Melinda Maldonado is a half-Ecuadorian woman who felt ashamed she didn’t speak Spanish. After becoming fluent, she was surprised to find fluency came with a price.

Spanish is the language of my family and culture. It hurts not knowing it. I was finally having my “Selena” moment. No, it wasn’t me performing in front of tens of thousands of fans or about ...

File photo: Spanish instructor Isabel Pagano during her Spanish class at St. Jane Frances school. Cole Burston / Getty Images Aug. 23, 2016, 9:36 AM EDT / Updated Aug. 23, 2016, 9:36 AM EDT ...

I'm a mom of three kids ages 6, 4, and 4. Since they were born I've been speaking to them exclusively in Spanish. My oldest can switch between English and Spanish depending who he is talking to.

Three years later, I am enrolled in Intermediate Spanish Conversation class. No more memory work, no more grammar, no more repetitive drills. I have seriously upped the ante and decide it is time ...

I eat my Spanish-speaking grandmother's pasteles on Sundays, sing "Vivir Mi Vida" in the shower with all my might, and support Latinos every chance I get, whether it's at work or in my personal life.

A Spanish major is an obvious fit for students interested in literature, linguistics, policy and government, business, education, medicine and agriculture. Our students graduate prepared to work with ...

Editor’s note: First-year students, prospective students (and some of their parents) wonder and worry how they will handle the academic transition from high school to college. In a series of stories, ...