Hispanic Studies Faculty Focus, September 2023: Dr. Joseph Weyers For the month of September 2023, Hispanic Studies is proud to be able to spotlight Dr. Joseph Weyers as its Faculty Focus feature. Since arriving at the College of Charleston in 1995 with an M.A. in Latin American Studies from the University of New Mexico […]
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 […]
Hispanic Studies’ Student Focus, February 2023: Ms. Elisa Peñaloza Ms. Elisa Peñaloza is Hispanic Studies’ Student Focus for February 2023. As any smart, forward-thinking individual inclined towards business can tell you, in our increasingly diversifying society, cultural and linguistic fluency represents the difference between a sale made and an opportunity lost. Of course, you needn’t […]
Hispanic Studies’ Faculty Focus, February 2023: Prof. Elizabeth Cox Prof. Elizabeth Cox is Hispanic Studies’ Faculty Focus for February 2023. A native of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Prof. Cox was raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where she received her Bachelor of Arts in Education in Early Child Development from the Instituto Superior de Profesorado de […]
Hispanic Studies Faculty Focus, December 2022: Dr. Ezequiel Durand-López A recent graduate with a Ph.D. in Bilingualism and Second Language Acquisition from Rutgers University, Dr. Durand-López also has received degrees from the Universidad Nebrija in Madrid, Spain (an M.A. in Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language) and from the Universidad del Salvador in Buenos Aires, […]
Hispanic Studies Student Focus, December 2022: Mr. Kevin Riley Mr. Kevin Riley, Hispanic Studies’ Student Focus for December, is a Foreign Language Education and Spanish major, who, like many SPAN students, has also declared a minor in Linguistics. During past semesters, Kevin has contributed to the department as one of its Spanish Conversation Peer Instructors […]
The HISP Student Focus for November of 2022 is Ms. Amanda Craig (Class of 2023). A dual major in Spanish and Latin American & Caribbean Studies with a minor in Linguistics, Amanda has –much to the benefit of those around her– fully involved herself in the life of the department and its many activities, clubs […]
HISP’s Faculty Focus for November of 2022 is Prof. Adelaida Bidot. An impressive member of Hispanic Studies’ impressive faculty lineup since the fall of 2020, Adelaida received her education at the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico—first at the undergraduate and then the graduate level—where she completed a Bachelor’s and then a Master’s Degree in […]
Hispanic Studies Student Focus, April 2022 Mr. Luis Bravo (’22) is Hispanic Studies’ Student Focus for April 2022. As has been clear from previous Focus features, Hispanic Studies’ students are a diverse and talented bunch—with Mr. Luis Bravo being no exception. Within the academic context, Luis is pursuing minors in both Spanish (a language of […]
Hispanic Studies Faculty Focus, April 2022 The final HISP Faculty Focus of 2021-2022 features Dr. Nadia Avendaño. Dr. Avendaño–a graduate of the University of California, Davis (B.A. in Spanish and French), as well as of the University of Arizona (from which she earned an M.A. and a Ph.D. in 20th Century Latin American Literature) first […]