Dolores Durán-Cerda - P.h.D., The University of Arizona

Dr. Durán-Cerda, Professor of Spanish Language and Culture at AIC, was born and raised into a bilingual, multicultural family of dedicated educators: she is Chilean (father), Mexican-American (mother) and American by birth. Her number one priority is her students and that they not only learn the Spanish language but also gain an appreciation for individuals of different cultures, races and ethnicities. Besides being bilingual, Dolores speaks fluent French and has studied German and Russian. She has also traveled to Mexico, Spain, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Belgium. Dolores received her B.A. in Spanish, French and Secondary Education from the University of Iowa, her M.A. in Spanish-American Literature from The University of Arizona, and recently completed her dissertation on Chilean poetry for the University of Arizona. Her areas of specialization are 19th and 20th Century Latin American Literature, 19th and 20th Century Peninsular Literature, Mexican and Chicano Literature.