Modern Languages

Faculty

Gregory Baer

Director of Faculty Development
Associate Professor of Modern Languages (German)

Straz Center B6E

Gregory W. Baer's teaching and research interests include 20th century German literature and culture, with a focus on East Germany and the Holocaust, and foreign language pedagogy, where the focus ...
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Matthew Borden

Director, Carthage Symposia
Assistant Professor of Modern Languages

Lentz Hall 340

mborden@carthage.edu·(262) 551-5794

Professor Borden came to Carthage in 2003 from Marquette University in Milwaukee, where he served as an Assistant Professor of Spanish. While at Marquette in 2002-03 he was listed in ...
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Sarah Cyganiak

Assistant Professor of Modern Languages

Lentz Hall 328C

scyganiak@carthage.edu·(262) 551-2306

Sarah Cyganiak is a Wisconsin native who earned a B.A. in Spanish and Economics at the University of Michigan in 1998. She then earned an M.A. in Spanish language and ...
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Janeth Herrera

Adjunct Faculty, Modern Languages

Lentz Hall 328B

jherrera@carthage.edu·(262) 551-5775

Janeth Herrera, '97, joined the Carthage faculty in 2004. She previously served as a Spanish instructor at Delta College in Saginaw, Mich., where she served as senator for the Humanities ...
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John Isham

Assistant Professor of Great Ideas and Modern Languages

Lentz Hall 209

jisham@carthage.edu·(262) 551-2304

John Isham came to Carthage in 2007 from Columbia University, where he was a Core Lecturer in Literature Humanities. A native of Ohio, he earned a B.A. in Philosophy and ...
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Erik Kulke

Assistant Professor of Modern Languages
Study Abroad Coordinator

Lentz Hall 326

ekulke@carthage.edu·(262) 551-5916

Erik Kulke teaches Spanish language, literature and civilization courses, as well as cultural awareness and Western Heritage. As the study abroad coodinator, he works with Carthage students as they prepare ...
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Lynn Loewen

Professor of Modern Languages

Lentz Hall 418B

lloewen@carthage.edu·(262) 551-5912

Lynn Loewen teaches Spanish language and literature, modern language teaching methodology, modern literature in translation, theory of translation, culture awareness orientation, and heritage courses. She has studied at U.S., Mexican, ...
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Edward Montanaro

Associate Professor of Modern Languages and Economics

Straz Center B6C

emontanaro@carthage.edu·(262) 551-2376

Edward Montanaro began teaching at Carthage in 2006, upon completion of a doctorate in Spanish at Florida State University. He also holds a master's degree in Spanish from Florida State ...
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Maribel Morales

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Modern Languages

Straz Center B10H

mmorales@carthage.edu·(262) 551-2313

A native of Spain, Maribel Morales joined the Carthage faculty in 2006. She teaches Spanish language and literature, and heritage courses. She earned her Ph.D. in American Literature from the ...
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Isabel Rivero-Vila

Assistant Professor, Modern Languages

Lentz Hall 219

iriverovila@carthage.edu·(262) 551-2122

Isabel Rivero-Vila has taught Spanish and French as an assistant professor at Carthage since 2004. She studied at the UniversitÃ© de Caen Basse-Normandie (France) with an Erasmus Scholarship in 2001. ...
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Pascal Rollet

Professor of Modern Languages

Lentz Hall 428

prollet@carthage.edu·(262) 551-5962

Pascal Rollet specializes in 19th century French literature and the culture of modern France. He teaches French, Spanish, and Western Heritage. Since coming to Carthage, he has been committed to ...
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Richard Sperber

Chair of the Modern Languages Department
Associate Professor of Modern Languages

Lentz Hall 216

rsperber@carthage.edu·(262) 551-5879

Richard Sperber teaches both German and Spanish at Carthage. He earned his M.A. from the University of California at San Diego and his Ph.D. in comparative literature from the University ...
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Yan Wang

Assistant Professor of Modern Languages — Japanese

Lentz Hall 334

ywang@carthage.edu·(262) 551-6344

Yan Wang teaches courses in Japanese, Chinese and Global Heritage. Her research interests include Japanese/Chinese discourse analysis, pragmatics, syntax, pedagogy and cultural anthropology. Her recent publications and conference presentations focus ...
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Mimi Yang

Professor of Modern Languages

Clausen Center 219

myang@carthage.edu·(262) 551-5941

Mimi Yang is multi-lingual in Chinese, English, Spanish, and Portuguese. A native of China, she majored in Spanish language and literature, earning her B.A. from Beijing University, and her M.A. ...
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Target Language Experts

Every year Carthage welcomes a dozen young university graduates from all over the world to teach introductory language courses at the College. TLEs for the 2009-2010 academic year are:

Faculty Spotlight

Isabel Rivero-Vila
Assistant Professor of Modern Languages

"It has been a privilege to work at Carthage College. Working here has offered me the possibility of dedicating myself to my passion: foreign languages in general and specifically, teaching French and Spanish. It is a dream come true." Read more.

Faculty Spotlight

Pascal Rollet
Associate Professor of Modern Languages

Professor Rollet has assembled a collection of video-based educational resources for students learning French in a web site targeted to American teachers. Read more.