Founding Faculty 2011 - 2013

  • Lorgia García-Pena, Ph.D.

    Research and teaching interests: Latino and Latina Studies, Hispanic Caribbean literature and cultures, race and ethnicity theories. Lorgia served as a founding professor at Freedom University until Fall 2013, and currently serves as Assistant Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures at Harvard University.

  • Betina Kaplan, Ph.D.

    Research and teaching interests: Contemporary cultural productions in Latin American Southern Cone, Literary and Cultural Studies, Service Learning. Betina served as a founding professor at Freedom University until Fall 2013, and currently works at Athens U-Lead and serves as Associate Professor of Spanish at the University of Georgia.

  • Bethany Moreton, Ph.D.

    Research and teaching interests: Business, labor, and economic history; transnational Christianity; American conservatism. Bethany served as a founding professor at Freedom University until Spring 2014, and currently serves as Professor of History at Dartmouth College.

  • Pamela Voekel, Ph.D.

    Research and teaching interests: History of Greater Mexico, transnational history, and the origins of democracy in the Americas in the Age of Revolution. Pamela served as a founding professor at Freedom University until Spring 2014, and currently serves as Associate Professor of History at Dartmouth College.

Courses Taught:

Spring Term I, 2014, January 12- March 2

Negotiating Identities in Visual Culture and Performance

  • Dr. Betina Kaplan (and Dr. Diego del Pozo)

Spring Term II, 2013, March 17 - May 12th, 2013

Introduction to Ethnic Studies

  • Dr. Lorgia García Peña

Fall 2012

Mexican and United States History in Global Perspective

  • Dr. Pamela Voekel and Dr. Bethany Moreton

Fall 2011

American Civilization I

  • Dr. Betina Kaplan, Dr. Lorgia García-Peña, Dr. Pamela Voekel, Dr. Bethany Moreton