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Rita Xing '28

Office Hours: Stories and Worlds with Professor Ilan Stavans

Hosts Briana Bao ’28 and Rita Xing ’28 have a delightful conversation with Lewis-Sebring Professor of Humanities and Latin American and Latino Culture Ilan Stavans to discuss his academic and personal journey navigating the worlds of Spanish, Yiddish, Hebrew, and English.

Office Hours: Russian Poetry and Translation with Professor Catherine A. Ciepiela

In this episode, Briana Bao ’28 and Rita Xing ’28 sit down together with Howard M. and Martha P. Mitchell Professor of Russian and Director of the Amherst Center for Russian Culture Catherine Ciepiela to discuss translating Russian poetry and teaching at Amherst.

Office Hours: “Let’s Just Sit Together” with Professor Youssef Ben Ismail

In this episode, Briana Bao ’28 and Rita Xing ’28 sit down together with Assistant Professor of Law, Jurisprudence, and Social Thought Youssef Ben Ismail to discuss his academic journey, language learning, and teaching experience during his first year at Amherst College.

Office Hours: The Arts of Exchange with Professor Catherine Infante

Hosts Briana Bao ’28 and Rita Xing ’28 are joined by Associate Professor of Spanish Catherine Infante to discuss her background in Arabic, English, and Spanish, interdisciplinary and multimedia teaching, insights into what unites and divides the greater Spanish-speaking world, and more.

Office Hours: Math and Wrath with Professor Ivan Contreras

Hosts Briana Bao ’28 and Rita Xing ’28 are joined by Associate Professor of Mathematics Ivan Contreras to discuss his research approach and advice for majors and non-majors alike.