Department of Foreign Languages

Dr. José Manuel Hidalgo received his B.A. from the University of Seville in 1998, specializing in Classical Languages (Latin and Greek), with a minor in Hispanic Literature. He graduated in 2003 from Ohio University with a M.A. in Hispanic Literature (With Honors) and in July 2006, Dr. Hidalgo obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Virginia.

Dr. Hidalgo has taught all different levels of Spanish language courses, culture, and graduate classes in History of the Spanish Language and Medieval Literature. His enthusiasm for teaching has been publicly recognized by the conferral of the University of Virginia’s Seven Society Award for Superb Teaching in 2005, and the conferral of the title of Honored Professor-Student Mentor by the University’s Class of 2007.

Dr. Hidalgo has published articles in peer review journals like Hispanic Review, Neophilologus and Stichomythia. Among other publications are an entry in The Encyclopedia of the Medieval Chronicle, and articles in a volume titled El libro de buen amor. Texto y contextos, the Utah Foreign Language Review, and Selected Proceedings of the Pennsylvania Foreign Language Conference. He has also co-edited with Dr.Mcgrath a student edition of Cárcel de Amor.
Dr. Hidalgo is a co-advisor for the Spanish Honor Society, Sigma Delta Pi.