The new chairperson of the Department of Foreign Languages, Dr. Jose Bravo de Rueda, seeks to combine teaching of languages with teaching of culture. Ongoing community service outreach efforts and a special cross-campus initiative this fall exemplify his vision.
Born in Lima, Peru, Bravo de Rueda moved to the U.S. in 1989 and attended the University of Maryland, where he received his master’s and Ph.D. In 1995, Bravo de Rueda was hired as an adjunct instructor at North Carolina A&T State University. Since then, he has gained experience of how the department works; networking with other chairpersons and friends also gave him insight on how to do the job. (Read More) |
 Dr. Goldie Byrd has been invited to speak at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation in Washington DC, on the topic of Alzheimer.
Read the invitation letter here.
Congratulations, Dr. Byrd! |
 Dr. Sarita D. Jackson, assistant professor in the Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice, has been selected as a Fulbright scholar to the Dominican Republic. Dr. Jackson will conduct research on the impact of business associations on the U.S.-Dominican Republic and Central American free trade negotiations. Her project titled, “DR-CAFTA from the Room Next Door,” will be funded from January to May 2010.
In addition, Dr. Jackson gave a guest lecture at UNC-Charlotte on March 25, 2009 upon receiving an invitation from the Latin American Studies program. Her lecture titled, “International Power through Multilateral Institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean," was based on a current research project analyzing the establishment of particular institutions among the developing countries in the Western Hemisphere.
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