The Department of Romances Languages and Literatures is thrilled to welcome Professor Angie Ortiz, a visiting professor from UPAEP who will be teaching Spanish language and culture during the spring semester (2023). Professor Ortiz specializes in applied linguistics, the teaching of Spanish as a new language, and the teaching of new languages to the cognitively and physically impaired. She also serves as the Director of Undergraduate Studies in Teaching and Cultural Diversity at UPAEP in Puebla, Mexico. We are delighted to welcome Angie, and we are excited that our undergraduates at the 200 level will be able to benefit from her experience and expertise. If you would like to reach out to Angie to welcome her or know more about her work, please email her at gortizba@nd.edu. Angie is at the University of Notre Dame as part of 3 semester pilot exchange program made possible by the generous support of Notre Dame International, the Keough School of Global Affairs, the Center for Social Concerns, and the Institute for Latino Studies, and the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures.