Faculty
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Lina Aguirre 207 CFHB, Center for the Humanities of Bixler Hall 419.289.5573 laguirre@ashland.edu |
Professor Aguirre recently defended her doctoral dissertation, “Vulnerability and Jouissance: Precarity and Globalization in Young Chilean Art”. Her research analyzes how young people in Chile experience globalization and the manifestations of this experience through visual arts and poetry. “I did fieldwork in Chile for one year. I was there trying to understand why young people got involved in poetry and visual... Read More
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Dr. Mary Ball 213 , Center for the Humanities of Bixler Hall 419.289.5945 mball@ashland.edu |
Dr. Mary Ball holds a Ph.D. in Foreign/Second Language Education from the Ohio State University, an M.A. in French Literature from Kent State University, an M.A.T. from the School for International Training in French and English as a Second Language, and a B.A. in French Literature from Heidelberg College. She has taught language courses in English as a Second Language and French and courses in teacher education.... Read More
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Dr. William Cummins 216 , Center for the Humanities of Bixler Hall 419.289.5122 wcummins@ashland.edu |
Dr. William R. Cummins, associate professor of foreign languages, joined Ashland University in 1994. He specializes in Spanish Golden Age literature. In his research, he studies the sacramental plays of the 17th century Spanish playwright Pedro Calderón de la Barca. He advises the Gamma Tau chapter of Phi Sigma Iota International Foreign Language Honor Society and Spanish Club. He has a bachelor of arts degree in... Read More
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Dr. Jennifer Rathbun Chair 212, Center for the Humanities of Bixler Hall 419.289.5121 jrathbun@ashland.edu |
Jennifer Rathbun has a Ph.D. from the University of Arizona in Contemporary Latin American Literature and is currently an Associate Professor of Spanish and Chair of the Department of Foreign Languages at Ashland University in Ohio. The Bitter Oleander Press published her translation of the poetry collection Afterglow/Tras el rayo by world renowned Mexican author Alberto Blanco in June 2011. In 2009, she published... Read More
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Dr. Barbara Schmidt-Rinehart Professor |
What do you enjoy most about teaching at AU?
Ashland University provides a small setting for faculty as well as students. That means that we are able to have a voice and impact decisions of the university. It also means working across disciplines with colleagues of other areas. It is easier to affect change in this type of setting. Technology is starting to change that type of interaction among colleagues – I... Read More
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