Talk:Document:Open Letter on Latina Studies at Macalester
from the Macalester Public Knowledge Base
[edit] April 12 2005
From: Alex Flores To: "Miriam L. Harris" peter rachleff, Karla Benson Rutten, Joi D. Lewis, Sedric McClure, Maria Elena Cepeda, Rogelio Miñana Date: Apr 12, 2005 5:17 PM Subject: [Programming] Latin@ Studies Letter
Hola Gente,
Attached is a draft of a letter to be sent to various officers of the college. This mailing is being sent to professors here and eventually even to professors at other institutions for their input. Also - meetings are still scheduled around campus to revise this letter, so please send your contributions as soon as possible for their earliest entry in to the draft - we'd like to send a copy for signatures into the community by the end of this week.
Please correct me if my understanding is incorrect, but: We decided to approach various student organizations for their endorsement - right? Also - I contacted Alumni Relations and they've offered their service in forwarding the final draft to Alumni of Color to read and sign on to. Finally, I'm in contact with various Latin@ Studies professors around the country - is it our wish to solicit their signatures as well? Pleae let me know what our strategy should be! And please, professors, let us know of your professional opinions regarding the language of the letter and the endorsements we seek. Thanks, and enjoy.
-Alejandro
[edit] Agitating For A New Professor
These are some of the points that we came up with for the open letter.
- Upset that single professor has been forced to leave by hostile work environment, including
- A replacement must be brought, this is non-negotiable.
- Furthermore, we are uncomfortable with a new professor being brought in to the same department, where respect for the field of US Latin@ Studies is lacking in the higher echelons of the power hierarchy.
- This is due to the fact that the Latin@ Studies component of the Hispanic Studies curriculum is the very epitome of lip-service on behalf of the school that espouses commitment to multiculturalism and internationalism.
- Whereas the fact that the Latin@ Studies professor is forced to cover about 50% of the department’s planned curriculum, the position of the single Latin@ Studies professor in the department is superficial and unfair and is a hallow attempt to quell the large interest in US Latin@ Studies at Macalester.
- We are at a disadvantage keeping US Latin@ Studies under the jurisdiction of the Hispanic Studies department and hinder academic excellence in lacking a professor who specializes in Latin@ Studies rather than teaching it as a secondary subject matter to Spanish. Reducing a study of an entire culture to a choice of language is disingenuous.
- We demand that the US Latin@ Studies component of the Macalester curriculum return in the American Studies department where we students, in collaboration with enthusiastic faculty, can ensure that this field of study continues to grow and mature in conjunction with the high levels of interest.
[edit] Trying to get the list organized
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- Brian Rosenberg, President
- Daniel J. Hornbach, Dean of the Faculty and Provost, Member, EPAG
- Diane Michelfelder, Incoming Provost
- Joi D. Lewis, Dean of Multicultural Life
- Incoming Dean of Race and Ethnic Studies
- Laurie Hamre, Dean of Students
- Jim Hoppe, Associate Dean of Students
- Ellen Guyer, Dean of Academic Programs|Academic Programs, Member, EPAG
- Lorne Robinson, Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid
- Ahmed I. Samatar , James Wallace Professor and Dean of International Studies and Programming
- Sarah L. Griesse, Associate Dean of Students and Director of Residential Life
- Michael Monahan, Director of International Center
- Karla Benson Rutten, Director of the Lealtad-Suzuki Center
- Lisa Bramlet, Associate Director of Admissions
- R. Steven Colee, Director of Admissions
- Cari Beth Head, Admissions Officer
- Brian Lindeman, Director of Financial Aid
- Deloris Richardson, Associate Director of Admissions
- Gabrielle Lawrence, Director of Alumni Relations
- Dameun Strange, Associate Director of Alumni Relations
- Brian Wagner, Director of Campus Programs
- Mattie R. White, Assistant Director of Campus Programs for Multicultural Life
- Lucy Forster-Smith, Chaplian
- Sedric McClure, Multicultural Counselor
- Ramon L. Knox, Associate Director of Residential Life
- Matthew Bosch, Residence Hall Director
- Cherjanet Lenzy, Residence Hall Director
- Andrew Latham, Associate Professor, Political Science, Director, Project Pericles
- Lin Aanonsen, Chair, Biology, Chair, Health Professions Advisory Committee
- Jim Laine, Arnold Lowe Professor, Religious Studies, Member, EPAG
- Joan Ostrove, Assistant Professor, Psychology, Member, EPAG
- David Itzkowitz, Professor, History, Member, EPAG
- Ruthanne Kurth-Schai, Chair, Education Studies, Member, EPAG
- Sarah Pradt, Assistant Professor, Asian Languages & Cultures, Member, EPAG
- Ruthann Godollei, Professor, Art, Member, EPAG
- Jayne Niemi, Registrar, Academic Records, Member, EPAG
- Mary Montgomery, Associate Professor, Biology, Chair, EPAG
- Erik Larson, Assistant Professor , Sociology
- Khaldoun Samman, Assistant Professor, Sociology
- Howard Sinker, State/General Assignment Editor, Star Tribune and Sports Commentator, Minnesota Public Radio, and Visiting Instructor
- Jan Serie, CST Director, OT Walter Professor, Biology
- Karen Warren, Professor, Philosophy
- Sowah Mensah, Visiting Instructor of Music, Music
- Michael Dickel, Director, Macalester Academic Excellence Center
[edit] American Studies
- Duchess Harris , Associate Professor and Chair, American Studies
- Kathie Scott , Department Coordinator, American Studies Department
- Karin Aguilar-San Juan, Associate Professor, American Studies
- Cynthia Wu, Associate Professor, American Studies
[edit] Women's and Gender Studies
- Sonita Sarker, Chair, Women's and Gender Studies, Associate Professor, English
- Scott Morgensen, Assistant Professor, Women's and Gender Studies
[edit] Department of Multucultulral Life
- Afifa Benwahoud, Department Coordinator, Multicultural Life
[edit] International Studies and Programming
- David Moore, Associate Professor, English; Assistant Professor, International Studies
- John Ullmann, Executive Director, World Press Institute: Visiting Assistant Professor, Humanities and Media and Cultural Studies
- Nadya Nedelsky, Assistant Professor in International Studies and Russian, Central, and Eastern European Studies
- Soek-Fang Sim, Assistant Professor in International Studies and Asian Studies
[edit] Psychology
- Kendrick Brown, Associate Professor, Psychology
- Jaine Strauss, Associate Professor, Psychology
- Roxane Gudeman, Professor, Psychology
[edit] Political Science
- David Blaney, Associate Professor, Political Science
- Paul Dosh, Assistant Professor, Political Science
- Julie Dolan, Assistant Professor, Political Science
- Harry Hirsch, Mitau Professor, Political Science
[edit] Humanities and Media and Cultural Studies
- Michael Griffin, Visiting Assistant Professor, Humanities and Media and Cultural Studies
- Leola Johnson, Associate Professor, Humanities and Media and Cultural Studies
- Clay Steinman, Professor and Acting Chair, Humanities and Media and Cultural Studies
- Doug Stone, Director of College Relations: Visiting Instructor, Humanities and Media and Cultural Studies
- Julie Wilson, Visiting Instructor, Humanities and Media and Cultural Studies
[edit] History
- Teresita Martínez-Vergne, Professor, History
- Peter Rachleff , Professor, History
- Hilary Jones, Assistant Professor, History
- Norman Rosenberg, DeWitt Wallace Professor, History
- Paul Solon, Professor and Chair, History
- James Stewart, James Wallace Professor and Director, History
- Emily Rosenberg, DeWitt Wallace Professor, History
[edit] The Study of Spanish
- Antonio Dorca, Department Chair, Hispanic Studies
- Leland Guyer, Professor, Hispanic Studies
- David Sunderland, Adjunct Professor, Hispanic Studies
- Alexandra Bergmann, Visiting Instructor, Hispanic Studies
- Susana Blanco-Iglesias, Visiting Instructor, Hispanic Studies
- María Elena Cepeda, Assistant Professor, Hispanic Studies
- Gerard Dapena, Mellon Posdoctoral Fellow, Hispanic Studies
- Fabiola Franco, Associate Professor, Hispanic Studies
- Juanita Garciagodoy, On Sabbatical, Hispanic Studies
- Galo Gonzalez, Associate Professor, Hispanic Studies
- María Jesús Leal, Visiting Instructor, Hispanic Studies
- Rogelio Miñana, Assistant Professor, Hispanic Studies
- Ina Prouty, Department Coordinator, Hispanic Studies
- Rosa Rull-Montoya, Visiting Assistant Professor, Hispanic Studies
[edit] German Studies, Russian Studies and RCEES
- Gitta Hammarberg, DeWitt Wallace Professor and Co-Chair, German and Russian Department
- Hilde Hoogenboom, Visiting Assistant Professor, German and Russian
- Kiarina Kordela, Assistant Professor, German and Russian
- David Martyn, Assistant professor, German Studies and Russian
- James Von Geldern, Professor, Russian
[edit] French and Francophone Studies
- Joelle Vitiello, Associate Professor , French
- Françoise Denis, Associate Professor and Chair, French
- Anne Carayon, Visiting Instructor, French
- Joëlle Vitiello, Associate professor, French
- Raymond Robertson, Associate Professor, Economics
- Karine Moe, Assistant Professor, Economics
- Brett Smith , Assistant Professor and Acting Director, Environmental Studies
- Andrew Overman, Professor, Classics
- Michelle Wright, Associate Professor, English
- Diane Glancy, Professor, English
[edit] Anthropology
- Sonia Patten, Visiting Assistant Professor, Anthropology
- Karen Nakamura, Assistant Professor, Anthropology
- Dianna Shandy, Assistant Professor, Anthropology
- William Moseley, Assistant Professor, Geography
- Harry Waters, Jr., Assistant Professor, Theater and Dance
- Paula Cooey, Margaret W. Harmon Professor, Religion
