{"id":77,"date":"2021-02-28T13:53:36","date_gmt":"2021-02-28T13:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bhsec.bard.edu\/manhattan\/?page_id=77"},"modified":"2026-09-22T05:41:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T05:41:20","slug":"division-of-languages-and-literature","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bhsec.bard.edu\/manhattan\/academics\/division-of-languages-and-literature\/","title":{"rendered":"Division of Languages and Literature"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Adrian Agrego<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Literature Faculty<\/em> <br>B.A., Bennington College; M.A.T., Bennington College. Has designed and taught extracurricular programming in poetry for At\u2014Risk students as a resident teaching artist in seven NYC public schools; Coordinated the Bard Early College Academy (2010\u20142016); Fellow of The Academy For Teachers. Teaching and academic interests include 20th century American poetry, gender in literature, semiotics and street art as cultural signifier.<br>E-mail: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:aagredo@bhsec.bard.edu\" target=\"_blank\">aagredo@bhsec.bard.edu<\/a><br>Phone: 212.995.8479 x5061<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kyung Cho<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Literature Faculty <\/em><br>B.A., Vassar College; M.F.A., University of Iowa. Has taught literature and creative writing at University of Iowa; Borough of Manhattan Community College; and School of Visual Arts.<br>E-mail: <a href=\"mailto:kcho@bhsec.bard.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">kcho@bhsec.bard.edu<\/a><br>Phone: 212-995-8479 x5061<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ursula N. Embola<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Literature Faculty <\/em><br>B.A., University of Buea; M.A., Manhattanville College; M.Phil., Drew University; Ph.D., Drew University. Has taught at Bard College, Manhattanville College, Mercy College, Montclair State University, and Westchester Community College. Recognized with Excellence in Adjunct Instruction Award by Mercy College. Teaching and research interests include Literatures of the African Diaspora, as well as English Composition.<br>E-mail: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:uembola@bhsec.bard.edu\" target=\"_blank\">uembola@bhsec.bard.edu<\/a><br>Phone: 212-995-8479 x5061<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fang Fu<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Language Faculty <\/em><br>A.A., Fuzhou Teachers College, China; B.A., MA., M.Ed., Columbia University; Ed.D. candidate, Columbia University. Teaching associate at Chinese Language Program at Columbia University; adjunct lecturer at City College and Baruch College, CUNY. Specializes in bilinguaI\/bicultural education and international educational development. Areas of interest include modern Chinese literature and language.<br>E-mail: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:ffu@bhsec.bard.edu\" target=\"_blank\">ffu@bhsec.bard.edu<\/a><br>Phone: 212-995-8479 x5081<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jesse Garc\u00e9s Kiley<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Literature Faculty <\/em><br>B.A. University of Wisconsin-Madison; IVI.F.A. in Poetry\/Creative Writing from Columbia University. Has taught Creative Writing and Composition at Columbia University, and as a bilingual elementary teacher in various schools across the country. Poetry has appeared in Oranges and Sardines.<br>E-mail: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:jkiley@bhsec.bard.edu\" target=\"_blank\">jkiley@bhsec.bard.edu<\/a><br>Phone: 212-995-8479 x5061<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Joseph E. Gubbay<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Adjunct Literature <\/em><br>Faculty B.A., Tufts University; J.D., New York University. Appointed to the New York Criminal Court in 1999. Appointed to the Supreme Court, Criminal Term 2004. Presiding Judge, Screening Treatment Enhancement Part for chemically dependent and dually diagnosed defendants charged with non\u2014violent felonies (2004\u20142012); Presiding Judge Adolescent Diversion Part (2012); Presiding Judge Brooklyn Treatment Court (201 6\u2014present).<br>E-mail: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:jgubbay@bhseo.bard.edu\" target=\"_blank\">jgubbay@bhseo.bard.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Julia Guerra<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><em>Language Faculty<\/em><br><\/em>B.A. American University; M.A. University of Maryland.&nbsp; Has worked in higher education administration and teaching for University of Maryland, University of Phoenix, Maryland College of Art and Design, Berkeley College and has taught Spanish at BHSEC Manhattan since 2006. Teaching and research interests include Pre-Columbian mythology and religion, gang warfare modern in Latin America and race and ethnicity in Colonial Latin America. Fellow of The Academy for Teachers,&nbsp; Bard Early College Fellow and Inaugural&nbsp;Chair of the Spanish program for the Early College Network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">William H. Hinrichs<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Language Faculty and Dean of Academic Life<\/em><br>A.B., Princeton University; Ph.D., Yale University. Hinrichs has taught at St. Mark\u2019s School, the Taft School, Yale University, and BHSEC Queens. Publications include&nbsp;<em>The Invention of the Sequel: Expanding Prose Fiction in Early Modern Spain (2011)<\/em>. Teaching and research interests include literature and culture of 16th- and 17th-century Spain, flash fiction, and concepts of authorship and authorial property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Zachary Holbrook<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Literature Faculty <\/em><br>B.A., Bard College; Ph.D., New York University; Post\u2014doctoral Lecturer, New York University; Peterson Visiting Professor, BHSEC Manhattan. Research interests include British Romanticism, pastoral poetry, and fantasy.<br>E-mail: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:zholbrook@bhsec.bard.edu\" target=\"_blank\">zholbrook@bhsec.bard.edu<\/a><br>Phone: 212-995-8479 x5061<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lee D. Johnson<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Literature Faculty <\/em><br>B.A., University of California, Berkeley; Doctoral Candidate, Yale University. Program supervisor at Smolny College, St. Petersburg, Russia, 2003; visiting assistant professor at Bard College, 2002-03; teaching assistant at Yale, 1995, 1998, 2000-01. Specializes in Slavic languages and literature.<br>E-mail: <a href=\"mailto:Ijohnson@bhsec.bard.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ijohnson@bhsec.bard.edu<\/a><br>Phone: 212-995-8479 x5061<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kinga Novak<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Language Faculty <\/em><br>B.A., University of Washington; M.A., New York University; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley. Lecturer in History at UC Berkeley and Cal State East Bay; Instructor in Spanish at NYU. Awards include &amp; Fulbright\u2014 Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Award (Mexico, 2008\u20142009) and &amp; Fulbright-Garc\u00eda Robles Student Grant (Mexico, 2000\u20142001). Manuscript\u2014in-progress is entitled Of Gratitude and Sorrow: A Visual History of Everyday Mexican Spirituality. Teaching and research interests include Latin American history, religion, popular culture, and social movements.<br>E-mail: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:knovak@bhsec.bard.edu\" target=\"_blank\">knovak@bhsec.bard.edu<\/a><br>Phone: (212) 995-8479 x4081<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adrian Agrego Literature Faculty B.A., Bennington College; M.A.T., Bennington College. Has designed and taught extracurricular programming in poetry for At\u2014Risk students as a resident teaching artist in seven NYC public schools; Coordinated the Bard Early College Academy (2010\u20142016); Fellow of The Academy For Teachers. 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