WHICH SPANISH CLASS SHOULD I TAKE? — No matter if you've had one year or six years of Spanish, take the placement exam to find out which Macalester class is the best fit for your skills by contacting Academic Programs at 651-696-6036. Also see our FAQ on placement. To test out of Macalester's language requirement, you must complete the SAT II with Listening and score a 620 or better.
SUMMER HOURS — Summer brings an exodus of faculty and staff from regular department hours all over the academic world. We're open a few variable hours each week from June through August, so here are some guidelines in case you need info during the summer. Question about a placement exam? Contact Academic Programs: 651-696-6036. Question about or problem with registering for a class? Call the Registrar's Office: 651-696-6200. Need to contact a professor? Email is your best bet over the summer. Email addresses for all the department's faculty can be found by clicking the “FACULTY” link towards the top of this page. The department coordinator's number is 651-696-6395 and you can leave a message there with any other general questions, just don't expect a quick answer (she's gone most of the summer, too, but promises to check messages somewhere between pool parties, ice cream bars, and cool glasses of sangría).
REACHING A PROFESSOR — If you need to reach a professor, go to our “Faculty” page to find out how to send an email, leave a voicemail, or catch them during office hours.
EVENTS
DEPARTMENT END-OF-TERM PARTY — The department's annual end-of-term party and awards ceremony was held Friday, April 24 at Casa Hispana. Photos, most without comment, are here!
MOVIE NIGHTS AT CASA HISPANA — Thanks to everyone who made movie nights such a success this year. Movie nights are done for the semester and will kick off again in September.
NAVIDAD ET AL. The department celebrated the end of Fall 2008 semester and the coming holidays with a fiesta on December 5. Sigma Delta Pi (Spanish honor society) inductions were also conducted. Here are some pictures.
 DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS Casa Hispana (196 Vernon) hosted Día de los Muertos activities on October 26. Flowers were made, paper cut, and sugar skulls decorated, and a special Ofrenda was built. Liliana Cortez from El Centro discussed the history of the holiday. Photos are here.
 MACALESTER WELLNESS 5K WALK/RUN October 4 was the 6th annual Macalester 5k, a part of campus Family Weekend activities. Hispanic Studies students, staff, and faculty represented.
OMG! ICE CREAM SUNDAES! Majors, minors, student employees, students interested in Hispanic Studies, department faculty and staff kicked off the Fall 2008 semester with a get-together at Casa Hispana on the first day of classes. Good times and lots of ice cream were had by all. If you missed it, you'll be sorry. Photos are here. |
FALL 2009 IN HISPANIC STUDIES
REGISTRATION INFORMATION — The list of Fall 2009 classes is up, as is the page with information about our upper-division specialty courses.
NEWS
TENURE! We are proud to announce that Associate Professor Margaret Olsen has been awarded tenure. Congratulations Molly!
INFO
Answers to questions about the Language Placement Exam and Study Abroad.
Check it out!
HONORS PROJECT — Thinking of an honors project for your senior year? Here's a page where you can read the Department's criteria for a project. If you're a junior, NOW is the time to start! Contact a potential department honors advisor and get cracking! If you're interested, contact a department professor immediately. You can find contact information in the Macalester directory, or check out our faculty here.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
NATIVE SPEAKERS FOR AY 2009 — Two new native speakers will be joining the department beginning with the Fall, 2009 semester. Lucrecia Zanolli is from Entre Ríos, Argentina, and Hugo González Martínez is from Almería, Spain. They will be teaching the 100- and 200-level Spanish classes and living and programming for Casa Hispana.
 NEW IN HISPANIC CULTURAL STUDIES — We welcome Alicia Muñoz as tenure-track faculty, specializing in Hispanic Cultural Studies. Alicia completed her undergraduate work at Swarthmore College and her graduate and PhD work at Cornell. Alicia is the daughter of Mexican immigrants, and is originally from East L.A.
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