Fernando Contreras Flamand, Vera Coleman, and colleagues design Spanish 204 unit in partnership with Nahua Indigenous community of Amatlán de Quetzalcóatl, Morelos, Mexico

Fernando Contreras Flamand, lecturer in Spanish; Vera Coleman, senior lecturer and Spanish language program director; Beatriz Pariente-Beltrán, senior lecturer in Spanish; and Claudia Lange, lecturer in Spanish, collaboratively designed an innovative didactic unit for Spanish 204 in partnership with the Nahua Indigenous community of Amatlán de Quetzalcóatl, Morelos, Mexico, engaging nearly 80 students. This initiative was made possible through the Mellon Foundation’s Indigenous Engagement in Place grant and reflects the department’s commitment to intercultural learning, reciprocity, and social justice.