Several faculty members have been making a mark in the media. Such public impact of scholarship includes:

• Professor Dove’s op-ed (2014) on political violence in Mexico published on the website of CNN México
• Professor Guzmán’s op-ed (2016) on the debate on university sanctuary spaces for the undocumented, also on CNN México
• Professor Wagschal’s personal appearance in a documentary on Shakespeare and Cervantes produced by a PBS-affiliate (2012)
• Professor Myers’ feature in a documentary coproduced by the National Park Service about Spanish colonial fortifications in the Caribbean (2016)
• Research by Professor Cohn on Carlos Fuentes was quoted in the culture section of the Mexico City daily, Reforma (2014)
• Prof. Vila-Belda’s research on poet Gloria Fuentes was twice cited in the Spain’s House of Congress (Congreso de los Diputados de España, 2017)