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Faculty & Staff

Department Chair & Administrative Staff

Hansjakob Werlen

Professor, German Studies Coordinator

German Studies

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8612
  2. Kohlberg 307
  1. Profile

Hansjakob Werlen's research interests are late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century German literature and contemporary literature of German speaking countries, with a special focus on Switzerland. A member of the Tri-college Food Studies group, he also teaches courses on issues of taste and aesthetics.

Hansjakob Werlen

Suzanne McCarthy

Administrative Assistant

Department of Spanish, and Department of Modern Languages & Literatures

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8143
  2. Kohlberg 316
  3. Office Hours:

    Summer schedule (June 15-August 7):  8:00 am - 4:45 pm with lunch from 12-1 pm (Monday through Thursday); 8:00 am - 12:00 noon (Friday)

Bethanne Seufert

Administrative Assistant

Department of Modern Languages and Literatures

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8679
  2. Kohlberg 316
  1. Profile
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