CSUSM Department of Modern Language Studies

05/27/2026

Congratulations to all Spring 2026 graduates with degrees from the Modern Language Studies Department! And three cheers for our three Master’s degree recipients!

12/06/2025

https://news.csusm.edu/spanish-professor-makes-feature-film-debut/

Up until recently, Darci Strother’s acting career consisted entirely of playing the lead role of a hippopotamus in one play. This was in third grade.So imagine her surprise when director Antonio Muñoz de Mesa approached Strother — a Spanish professor in CSUSM’s modern language studies departm...

11/24/2025

Wer isst nicht gerne Kekse? Who doesn't like to eat cookies?

05/07/2024

At Saturday's celebration of graduating Latine students, Spanish M.A. student, Yolanda, gave an inspirational commencement address, and Spanish major Marcelo led the audience in a beautiful rendition of "De colores." Congratulations to all our Spring 2024 grads!

04/16/2023

Wonderful travel opportunity for students, and recent graduates, of Mexican origin. Application deadline Apr. 21.

“Convocan a Estudiantes de origen mexicano en universidades y colegios comunitarios de Estados Unidos y Canadá para participar en el Programa de Inmersión Cultural y Voluntariado para jóvenes estudiantes de origen mexicano (PICV) en verano de 2023 en México.”

02/25/2023

02/25/2023

Everybody speaks at least one: https://multimedia.scmp.com/culture/article/SCMP-printed-graphics-memory/lonelyGraphics/201505A51.html?fbclid=IwAR2vtliZoDbdx34Mmhwk7pZudVUMhVIFq9KD2ymG6pi4QUkr8oXvZWm_wRE

The South China Morning Post print Arcade

11/04/2022

Go Cougars! Ever upward! Sapere aude.