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The faculty in the Humanities Department is a qualified one. Two professors hold doctorates and two more are working on doctoral dissertations. All are interested not only in the academic well-being of the students, but also in their personal development.
Otoniel Cabrera
PhD ABD, Universidad de Valladolid
Department Chair
ocabrera@uaa.edu
787.834.9595, ext. 2252
Marina de la Cruz
PhD, 2000, American University of Asturias
Professor
mdelacruz@uaa.edu
ext. 2223
Aida Dean
EdD, Candidate, Andrews University, Michigan
Associate Professor
adean@uaa.edu
ext. 2219
Vanessa Austin
MA, 2003, American University
Instructor
vaustin@uaa.edu
ext.2960
Abel Valentín
MA, 1999, University of Puerto Rico
Instructor
avalentin@uaa.edu
ext. 3000
Israel Torres
MA, Candidate, Centre for Advanced Studies of Puerto Rico
Instructor
itorres@uaa.edu
ext. 2250
The program offers the student the opportunity to study a program of Liberal Arts with qualified faculty. It gives the student a view of the world and at the same time provides opportunities to find answers to problems. Through field trips to museums, to literary presentations and historic sites, the students have the opportunity to achieve a balanced idea of what man is and the challenges he faces. The program also offers a lab for practicing the skills of English and Spanish in coordination with the support of ESL and SSL. There also are excellent resources of historic and literary works in the Puerto Rican Collection.
Our program offers the following degrees:
There are lots of occupations for the Humanities Department graduate. Some of the professions are:
Many graduates are working in the educational system and many others have completed graduate education degrees and are employed as faculty in qualified institutions of Puerto Rico, the United States, and Latin America.