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Spanish & Portuguese

Your support allows the Department of Spanish and Portuguese to meet core needs and to facilitate research and teaching.

The Department of Spanish and Portuguese is dedicated to promoting bilingual and bicultural literacy in California. Since more than half of the state’s population is projected to soon be of Hispanic origin, we need to prepare students who have a broad knowledge of the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking world and are able to interact with it as bicultural-educated speakers. Beyond formal coursework, we promote extracurricular activities such as small scholarly conferences. Each year we have visits from writers, filmmakers, and other creative artists from Brazil, Spanish America, Lusophone Africa, and Europe. Contributions to the general fund enrich the experiences of all students and enable graduate student research and preparation for the job market, undergraduate service-learning projects, small purchases of equipment for teaching and research, and support of the departmental library.

Development, Arts & Humanities
UC Berkeley | College of Letters & Science
lsgiving@berkeley.edu

Please contact us if you would like to learn more about current use funds, endowments, gifts of securities, bequests, and other giving opportunities.

$10,000

L&S Advisory Board Challenge #1: 500 Donors

A generous donor on the L&S Advisory Board will contribute $10,000 to the L&S Leadership Fund once the first 500 donors give to any part of the College of Letters & Science.

500 / 500 Donors

Completed

$10,000

L&S Advisory Board Challenge #3: 1,500 Donors

If the College of Letters & Science recruits 1,500 donors to any of its funds, a generous donor on the L&S Advisory Board will give another $10,000 to the L&S Leadership Fund.

1,500 / 1,500 Donors

Completed

$10,000

L&S Advisory Board Challenge #5: 2,400 Donors

A generous donor has challenged the College of Letters & Science to beat its 2023 Big Give total and secure 2,400 donors in order to unlock another $10,000 (for a total of $50,000) for the L&S Leadership Fund!

Completed

$10,000

L&S Advisory Board Challenge #2: 1,000 Donors

A generous donor will give another $10,000 to the L&S Leadership Fund when 1,000 donors make gifts to any College of Letters & Science fund.

1,000 / 1,000 Donors

Completed

$10,000

L&S Advisory Board Challenge #4: 2,000 Donors

A generous donor will contribute another $10,000 to the L&S Leadership Fund as soon as 2,000 donors give to any fund at the College of Letters & Science.

Completed

Participating Groups

Cal Fund (Chancellor's Priority) Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive Berkeley Journalism Berkeley Law Berkeley Public Health Berkeley School of Education Botanical Garden Cal Alumni Association (CAA) Cal Athletics Cal Parents Fund Cal Performances College of Chemistry College of Computing, Data Science, & Society College of Engineering College of Environmental Design College of Letters & Science Excellence in Research Goldman School of Public Policy Graduate Division Haas School of Business Hearst Museum of Anthropology Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry & Vision Science Increasing Diversity and Opportunity at Cal International House Lawrence Hall of Science Rausser College of Natural Resources School of Information School of Social Welfare Sport Clubs Student Groups Undergraduate Education Undergraduate Scholarships and Student Affairs University Library Other Areas to Support

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