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William S. Atwell
Professor of Asian Languages and Cultures Emeritus (1984)

Ph.D., Princeton
M.A., Hawaii
B.A., Washington and Lee

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Telephone: 3580
Office: 103 Henry House

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Eugen Baer
Dean of Hobart College and Professor of Philosophy (1971)

Ph.D., Yale
B. Bibl., Biblical Institute, Rome
Lic. Theol., Freiburg
Matura, Appenzell

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Telephone: 3300
Office: Smith Hall

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Biman Basu
Associate Professor of English (1998)

Ph.D., University of Minnesota at Minneapolis
M.A., North Carolina State University at Raleigh
B.A., Jadavpur Univeristy

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Telephone: 3367
Office: 112 Demarest

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Betty Bayer
Professor of Women's Studies (1992)

Ph.D., Carleton University
M.A., Carleton University
B.A., Carleton University

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Telephone: 3460
Office: 305 Demarest

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Rob Carson
Assistant Professor of English (2008)

PhD (2008), University of Toronto
MA, Philosophy, Queen's University
MA, English, Queen's University


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Telephone: 3358
Office: 106 Demarest

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Michael Dobkowski
Professor of Religious Studies (1976)

Ph.D., New York University
M.A., New York University
B.A., New York University

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Telephone: 3369
Office: 206 Demarest

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Laurence Erussard
Associate Professor of English (2003)

Ph.D. University of Murcia, 2001
M.A., SUNY New Paltz, 1992
B.A., SUNY New Paltz, 1988

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Telephone: 3363
Office: 109 Demarest

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Marie-France Etienne
Emeria Professor of French and Francophone Studies (1979)

Ph.D., Rochester
M.A., Rochester
Certificate d'Etudes Littéraires Générales, Aix en Provence
B.A., Aix

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Telephone: 3792
Office: 301 Smith Hall

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May Farnsworth
Assistant Professor of Spanish and Hispanic Studies (2007)

Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Spanish American Literature. 2006.
M.A., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Spanish American Literature. 2002.
B.A., The Evergreen State College, Olympia Washington. 1996.

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Telephone: 3785
Office: 306 Smith Hall

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Catherine Gallouet
Professor of French and Francophone Studies (1986)

Ph.D., Rutgers University
M.A., Rutgers University
B.A., Hope College, Cum Laude
Bacalauréat, Lettres et Philosophie, Académié de Grenoble

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Telephone: 3795
Office: 310 Smith Hall

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Mary Gerhart
Professor of Religious Studies Emerita (1972)

Ph.D. Religion and Literature, University of Chicago
M.A. Theology and Literature, University of Chicago
M.A. English, University of Missouri
B.A. English and Mathematics, College of St. Teresa

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Telephone: 3347

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Robert Gross
Professor of Theatre (1987)

Ph.D. Comparative Literature-Theatre, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
M.A. Theatre, Ohio State University
B.A. Communications Arts-Theatre, University of Wisconsin

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Telephone: 3876
Office: 33 Coxe Hall

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Grant I. Holly    Chair
Professor of English (1970)

Ph.D., University of Rochester
B.A., Wesleyan University

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Telephone: 3365
Office: 107 Demarest

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Alla Ivanchikova
Assistant Professor of English (2012)



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Marilyn Jimenez
Associate Professor of African Studies (1984)

Ph.D., Columbia
M. Phil., Columbia
M.A., Columbia
B.A., Barnard

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Telephone: 3791
Office: 120 Stern Hall

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George Joseph
Professor of French and Francophone Studies (1986)

Ph.D., Indiana
M.A., Indiana
B.A., Oberlin Certificat des literatures d'Afrique et de Madagascar from the University Cheikh Anta Diop of Dakar, in Senegal

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Telephone: 3794
Office: 216 Smith Hall

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Elisabeth Lyon
Associate Professor of English (1988)

Ph.D., California at Berkeley
M.A., New York
B.A., California at Berkeley

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Telephone: 3357
Office: 105 Demarest

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Nicola Minott-Ahl
Associate Professor of English (2004)

Ph.D., Comparative Literature, City College of New York, 2003
M.A., Comparative Literature, City College of New York, 1994
B.A., English, City College of New York, 1992

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Telephone: 3362
Office: 108 Demarest

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Patricia Myers
Professor of Music (1979)

Ph.D., Illinois
M.A., Oregon
B.Mus., Oberlin

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Telephone: 3401
Office: 202 Williams Hall

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Daniel O'Connell
Emeritus Professor of English (1971)

Ph.D., Columbia
M.A., Columbia
B.A., Hunter

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Edgar Paiewonsky-Conde
Associate Professor of Spanish and Hispanic Studies (1987)

Ph.D., New York
M.S., New York
B.A., New York

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Telephone: 3632
Office: 207 Smith Hall

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Colby Ristow
Assistant Professor of History (2007)

Ph.D., University of Chicago, 2008
M.A., Michigan State University, 1998
B.A., Michigan State University, 1996


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Telephone: 3136
Office: 106 Henry House

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Caroline Travalia
Assistant Professor of Spanish and Hispanic Studies (2007)

Ph.D., Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
D.M.L, Middlebury College
M.A., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
B.A., University of Notre Dame

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Telephone: 3072
Office: 208 Smith Hall

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David Weiss
Professor of English (1985)

M.A., Johns Hopkins
B.A., California, Berkeley

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Telephone: 3644
Office: 110 Demarest

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