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DeBartolo Endowed Chair
2026 - 2028
David Arbesú, Ph.D.
Professor of Spanish
World Languages
"I am a Professor in the Department of World Languages, where I teach courses on medieval and Renaissance Spain, as well as Early Spanish Florida. I am originally from Oviedo (Spain), but I have lived and worked in the US for the past 25 years.
For my tenure as DeBartolo Chair, I will be working on three medieval manuscripts which contain an unknown version of the Lives of the Desert Fathers, a collection of sayings, anecdotes, and maxims attributed to the early Christian ascetics of fourth- and fifth-century Egypt. I am truly excited about this project, as it combines different passions of mine: manuscripts, paleography, ancient and medieval history, and religious studies.
As part of the DeBartolo Endowment, I am also hoping to organize a conference on Early Florida History and Literature."
The two-year rotating DeBartolo Endowed Chair in Liberal Arts within the Humanities Institute seeks to recognize a tenured CAS faculty member who is both an active scholar and engaged teacher. The DeBartolo Chair will be expected to be an active participant in the campus community and oversee a major project (or series of projects) for the USF Humanities Institute within one of the Institute’s areas of strategic growth:
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- Advancing interdisciplinary connections and collaborations between departments, schools, and/or colleges
- Developing support for faculty seeking promotion to associate or full professor
- Creating community and professional opportunities for graduate students
- Expanding community outreach