanish and Portuguese offers several ProCES (Program for Community-Engaged Scholarship) courses, including “Spanish in the Community,” “Medical Spanish” and “Spanish for a Medical Mission in Ecuador.” These courses connect service with academic work, giving students the opportunity to participate in community service as a part of their course.

Aisha M. Beliso-De Jesús, Ph.D. is a cultural and social anthropologist who has conducted ethnographic research with Santería practitioners in Cuba and the United States, and police officers and Black and Brown communities affected by police violence in the United States. Her research and teaching span the Caribbean, Latin America, Africa, and Afro-Latinx circulations. Dr.

SPO lecturers recently launched a new website to showcase and promote their work both inside and outside the university. Visitors can find a variety of class projects, community engagement events, presentations, publications, etc. that relate both to their teaching and research interests.

View the website here.