Category Archives: Faculty News

Dr. Emily S. Beck Co-Founds South Carolina Medievalists Group

Along with Dr. Caroline Dunn of Clemson University, Professor Emily S. Beck has co-founded the South Carolina Medievalists Group, an informal body of professional scholars of all disciplines – faculty and students alike – based in South Carolina. The group meeting provides the opportunity for medievalists and premodernists to connect with other researchers throughout our state and […]

Dr. Sarah Owens Presents Scholarship & Receives Award

Professor Sarah Owens presented her original work, “Spanish Nuns on the Manila Galleon (1621) at the Sixteenth Century Society Conference in Bruges, Belgium on Friday August 19, 2016. The Society for the Study of Early Modern Women selected her article “Crossing Mexico (1620-1621): Franciscan Nuns and Their Journey to the Philippines” for the award for best article in women […]

Dr. Martha Maus Participates in the University of Salamanca’s International Conference of Spanish

Professor Martha Maus participated in the 4th Annual International Conference of Spanish at the University of Salamanca, Spain from July 3-16 with a grant from the Junta de Castilla y León.  At the same conference, she also completed a course administered specifically for professors of Spanish.

CofC’s Nu Zeta Chapter of Sigma Delta Pi Receives Nat’l Awards

The Nu Zeta Chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society, received two national awards during the Society’s Triennial Convention on July 8, 2016 in Miami, Florida.  Nu Zeta was among 13 of the 611 chapters of Sigma Delta Pi nationwide to receive the Honor Chapter award for outstanding activities executed during […]

20th Anniversary Commemoration of CofC’s Study Abroad Program in Trujillo, Spain

On Wednesday, May 25, 2016, the College of Charleston and the Xavier de Salas Foundation commemorated 20 years of collaboration with CofC’s study abroad program in Trujillo, Spain. Participating in this memorable event was a five-member, College of Charleston delegation that included Dr. Michael Auerbach, Dean of the School of Sciences and Mathematics; Dr. Jerry Hale, Dean of […]