CSUB Modern Languages and Literatures

¡Felicidades para nuestros fabulosos graduados!

See you tomorrow!

Hope to see you there!

Hope to see you there!

Hey soon-to-be grads!

This seems like a great opportunity for anyone wanting to pursue medical interpreting as a career and willing to relocate for a bit! You’ll finish with teaching experience and little to no debt (tuition covered plus monthly stipend).

Spring 2024 Tutoring Schedule for A&H

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Memorable evento con la maravillosa Mónica Castellanos 🇲🇽

Free and open to the public.
¡Acompáñennos!

Come out and check on the 2023 Basque Studies Symposium at Cal State Bakersfield on Friday, May 26th!

¡Felicidades a los graduados de la maestría en español!

Congratulations to our most recent Spanish B.A. grads of last semester, Fall 2022! A fantastic bunch :)

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https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/14/arts/design/cheech-marin-chicano-art-riverside.html

‘The Cheech,’ a Game Changer for Chicano Art, Opens in Riverside As the Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art and Culture debuts, its founder hopes to inspire a renaissance in a region of California lacking public arts funding.

Outstanding Spanish B.A. graduate, Giselle Carreón, soon on to the teaching credentials program! What an impactful teacher she is sure to be! She was a joy of a student and we're honored to know her.

Congratulations to our Spanish M.A. grad, José Viramontes!

Huge congrats to our honor grads, MA student Olga Melikova and BA student Giselle Carreón!

Tonight we celebrate our student's academic success!! So proud of our students!

Congratulations to MLL's Dr. Taub Robles!

CSUB professor named resident director for CSU International Programs by California State University, Bakersfield Dr. Lena Taub Robles — an associate professor of French at California State University, Bakersfield — has been selected as resident director of the CSU’s study abroad program in France.For a year-long period starting August 1, 2023, Dr. Taub Robles will be stationed at Aix-Marseille University...

Sesame Workshop mourns the passing of Emilio Delgado, known the world over for his role as Luis on Sesame Street. A beloved member of the Sesame family for over 50 years, his warmth and humor invited children to share a friendship that has echoed through generations.

At the forefront of representation, Emilio proudly laid claim to the “record for the longest-running role for a Mexican-American in a TV series.” We are so grateful he shared his talents with us and with the world.

Emilio Delgado
1940-2022

Emilio Delgado, best known to generations of children, parents and grandparents as Sesame Street’s beloved Fix-It-Shop owner Luis, and for his appearances on many television series aimed at grown-up audiences, passed away on March 10, 2022 after a long illness.

Known for his warm smile and gently soothing singing voice, Delgado was born in 1940 in Calexico, California, a town on the border between California and Mexico. His family later moved to Glendale, where he spent his teenage years and first explored his passions for music and theater. He earned his Actors Equity card in 1968 working in summer stock and enrolled in CalArts as a theater major. After a few primetime television appearances, a job in New York would change his life forever, not to mention the lives of countless children.

Delgado joined the cast of Sesame Street in the show’s third season and played Luis Rodriguez for 44 years. First introduced alongside Raul Julia’s Raphael as the proprietors of L&R’s Fix-It Shop, Delgado was eventually paired with Sonia Manzano’s Maria when the Sesame Street producers wanted to explore storylines involving love, marriage, and parenthood.

Luis and Maria were married in a grand ceremony on the roof of 123 Sesame Street in 1988 and brought little Gabriela into the world the following year. Luis and Maria’s relationship appeared so real on television, that for decades since, when fans saw them out and about with their actual spouses, Emilio Delgado and Sonia Manzano had a lot of explaining to do.

In addition to the series, Emilio brought his warmth and charm to two Sesame Street feature films, as well as many live appearances, where audience members of all ages were lucky enough to get an up-close sample of the joy and charisma he shared with his friends and co-workers.

During Sesame Street’s off-season, Emilio took a break from fixing toasters and performing songs alongside monsters, animals, and the beloved Sesame human cast members. and acted in some of television’s most popular primetime series, including Quincy, Hawaii Five-O, Falcon Crest, House of Cards, The Michael J. Fox Show, and three iterations of the Law & Order franchise. Delgado was a recurring cast member of Lou Grant, appearing in 19 episodes as National Editor Rubin Castillo.

Emilio Delgado loved music, cherishing his performances with the band Pink Martini which took him from The Hollywood Bowl to Carnegie Hall and many venues in between. He can be heard on their album Splendor in the Grass.

Delgado returned to the stage in 2018, starring in the title role in Octavio Solis’s reimagining of Don Quixote, Quixote Nuevo. His triumphant run included performances at The California Shakespeare Theater, Boston’s Hartford Stage and Houston’s Alley Theatre. He received some of the best notices of his career for playing an Alzheimer’s disease-plagued retired literature professor who sets off on a quest to find his Dulcinea.

Loved by co-workers, friends and fans, former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio made things official when he proclaimed October 15, 2019 “Emilio Delgado Day” in New York City, honoring Delgado as a “trailblazing Mexican-American artist.”

He is survived by his loving wife of more than thirty years, Carole, and his children Lauren and Aram. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in Emilio’s memory to United Farmworkers of America, Doctors Without Borders, Heifer International, or healthtree.org.

Photo Credit: Zach Hyman for Sesame Workshop

We're awarding 40 scholarships to 40 students in honor of our 40th Anniversary!

If you are a current full-time undergraduate or graduate student and of Hispanic heritage, APPLY! First generation college students and DREAMERS strongly encouraged to apply as well.

📅 Deadline is March 4th

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Dr. Julio Torres will give a free WORKSHOP FOR TEACHERS on Saturday, March 12 from 10am -12pm called "Critical Tasks in Action!" Please register and spread the word!

Welcome Raúl!

The GSC will be spotlighting new Spring 2022 students to our graduate studies programs!

Our first student is Raúl Romo, who received his Bachelor of Arts in Design and Spanish from UC Davis and was accepted to our Master of Arts in Spanish.

Raúl will continue exploring his interests and developing research skills to pursue a doctoral program. As a CSU graduate student, he has the support of the Chancellor. He can apply for the Chancellor's Doctoral Incentive Program (CDIP) and the California Pre-Doctoral Program to fulfill his doctoral goals!

We asked Raúl if he could share his overall experience of the application process for graduate school and his tips for prospective students. His advice is to utilize the university's graduate advisors! Please visit our website, attend our workshops, or meet with us to help guide you through the process of the graduate studies experience! Thank you, Raúl, for your great advice.

is offering (60) $500 scholarships to currently enrolled students for spring 2022! For more
information, email [email protected]!

¡Felicidades a nuestros estudiantes!

Congrats 2021 Grads!

Why Steven Spielberg Refused To Use Subtitles In 'West Side Story' For Scenes In Spanish The director explained his decision not to subtitle any of the Spanish dialogue in his retelling of the classic musical.

¡Acompáñanos!

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Even if the kids you teach aren't Spanish speakers, this graphic reminds us to celebrate student strengths!! https://bit.ly/33Xuubg

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