Language Study Committee (LSC)
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Purpose
The Language Study Committee (LSC) is a standing committee that advises the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on foreign language education at Yale and provides counsel to the director of the Center for Language Study. The LSC has a broad charge which includes oversight of all language instruction carried out by the departments and programs of the FAS, and increasingly over language instruction conducted elsewhere at Yale, wherever common sense and efficiency suggest that such instruction should be coordinated, or at least linked, centrally. The committee also participates in the promotion and reappointment reviews of candidates for the rank of Senior Lector II, and reviews applications for professional development leaves made by language faculty.
Committee Membership for 2024-25
Fernando Rubio | Committee Co-chair; Director, Center for Language Study
Theresa Schenker | Committee Co-chair; Senior Lector II, Germanic Languages and Literatures
Kyunghee Eo | Assistant Professor, East Asian Languages and Literatures
Sarah Insley | Assistant Dean for Graduate Education
Mary Jo Lubrano | Associate Director for Language Education and Research, Center for Language Study
Constantine Muravnik | Senior Lector II, Slavic Languages and Literatures
James Patterson | Senior Lector I in Latin and Greek, Classics
Lourdes Sabé | Senior Lector I in Spanish and Portuguese
Pierre Saint-Amand | Benjamin F. Barge Professor of French
Risa Sodi | Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs and Director of Advising and Special Programs, Yale College
Jim Tierney | Senior Lector I in English; Director of the English Language Program, Center for Language Study
Quang Van | Senior Lector II, Vietnamese Language Studies, MacMillan Center
Mika Yamaguchi | Senior Lector I, East Asian Languages and Literatures
Jason Zentz | Associate Dean, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Past Committee Membership
Fernando Rubio | Committee Co-chair; Director, Center for Language Study
Theresa Schenker | Committee Co-chair; Senior Lector II, Germanic Languages and Literatures
Hussein Fancy | Associate Professor with Tenure, History
Alessandro Giammei | Assistant Professor, Italian Studies
Sarah Insley | Assistant Dean for Graduate Education
Mary Jo Lubrano | Associate Director for Language Education and Research, Center for Language Study
Constantine Muravnik | Senior Lector II, Slavic Languages and Literatures
James Patterson | Senior Lector I in Latin and Greek, Classics
Lourdes Sabé | Senior Lector I in Spanish and Portuguese
Risa Sodi | Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs and Director of Advising and Special Programs, Yale College
Jim Tierney | Senior Lector I in English; Director of the English Language Program, Center for Language Study
Quang Van | Senior Lector II, Vietnamese Language Studies, MacMillan Center
Mika Yamaguchi | Senior Lector I, East Asian Languages and Literatures
Jason Zentz | Associate Dean, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Theresa Schenker | Committee Co-chair, Senior Lector II, Germanic Languages and Literatures
Nelleke Van Deusen-Scholl | Committee Co-chair, Director, Center for Language Study; Associate Dean, Yale College; Professor (Adjunct), Linguistics
Tom Connolly | Associate Professor of French
Irina Dolgova | Senior Lector II in Slavic Languages and Literatures
Jane Edwards | Senior Associate Dean and Dean of International and Professional Experience, Yale College
Kasturi Gupta | Program Director, South Asian Studies Council
Sarah Insley | Assistant Dean for Graduate Education
Mary Jo Lubrano | Associate Director for Language Education and Research, Center for Language Study
James Patterson | Senior Lector I in Latin and Greek, Classics
Lourdes Sabé | Senior Lector I in Spanish and Portuguese
Risa Sodi | Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs and Director of Advising and Special Programs, Yale College
Jim Tierney | Senior Lector I in English; Director of the English Language Program, Center for Language Study
Shawkat Toorawa | Professor and Chair of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
Quang Van | Senior Lector II, Vietnamese Language Studies
Mika Yamaguchi | Senior Lector I, East Asian Languages and Literatures
Jason Zentz | Associate Dean, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Kirk Wetters | Committee Chair; Professor and Chair, Germanic Languages and Literatures
Sybil Alexandrov | Senior Lector II in Spanish, Spanish and Portuguese
Jasmina Besirevic Regan | Associate Dean for Partnerships and Special Projects, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Thomas Connolly | Associate Professor of French
Jane Edwards | Senior Associate Dean and Dean of International and Professional Experience, Yale College
Krystyna Illakowicz (spring only) | Senior Lector I in Polish, Slavic Languages and Literatures
Ninghui Liang | Senior Lector II in Chinese, East Asian Languages and Literatures
Kathryn Lofton | FAS Dean of the Humanities; Lee Hixon Professor of Religious Studies and American Studies; Professor of History and of Divinity
Mary Jo Lubrano | Associate Director for Language Education and Research, Center for Language Study
James Patterson | Senior Lector I in Latin and Greek, Classics
Dina Roginsky | Senior Lector I in Hebrew, Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
Lieselotte Sippel | Senior Lector I in German, Germanic Languages and Literatures
Risa Sodi | Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs and Director of Advising and Special Programs, Yale College
Richard Sosa | Program Director, Council on East Asian Studies, MacMillan Center
Jim Tierney | Senior Lector I in English; Director of the English Language Program, Center for Language Study
Nelleke Van Deusen-Scholl | Director, Center for Language Study; Associate Dean, Yale College; Professor (Adjunct), Linguistics
John Wa’Njogu | Senior Lector II in KiSwahili, Council on African Studies, MacMillan Center
Jason Zentz | Assistant Dean of Academic and Faculty Affairs, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Kirk Wetters | Committee Chair; Professor and Chair, Germanic Languages and Literatures
Sybil Alexandrov | Senior Lector II in Spanish, Spanish and Portuguese
Jasmina Besirevic Regan | Associate Dean for Partnerships and Special Projects, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Thomas Connolly | Associate Professor of French
Jimmy Daccache | Senior Lector I in Northwest Semitic Languages, Religious Studies
Jane Edwards | Senior Associate Dean and Dean of International and Professional Experience, Yale College
David Hirsch | Director for Academic IT Strategy, Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning
Krystyna Illakowicz | Senior Lector I in Polish, Slavic Languages and Literatures
Ninghui Liang | Senior Lector II in Chinese, East Asian Languages and Literatures
Mary Jo Lubrano | Associate Director for Language Education and Research, Center for Language Study
Dina Roginsky | Senior Lector I in Hebrew, Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
Lieselotte Sippel | Senior Lector I in German, Germanic Languages and Literatures
Risa Sodi | Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs and Director of Advising and Special Programs, Yale College
Richard Sosa | Program Director, Council on East Asian Studies, MacMillan Center
Jim Tierney | Senior Lector I in English; Director of the English Language Program, Center for Language Study
Jane Tylus | Andrew Downey Orrick Professor and Chair of Italian Studies; Professor of Comparative Literature
Nelleke Van Deusen-Scholl | Director, Center for Language Study; Associate Dean, Yale College; Professor (Adjunct), Linguistics
John Wa’Njogu | Senior Lector II in KiSwahili, Council on African Studies, MacMillan Center
Jason Zentz | Assistant Dean of Academic and Faculty Affairs, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Kirk Wetters | Committee Chair; Chair, Germanic Languages and Literatures; Professor, Germanic Languages and Literatures
Jasmina Besirevic Regan | Associate Dean, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Ame Cividanes | Senior Lector I, Spanish and Portuguese
Jane Edwards | Senior Associate Dean, Yale College; Dean of International and Professional Experience
David Hirsch | Director, Academic IT Strategy
Michael (Mick) Hunter | Associate Professor, East Asian Languages and Literatures
George Levesque | Associate Dean, Yale College; Dean of Academic Programs
Mary Jo Lubrano | Associate Director, Language Education and Research
Constantine Muravnik | Senior Lector II, Slavic Languages and Literatures
Irene Peirano Garrison | Associate Professor, Classics
Dina Roginsky | Senior Lector I, Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
Theresa Schenker | Senior Lector II, Germanic Languages and Literatures
Candace Skorupa | Senior Lector I, French; Lecturer, Comparative Literature
Risa Sodi | Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs, Yale College; Director of Advising and Special Programs
Richard Sosa | Program Director, Council on East Asian Studies, MacMillan Center
Indriyo Sukmono | Senior Lector I, MacMillan Center
Shawkat Toorawa | Chair, Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations; Professor, Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations and Religious Studies
Nelleke Van Deusen-Scholl | Director, Center for Language Study; Professor (Adjunct), Linguistics
John Wa’Njogu | Senior Lector II, MacMillan Center
Jason Zentz | FAS Assistant Dean of Academic and Faculty Affairs
William Zhou | Senior Lector I, East Asian Languages and Literatures
Kirk Wetters | Committee Chair; Chair, Germanic Languages and Literatures; Professor, Germanic Languages and Literatures
Jasmina Besirevic Regan | Associate Dean, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Ame Cividanes | Senior Lector I, Spanish and Portuguese
Jane Edwards | Senior Associate Dean, Yale College; Dean of International and Professional Experience
Ann Gaylin | Associate Dean, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
David Hirsch | Director, Academic IT Strategy
Michael (Mick) Hunter | Associate Professor, East Asian Languages and Literatures
Angela Lee-Smith | Senior Lector II, East Asian Languages and Literatures
George Levesque | Associate Dean, Yale College; Dean of Academic Programs
Mary Jo Lubrano | Associate Director, Language Education and Research
John Mangan | Senior Associate Dean, Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Office
Constantine Muravnik | Senior Lector II, Slavic Languages and Literatures
Irene Peirano Garrison | Associate Professor, Classics
Dina Roginsky | Senior Lector I, Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
Theresa Schenker | Senior Lector II, Germanic Languages and Literatures
Candace Skorupa | Senior Lector I, French; Lecturer, Comparative Literature
Risa Sodi | Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs, Yale College; Director of Advising and Special Programs
Richard Sosa | Program Director, Council on East Asian Studies, MacMillan Center
Indriyo Sukmono | Senior Lector I, MacMillan Center
Shawkat Toorawa | Chiair, Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations; Professor, Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations and Religious Studies
Nelleke Van Deusen-Scholl | Director, Center for Language Study; Professor (Adjunct), Linguistics
John Wa’Njogu | Senior Lector II, MacMillan Center
Kirk Wetters | Committee Chair; Chair, Germanic Languages and Literatures; Professor, Germanic Languages and Literatures
Jasmina Besirevic Regan | Associate Dean, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
David Brick | Senior Lector, South Asian Studies Council, MacMillan Center
Molly Brunson | Associate Professor, Slavic Languages and Literatures, History of Art
Ame Cividanes | Senior Lector I, Spanish and Portuguese
Jane Edwards | Senior Associate Dean, Yale College; Dean of International and Professional Experience
Ann Gaylin | Associate Dean, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Shiri Goren | Senior Lector II, Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
David Hirsch | Director, Academic IT Strategy
Michael (Mick) Hunter | Associate Professor, East Asian Languages and Literatures
Angela Lee-Smith | Senior Lector II, East Asian Languages and Literatures
George Levesque | Associate Dean, Yale College; Dean of Academic Programs
Mary Jo Lubrano | Associate Director, Language Education and Research
John Mangan | Senior Associate Dean, Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Office
Constantine Muravnik | Senior Lector II, Slavic Languages and Literatures
Theresa Schenker | Senior Lector II, Germanic Languages and Literatures
Francoise Schneider | Senior Lector I, French
Risa Sodi | Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs, Yale College; Director of Advising and Special Programs
Richard Sosa | Program Director, Council on East Asian Studies, MacMillan Center
Quang Van | Senior Lector II, Council on Southeast Asia Studies, MacMillan Center
Nelleke Van Deusen-Scholl | Director, Center for Language Study; Professor (Adjunct), Linguistics
Kirk Wetters | Committee Chair; Chair, Germanic Languages and Literatures; Professor, Germanic Languages and Literatures
Jasmina Besirevic Regan | Associate Dean, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
David Brick | Senior Lector, South Asian Studies Council, MacMillan Center
Ame Cividanes | Senior Lector I, Spanish and Portuguese
Jane Edwards | Senior Associate Dean, Yale College; Dean of International and Professional Experience
Shiri Goren | Senior Lector II, Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
David Hirsch | Director, Academic IT Strategy
Michael (Mick) Hunter | Associate Professor, East Asian Languages and Literatures
Angela Lee-Smith | Senior Lector II, East Asian Languages and Literatures
George Levesque | Associate Dean, Yale College; Dean of Academic Programs
John Mangan | Senior Associate Dean, Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Office
Constantine Muravnik | Senior Lector II, Slavic Languages and Literatures
Theresa Schenker | Senior Lector II, Germanic Languages and Literatures
Francoise Schneider | Senior Lector I, French
Risa Sodi | Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs, Yale College; Director of Advising and Special Programs
Richard Sosa | Program Director, Council on East Asian Studies, MacMillan Center
Quang Van | Senior Lector II, Council on Southeast Asia Studies, MacMillan Center
Nelleke Van Deusen-Scholl | Director, Center for Language Study; Professor (Adjunct), Linguistics
Suzanne Young | Director, Graduate and Postdoctoral Teaching Development, Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning
Kirk Wetters | Committee Chair; Chair, Germanic Languages and Literatures; Professor, Germanic Languages and Literatures
David Brick | Senior Lector, South Asian Studies Council, MacMillan Center
Molly Brunson | Associate Professor, Slavic Languages and Literatures, History of Art
Ame Cividanes | Senior Lector I, Spanish and Portuguese
Allegra di Bonaventura | Associate Director of Graduate Programs, Yale Law School
Jane Edwards | Senior Associate Dean, Yale College; Dean of International and Professional Experience
Shiri Goren | Senior Lector II, Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
David Hirsch | Director, Academic IT Strategy
Michael (Mick) Hunter | Associate Professor, East Asian Languages and Literatures
George Joseph | Executive Director, The MacMillan Center; Director for South Asia, Office of International Affairs
Angela Lee-Smith | Senior Lector II, East Asian Languages and Literatures
George Levesque | Associate Dean, Yale College; Dean of Academic Programs
John Mangan | Senior Associate Dean, Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Office
Constantine Muravnik | Senior Lector II, Slavic Languages and Literatures
Andrew Quintman | Associate Professor, Religious Studies
Theresa Schenker | Senior Lector II, Germanic Languages and Literatures
Francoise Schneider | Senior Lector I, French
Christopher Semk | Assistant Professor, French
Swapna Sharma | Senior Lector I, MacMillan Center
Risa Sodi | Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs, Yale College; Director of Advising and Special Programs
Richard Sosa | Program Director, Council on East Asian Studies, MacMillan Center
Quang Van | Senior Lector II, Council on Southeast Asia Studies, MacMillan Center
Nelleke Van Deusen-Scholl | Director, Center for Language Study; Professor (Adjunct), Linguistics
Suzanne Young | Director, Graduate and Postdoctoral Teaching Development, Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning
Kirk Wetters | Committee Chair; Chair, Germanic Languages and Literatures; Professor, Germanic Languages and Literatures
Joshua Billings | Assistant Professor, Classics, Humanities
David Brick | Senior Lector, South Asian Studies Council, MacMillan Center
Molly Brunson | Associate Professor, Slavic Languages and Literatures, History of Art
Ame Cividanes | Senior Lector I, Spanish and Portuguese
Allegra di Bonaventura | Associate Director of Graduate Programs, Yale Law School
Jane Edwards | Senior Associate Dean, Yale College; Dean of International and Professional Experience
Shiri Goren | Senior Lector II, Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
David Hirsch | Director, Academic IT Strategy
Michael (Mick) Hunter | Associate Professor, East Asian Languages and Literatures
George Joseph | Executive Director, The MacMillan Center; Director for South Asia, Office of International Affairs
Angela Lee-Smith | Senior Lector II, East Asian Languages and Literatures
George Levesque | Associate Dean, Yale College; Dean of Academic Programs
John Mangan | Senior Associate Dean, Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Office
Nancy Ruther | Lecturer, Political Science
Theresa Schenker | Senior Lector II, Germanic Languages and Literatures
Pamela Schirmeister | Deputy Dean and Dean of Strategic Initiatives, Graduate School; Dean of Undergraduate Education and Senior Associate Dean, Yale College
Nelleke Van Deusen-Scholl | Director, Center for Language Study; Professor (Adjunct), Linguistics
Suzanne Young | Director, Graduate and Postdoctoral Teaching Development, Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning
Kirk Wetters | Committee Chair; Chair, Germanic Languages and Literatures; Professor, Germanic Languages and Literatures
David Brick | Senior Lector, South Asian Studies Council, MacMillan Center
Molly Brunson | Associate Professor, Slavic Languages and Literatures, History of Art
Aaron Butts | Senior Lector I, Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
Ame Cividanes | Senior Lector I, Spanish and Portuguese
Allegra di Bonaventura | Associate Director of Graduate Programs, Yale Law School
Jane Edwards | Senior Associate Dean, Yale College; Dean of International and Professional Experience
David Hirsch | Director, Academic IT Strategy
Michael (Mick) Hunter | Associate Professor, East Asian Languages and Literatures
George Levesque | Associate Dean, Yale College; Dean of Academic Programs
John Mangan | Senior Associate Dean, Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Office
Matuku Ngame | Senior Lector I, French
Nancy Ruther | Lecturer, Political Science
Risa Sodi | Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs, Yale College; Director of Advising and Special Programs
Nelleke Van Deusen-Scholl | Director, Center for Language Study; Professor (Adjunct), Linguistics
Suzanne Young | Director, Graduate and Postdoctoral Teaching Development, Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning