Tuesday February 9th, 3.30-5.00
Hall Center for the Humanities, "Before 1500" Seminar
Hall Center Seminar Room
Vincent Pollina
Department of Romance Languages, Tufts University
"Inferno XXVIII: Dante and the Sowers of Scandal and Schism"

After completing her M.A. in French Literature in 2007 at the University of Kansas, Alyssa Klein began additional graduate studies at Vanderbilt University's Peabody College in Nashville, Tennessee. This May, Alyssa will receive her M.Ed. degree in Higher Education Administration with an emphasis in Student Affairs. During her two years at Vanderbilt, Alyssa worked as an Institute Coordinator for Peabody Professional Institutes (PPI), a program which provides short-term, intensive educational experiences for professional educators and administrators during the summer. She is also a 2009 NAFSA Academy participant, and looks forward to pursuing a career in international education following her graduation. Alyssa enjoys keeping in touch with her KU French & Italian Department colleagues and can be contacted at: alyssa.klein@vanderbilt.edu.

A doctoral candidate in the Department of French and Italian, Mary Mba has been named a KU Woman of Distinction for 2009-2010.

The award recognizes women who have made outstanding achievements and contributions to KU and/or the community.

In addition to this honor, Mary was also named Outstanding International Woman Student, University of Kansas, Spring 2009.

To learn more about Mary's studies and her inspiration, visit the KU Women of Distinction website.