Luis Fernando Restrepo (B.A. Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana in Medellin, Colombia, 1988; M.A. University of Maryland, 1992; Ph.D. University of Maryland, 1996), is a professor of Latin American Studies at the University of Arkansas and Director of the Office of Latin American Studies. His research interests include indigenous literatures, literature and human rights, service learning, and Latino education. He has been visiting professor at the Universidad Javeriana with a Fulbright Scholarship, and also at the Universidad de Antioquia and Universidad Eafit in Medellin, Colombia. He serves in the editorial boards of Confluencia (Colorado), Revista Estudios de Literatura Colombiana (Universidad de Antioquia), Cuadernos de Literatura (Universidad Javeriana) and Perifrasis (Universidad de los Andes). His current research project focuses on coloniality and the human condition. He directs the service learning program Sin Limites: The Latino Youth Biliteracy Project. Since 2009 he has been affiliated with the Office of Diversity Affairs, serving as Assistant Vice Chancellor for Diversity and Community and the Director of La Oficina Latina, The Office of Latino Academic Advancement and Community Relations.
