Department of Romance Languages and Literatures Newsletter December 2020

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Department of Romance Languages and Literatures Newsletter December 2020 Dear RLL family I write this note just a few minutes after ending, online via Zoom, the last class of the semester. The class, however, has been meeting every week on campus, in a safe environment made possible by the efforts of the entire Hofstra student, faculty, and administrative bodies. I could not be prouder of this family, whose members have carried on through these unprecedented circumstances brought about by Covid-19, to complete the educational goals of our programs and maintain a sense of community that is perhaps even stronger than during less unusual times. I am honored to work with colleagues – faculty, administrators, and staff – who showed professionalism, flexibility, and nimbleness when we had to convert classes to an online format in a matter of days. The efforts and care shown by the RLL faculty humbled me every day, and made the job of Chair considerably less difficult. Even more laudable, this newsletter’s content reveals that they have managed to advance in their intellectual endeavors, in spite of the pandemic and its obstacles. We were all impressed by our students, who showed understanding and maturity when it became clear that the Spring 2020 semester would be totally online. I am especially proud of our 2020 graduates, who completed their last semester at Hofstra yet were deprived of the ritual of celebration. I trust that we will be able to come together and celebrate their accomplishments in the near future. We salute them in the pages of this newsletter. We are also extremely proud of the students who came to Hofstra in Fall 2020 and have demonstrated great dedication and love for learning. We look forward to seeing them in class in the Spring 2021 when we hope to be able to return to an open campus, with Covid safety measures, and we trust that we will be able to welcome all of them to a more normalized campus in Fall 2021. In the meantime, I wish the entire RLL family, faculty, students, alumni, and their families a healthy end of the year and a joyful and safe 2021. Please stay in touch. All the best, Pepa Anastasio Pronouns She/Her/Hers Professor and Chair Romance Languages and Literatures

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