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José M. Franco Rodríguez, PhD

Professor of Spanish, Fayetteville State University
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Dr. Franco has been at FSU since 2005. Before that he taught at Methodist University, was a bilingual teacher in Los Angeles County for seven years, taught Spanish at a community college in England and worked as an English instruc

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Feb 12, 2025

Learn Spanish at FSU - Understanding the value of a degree in Spanish in the contemporary job market

Fayetteville State University’s Spanish program plays a vital role in fulfilling one of the original missions established by FSU’s founders and the current university’s mission statement: cultivating a vibrant, globally-minded campus community.The cl

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