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Academic Affairs

Lilian Contreras-Silva

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Lilian Contreras-Silva

Professor of Spanish

contreras@hendrix.edu

Academic Background

  • B.S., Louisiana State University, 1994
  • M.A., Louisiana State University, 1997
  • Ph.D., Louisiana State University, 2000

ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø College names 2026 Faculty Award Winners

April 28, 2026 – Each year at Honors Day Convocation, ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø College recognizes its faculty award winners. This year’s recipients, Dr. David Hales, Dr. Lilian Contreras-Silva, and Dr. Laura MacDonald, were celebrated during the April 23 ceremony.

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ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Dance Ensemble Spring Concert set for April 3-4

March 12, 2026 – ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Players will present three performances of the 2026 ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Dance Ensemble Spring Concert: Fri., April 3 at 7:30 p.m. and Sat., April 4 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. in Staples Auditorium. 

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ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø College Celebrates Successful Inaugural ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Day of Research

March 4, 2026 – ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø College hosted its inaugural ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Day of Research Thursday, February 26, welcoming approximately 100 students, faculty, staff, and community members to campus to celebrate undergraduate scholarship and discovery.

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ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Students Showcase Summer Research at UAMS Symposium

August 21, 2025 – Seventeen ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø College students presented their research at the 2025 UAMS Summer Research Symposium, held July 26 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock. The annual event highlights the work of undergraduates from across Arkansas and beyond, offering students the ...

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ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø College Professor Andrea Duina Named Associate Editor for GENETICS Journal

August 6, 2025 – Dr. Andrea Duina, professor of biology at ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø College, has been appointed Associate Editor for the GENETICS journal, a leading publication of the Genetics Society of America. 

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