World Languages and Literatures faculty & staff

Meet the scholars exploring languages, cultures, and stories from around the world. Faculty in World Languages and Literatures invite students to think across cultures, question assumptions, and discover how language shapes the way we see the world.

Abel Arango Assistant Professor of Spanish Palamountain 431 518-580-5228 aarango@skidmore.edu	View bio
Diana Barnes Teaching Professor of Spanish Palamountain 413 518-580-5212 dbarnes@skidmore.edu	View bio
Grace Burton Associate Professor of Spanish JKB 202 518-580-5203 gburton@skidmore.edu	View bio
Mao Chen Professor of Chinese Language and Literature and The Courtney and Steven Ross Chair in Interdisciplinary Studies Palamountain 412 518-580-5204 maochen@skidmore.edu	View bio
Mary Kate Donovan Chair and Associate Professor of Spanish Palamountain 407 518-580-5205 mdonovan@skidmore.edu	View bio
Timothy M. Freiermuth Associate Teaching Professor of French Palamountain 429A 518-580-5209 tfreierm@skidmore.edu	View bio
Barbara Garbin Assistant Teaching Professor of Italian Palamountain 429E 518-580-5225 bgarbin@skidmore.edu	View bio
Oscar Pérez Hernández Professor of Spanish Associate Dean of the Faculty Palamountain 416 518-580-8144 operezhe@skidmore.edu	View bio
Masako Inamoto Associate Professor of Japanese Palamountain 433 518-580-5210 minamoto@skidmore.edu	View bio
María Fernanda Lander Professor of Spanish Palamountain 405 518-580-5231 mlander@skidmore.edu	View bio
Violeta Lorenzo Associate Professor of Spanish Palamountain 408 518-580-5227 vlorenzo1@skidmore.edu	View bio
Beatriz Loyola Teaching Professor of Spanish Palamountain 429B 518-580-5214 bloyola@skidmore.edu	View bio
AuréLie Matheron Assistant Professor of French Palamountain 425 518-580-5211 amathero@skidmore.edu	View bio
Shirley Smith Professor of Italian Palamountain 435 518-580-5220 ssmith@skidmore.edu	View bio
Michael Swellander Assistant Teaching Professor of German Palamountain 429C 518-580-TBD mswellander@skidmore.edu	View bio
Cate Talley Assistant Professor in French Palamountain 406 518-580-5221 ctalley@skidmore.edu	View bio
Masami Tamagawa Teaching Professor of Japanese Palamountain 429D 518-580-5215 mtamagaw@skidmore.edu	View bio
Lena Retamoso Urbano Visiting Assistant Professor of Spanish Palamountain 409 518-580-5217 lretamos@skidmore.edu	View bio
Juliane Wuensch Assistant Professor of German Palamountain 411 518-580-5224 jwuensch@skidmore.edu	View bio
Adrienne Zuerner Associate Professor of French Palamountain 409 518-580-5222 azuerner@skidmore.edu	View bio