Uniting scholars, diplomats, and community members for an academic presentation of research papers, culminating in an inclusive happy hour reception at UVA's historic Rotunda. This conference-style panel will highlight groundbreaking research, creative work, and community building across the global Hispanophone, with short presentations by faculty members from various departments. Attendees will hear from experts such as Professor of Spanish, Sam Amago; Professor of Art, Federico Cuatlacuatl; Associate Professor Department of Art; his work addresses transborder Nahua futurity via social art practice; Tatiana Flores; Associate Professor of Spanish & Poetry; Erika Hirugami; Academic Curator and Doctoral Candidate, UCLA; Epistemologically braiding the Aesthetics of Undocumentedness; Paulina Ochoa, John L. Nau III Professor of the History and Principles of Democracy; Allison Bigelow, Associate Professor of Spanish, Ricardo Padron (Col ’89), and Jenn Bair, Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Sociology. Dean Acampora will provide an introduction.