1 January – 31 January 2012:
Translator-in-Residence at HET VERTALERSHUIS /
THE TRANSLATORS’ HOUSE in Amsterdam, the
Netherlands, at the invitation of the Nederlands
Letterenfonds/ Dutch Foundation for Literature a
one-month grant to continue work on the translation
of Dr. Hendrika Freud's Mannen en moeders (Men and
Mothers)..
13-17 April 2011:
ALA Distinguished Member Award
For Outstanding Service to the ALA (African
Literature Association) and Exemplary
Commitment to Translation, Teaching and Scholarship
in African Literature and Film Studies – 2011.
1 January – 31 January 2010:
Translator-in-Residence at HET
VERTALERSHUIS / THE TRANSLATORS’ HOUSE in
Amsterdam, the Netherlands, at the invitation of the
Dutch Foundation for Literature (a 2010 merger of
the two associations previously known as the
Foundation for the Production and Translation of
Dutch Literature (NLPVF) and the Fonds voor de
Letteren (FvdL).
28 August – 30 September 2007:
Translator-in-Residence at "Les
Subsistances" in Lyon, France, at the invitation
of the VILLA GILLET, Lyon.
2004:
NEA (National Endowment of the Arts)
Poetry Translation Grant for 2005 for selected poetry of the Dutch
poet,
Huub Beurskens.
2001:
Invited to membership on the
Executive
Committee of the Women Writing Africa
Project, The Feminist Press of the City University of New
York. Volume
1, The Southern Region, published 2002.
Volume 2, West Africa, published 2004.
3-9 Sept. 2000:
Driebergen, The Netherlands: a one-week retraining course
for instructors of Dutch--language and culture--abroad. Under the
aegis
and financial support of the Nederlandse TaalUnie, The Hague.
Summer 1996:
NEH Fellowship for Teachers of Foreign Languages; 5 weeks of
travel to Senegal, Mali, and Côte d'Ivoire.
Purpose: to film a documentary video on the topic "Learning through
the
Arts, primarily at the VILLAGE KI-YI, founded by Werewere LIKING,
Abidjan,
Côte d'Ivoire.
Summer 1990:
NEH Summer Seminar for Secondary School Teachers:
"Africa, Literature, Politics, and History" - CUNY-Graduate School,
New York City, under the direction of Professor L.I.
Markowitz.
Summer 1988:
Rockefeller Foundation Grant for Teachers of Foreign Languages
;
8 weeks of travel and study in West-Africa (Senegal, Côte
d'Ivoire,
Mali, Burkina Faso).
Purpose: to edit an advanced level reader for secondary students of
French.
Summer 1977:
NEH Summer Seminar for College Teachers:
"Tragedy" - UCLA-Berkeley under the direction of
Professor Norman Rabkin.
1967-1970:
NDEA Title IV Federal Grant for the Ph.D. Program
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill: M.A.-1969; Ph.D.-1975.
1955-1956:
Fulbright Scholarship for Foreign Students
Arrived from The Netherlands for a year's study at Stephens College,
Columbia,
Missouri.
2011-2012:
John Jay College of Criminal Justice, NY, NY
Adjunct Professor in the College Now Program
(in collaboration with The Beacon School)
French 101-102
French 201-202
2011 - Spring Semester
John Jay College of Criminal Justice, NY, NY
Adjunct Professor in the College Now Program
(in collaboration with The Beacon School)
French 102
French 202
2000 - present:
New York University - SCPS
(School for Continuing and Professional Studies)
Associate Adjunct Professor
Fall: Dutch-I
Spring: Dutch-II
2010 - Fall semester:
New York University - SCPS
(School for Continuing and Professional Studies)
Associate Adjunct Professor
French III
2006 - 2009:
New York University-SCPS
(School for Continuing and
Professional Studies)
Associate Professor and Student Advisor in Translation Studies Program:
| Fall Semesters: |
Dutch-I and/or Dutch-III
|
| Spring Semesters: |
Dutch-II and/or Dutch-IV
|
Summer Semesters,
2008; 2009 |
French-III
|
1999 (June) - 2006
New York University-SCPS
(School for Continuing and
Professional Studies)
Associate Professor and Student Advisor in Translation Studies Program:
| Fall Semesters: |
Dutch I |
Spring Semesters,
1999 - 2003: |
Dutch II: Build Your Translation Skills;
French IV |
Summer Semesters,
1994-2004: |
Literary Translation: French to English |
1993 - 1999:
One of the original founders of
The Beacon School
New York, New York
French, levels I – III, AP
1984-1993:
LaGuardia High School for Music, Art, and the Performing Arts
New York, New York
French levels I - IV
1980-1981:
Athens, Greece
Private tutoring of individuals and small groups: French and English
1970-1980:
Saint Mary's College
Raleigh, North Carolina
Associate Professor of French: all levels;
French Women Authors in English Translation; Western
Civilization.
1975 - Ph.D. (Romance Languages and Literatures)
University of
North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C.
1969 - M.A. (Major: French Literature; Minor: Spanish
Literature)
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill,
N.C.
1961 - B.A. (Major: French; Minor: Classical Greek)
Hunter
College of the City of New York
1955 - Baccalaureat
Barlaeus Gymnasium, Amsterdam,
The Netherlands
