Category Archives: Spanish

HISP Student Focus, May 2024: Mr. Ethan Talmage

HISP Student Focus, May 2024: Mr. Ethan Talmage While a bit delayed, HISP is more than happy to announce its last Student Focus of the 2023-2024 academic year—this one for May 2024 and featuring Mr. Ethan Talmage (’24). A newly minted College of Charleston graduate with dual B.A.s in Philosophy and Spanish, Ethan is representative […]

HISP Student Focus, April 2024: Mr. Kit Fischer

HISP Student Focus, April 2024: Mr. Kit Fischer Hispanic Studies is more than proud to feature Mr. Kit Fischer as its Student Focus for April 2024. Yet another example that one can major in Spanish while simultaneously doing a primary course of study in another field, Kit Fischer finds himself in his third year at […]

Hispanic Studies’ Student Focus, March 2024: Ms. Maddy Landa (’24)

Hispanic Studies’ Student Focus, March 2024: Ms. Maddy Landa (’24) Hispanic Studies is proud to feature, as its March 2024 Student Focus, Ms. Maddy Landa. A Spanish minor with an additional minor course of study in Women’s & Gender Studies and a double major in both Political Science and International Studies, Ms. Maddy Landa has […]

Hispanic Studies Faculty Focus, December 2023: Dr. Carmen Grace

Hispanic Studies Faculty Focus, December 2023: Dr. Carmen Grace For its last Faculty Focus of 2023, Hispanic Studies is fortunate to be able to spotlight Associate Professor, Dr. Carmen Grace. Arriving at the College of Charleston in the fall of 2011 with a doctorate in “Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque Literature from the prestigious Ohio State […]

Hispanic Studies Student Focus, December 2023: Ms. Emily Cox

Hispanic Studies Student Focus, December 2023: Ms. Emily Cox Hispanic Studies is most pleased to be able to feature Ms. Emily Cox as its final Student Focus of 2023. Having just completed her first semester at the College of Charleston, Emily has wasted no time in laying the foundations for her future professional and personal […]

Hispanic Studies Student Focus, November 2023: William Helfgott

Hispanic Studies Student Focus, November 2023: William Helfgott Hispanic Studies is proud to feature Mr. William Helfgott as its Student Focus for November of 2023. For anyone who wonders whether it is possible to pair a Spanish major with another rigorous course of study, William Helfgott is an excellent example of an emphatic answer in […]

HISP Faculty Focus, October 2023: Dr. Carl Wise

  HISP Faculty Focus, October 2023: Dr. Carl Wise Hispanic Studies’ Faculty Focus for October 2023 is Dr. Carl Wise. Dr. Wise, who received his doctorate in Romance Languages from the University of Georgia, has been a permanent member of the Department of Hispanic Studies since 2015. Since that time, he has parlayed his research […]

HISP Student Focus, October 2023: Ms. Isa Pinchevski

HISP Student Focus, October 2023: Ms. Isa Pinchevski HISP is proud to present its Student Focus for October of 2023, Ms. Isa Pinchevski. A double major in both Spanish and Public Health, Isa exemplifies exactly the sort of broad ranging intellectual curiosity that is a hallmark of the sort of liberal arts education that that […]

Hispanic Studies Student Focus, April 2023: Cameron Akers

Hispanic Studies Student Focus, April 2023: Cameron Akers Hispanic Studies’ Student Focus feature for April of 2023 is Cameron Akers. Cameron is yet another example of someone who has managed to combine a major course of study in Spanish with one in a complementary major (there are so many!)—in this case, International Business. Among the […]