Sarah Cyganiak

• Assistant Professor of Modern Languages

Professor Sarah Cyganiak is a Wisconsin native who earned a B.A. in Spanish and Economics at the University of Michigan in 1998. She then earned an M.A. in Spanish language and literature at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2000. In January 2011, Prof. Cyganiak completed her Ph.D. Her dissertation included a translation and an analysis of the concepts of love, the person, the word and compassion in the works of María Zambrano, a 20th century Spanish writer/philosopher.

Before coming to Carthage in August 2007, Prof. Cyganiak was an adjunct instructor at Marquette University. At Carthage, she can be found helping organize the annual International Poetry Festival or on the tennis court, among other activities.

Education

• PhD. — Romance Languages and Literature at the University of Michigan, 2011
• M.A. — Spanish Language and Literature, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2000
• B.A. — Spanish and Economics, University of Michigan, 1998

• Courses
• Spanish at Carthage