Portrait of Leah Herman

Leah Herman

Language Senior Lecturer
Academic Director, International Scholars Program

With Pitzer Since: 1994
Field Group: Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Campus Address: Avery 212
Phone: 909.607.3995
Email: [email protected]
Office Hours: See Faculty Directory
Zoom: Office Hour Link

Related Website: International Scholars Program

Educational Background

B.A., M.A., University of California, Riverside

Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (UC Riverside)

Recent Courses

Public Speaking (MLLC 111)
Critical Analysis Through Literature (MLLC 122)
Advanced Speech and Rhetoric: Argument and Debate (MLLC 144)
Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum (MLLC 155)
Diversity, Equality and Inequities; Signs of the Future; It’s a Mystery
(First Year Seminars)
Principles and Practices of Teaching ESL (MLLC 100)

Areas of Research Interest and Expertise

Critical analysis of literature, academic writing, and public speaking for international students, Advanced Language Acquisition, American Cultural Studies, Social Stratification (Race, Gender, Sexualities, and Class)

Previous Positions in the Office of International Programs

Academic Director for Kobe Program; Academic Director for Waseda Program; Assistant Director of PACE: University and Professional English; homestay coordinator; academic advisor for exchange students.

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