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

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.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

NEW BRAZILIANIST — The Department is pleased to announce that Leila Lehnen has joined us as Latin American—Brazilianist specialist, tenure track, beginning Fall 2008. Leila did her graduate work at Vanderbilt University in Nashville and has most recently been teaching at the University of New Mexico.

NEW LINGUIST — The Department is further pleased to announce that Cynthia Kauffeld, who has served as a visiting professor for three years, has joined us as a Linguist, in the tenure track, beginning Fall 2008. Cynthia did her undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral work at the University of Wisconsin at Madison.

NEW NATIVE SPEAKER — Cecilia Battauz from Entre Ríos, Argentina, has joined the staff for classes beginning Fall 2008. Cecilia and Romina (returning for a second year) will teach language labs for 100- and 200-level Spanish classes and keep Casa Hispana running smoothly. Welcome Cecilia!

NEWS

SEARCH FOR ASSISTANT PROFESSOR — The department is currently searching for a tenure-track assistant professor specializing in Hispanic Cultural Studies. See the full job advertisement on the Provost’s page for complete details about the requirements and application process.

INFO

FAQs ABOUT LANGUAGE PLACEMENT & STUDY ABROAD
Answers to questions about the Language Placement Exam and Study Abroad.
Check it out!

FALL 2008 TOPICS AND 400-LEVEL CLASSES
You'll find info on the Topics and 400-level classes we're offering for Fall 2008 here.

WHAT ABOUT FALL CLASSES?
Information about our Fall 2008 classes is here.

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.