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
 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. Watch this space for photos as soon as they become available.
 DESIGN CONTEST We're doing it again! The department is holding a contest to design our shirts and sweatshirts this year. Electronic submissions must contain the words "Department of Hispanic & Latin American Studies" and "Macalester College." Deadline for submission to this email is December 1; winner will be announced at the department party on December 5. A pdf of the official flyer is 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.
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! |
SPRING IN HISPANIC STUDIES
Spring Class Listings are posted here. Click here for information about upper-division courses on our spring schedule.
NEWS
CASA HISPANA is now accepting applications to fill a residential opening for Spring 2009. The available space is for a female resident to share a double room. Click here to go to the Casa’s page and apply online. Application deadline is December 1!
TENURE! We are proud to announce that Associate Professor Margaret Olsen has been awarded tenure. Congratulations Molly!
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
Answers to questions about the Language Placement Exam and Study Abroad.
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You'll find info on the Topics and 400-level classes we're offering for Fall 2008 here.
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. |
