Hispanic Studies Faculty Focus, March 2023: Dr. Carmen Gallegos-Pérez Dr. Carmen Gallegos-Peréz is Hispanic Studies’ Faculty Focus for March 2023. Dr. Gallegos-Pérez—who graduated with a Ph.D. in Spanish, Latin American Literatures and Cultures from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign — joined Hispanic Studies during the 2022-2023 academic year in the capacity of Visiting Assistant […]
Hispanic Studies Student Focus, March 2023: Ms. Regan Honeycutt (’23) Ms. Regan Honeycutt is Hispanic Studies’ Student Focus for March of 2023. Ever wonder if you could fit in a major in Spanish along with that B.S. in Biology? Well, ecce Regan Honeycutt and wonder no more. A major in Spanish since her first year […]
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 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 […]
Hispanic Studies’ Faculty Focus for October 2022 is Dr. Sharonah Fredrick Hispanic Studies is pleased to welcome Dr. Sharonah Fredrick as a member of its faculty. Dr. Fredrick, who joins the department as an Instructor of Spanish—hired, in part, to broaden and deepen offerings in the Spanish for Health field—has an impressive academic pedigree, which […]
Hispanic Studies’ Student Focus for October 2022 is Mr. Max Moore. On a hot August day I went to welcome residents into the Casa Hispana—Hispanic Studies’ living and learning community, located on Bull Street in downtown Charleston. Striding up to the house I spied a student and his father toting belongings up the front steps […]
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 Student Focus, March 2022: Ms. Dahlia Watson (’22) Hispanic Studies is once again proud and privileged to be able to feature one of its impressive Spanish students—this time, Ms. Dahlia Watson (’22). Ms. Watson, a minor in Spanish and Linguistics, as well as a major in English, has had her share of academic […]
Hispanic Studies’ Student Focus for February 2022 is Ms. Ellie Manucy (’22). A double major in Communications and Spanish, Ellie is another great example of the sort of talented, multi-faceted, globally-minded student that Hispanic Studies attracts. Besides her many activities in HISP, through which she has distinguished herself and impressed more than one faculty member, […]