Contact Us

Department of Romance Studies

K161 Klarman Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853

General Inquiries
email: romance_studies@cornell.edu
tel: (607) 255-8222
fax: (607) 255-6199

 

Administrative Contacts

Name	Title	Office	Phone	Email
Edmundo Paz Soldán	Department Chair; Professor of Spanish Literature	K171 Klarman	-	jep29
Mary K. Redmond	Associate Chair; Senior Lecturer of Spanish	K168 Klarman	-	mkr4
Simone Pinet	Director of Graduate Studies; Professor of Spanish Literature	K268 Klarman	-	sp349
Cecelia Lawless	Director of Undergraduate Studies; Senior Lecturer of Spanish	K112 Klarman	-	cbl6
Jessica Brenn	Assistant to the Chair/Human Resources; Communications Assistant	K170 Klarman	5-4048	jeb479
Callean Hile	Undergraduate Coordinator	K165 Klarman	5-8222	clh2
Katy Kempf	Graduate and Academic Events Coordinator	K173 Klarman	5-4264	clk36
Marcus May	Accounts Coordinator	K167 Klarman	5-0316	mmm493
Rob Van Brunt	Administrative Manager	K171 Klarman	5-4265	rv12

 

General Language Questions

French Language Contact

Flavien Glidja
Office: Klarman Hall K131
Phone: email only
Email: ftg2@cornell.edu

Italian Language Contact

Michela Baraldi
Office: Klarman Hall K146
Phone: email only
Email: mb348@cornell.edu

Norwegian & Swedish Language Contact

Kora von Wittelsbach
Office: Klarman Hall K127
Phone: 607-254-6752
Email: wittelsbach@cornell.edu

Polish Language Contact

Ewa Bachminska
Office: Klarman Hall K135
Phone: email only
Email: eb583@cornell.edu

Portuguese Language Contact

Jura Oliveira
Office: Klarman Hall K126
Phone: email only
Email: jo20@cornell.edu

Spanish Language Contact

Mary K. Redmond
Office: Klarman Hall K168
Phone: 607-254-6502
Email: mkr4@cornell.edu

 

 

Tutoring and Translation Questions

French

Rob Van Brunt
Office: Klarman Hall K171
Phone: 255-4265
Email: rv12@cornell.edu

Italian

K.E. von Wittelsbach
Office: Klarman Hall K127
Phone: 255-6752
Email: wittelsbach@cornell.edu

Portuguese

Jura Oliveira
Office: Klarman Hall K126
Phone: email only
Email: jo20@cornell.edu

Spanish

Rob Van Brunt
Office: Klarman Hall K171
Phone: 255-4265
Email: rv12@cornell.edu

 

Graduate Program

Applying to the Graduate Program

To apply to the graduate program in French, Italian, or Spanish, please consult the Graduate School webpage. Questions of a general nature may directed to the Graduate Field Coordinator, Katy Kempf.

Applying for a Teaching Assistantship

To apply for a teaching assistantship in language instruction, please contact Mary K Redmond. To apply for a teaching assistantship in a literature course, please contact the instructor directly.

Fellowships

Prospective graduate students are encouraged to consider applying for outside fellowships. Find information about the Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship.

 

Diacritics

For questions concerning Diacritics, please contact Diane Brown.

 

Website Coordinator

For questions concerning the Department of Romance Studies website, or to post information or announcements to the site, please contact Jessica Brenn.