Sara Poot-Herrera, professor of Spanish and Portuguese and director of UC-Mexicanistas at UC Santa Barbara, has been elected a corresponding member of the Mexican Academy of Language, a cultural organization that aims to maintain the purity of the Spanish language. She was cited for her scholarly and cultural accomplishments.
One of only a few females — and the first female from California — to be elected to the academy, Poot-Herrera ranks among the most distinguished scholars of Mexico.
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