Pedagogical Paths: Sam Kadlec (HISP ’22) to Start Graduate Studies and Further a Trajectory of Teaching and Service
During her time as a student, Samantha (Sam) Kadlec (HISP & Anthropology, ’22) always sought ways to pursue exciting academic research projects, especially case studies on state-sponsored violence in the recent history of the Hispanic world at large (Spain, Central America). At the same time, Sam always found opportunities to actively contribute to the wellbeing of the campus community, and the local community at large. In fact, her current position as Bilingual Tutor for Literacy First in Austin, TX, arguably combines Sam’s academic pursuits and her commitment for the community. 萨姆很高兴在这个即将到来的秋天开启她生活的新篇章，并提高她的研究和服务技能，因为她将在伊利诺伊大学厄巴纳-香槟分校开始攻读西班牙文学和文化硕士学位。 这个项目将使萨姆提高她的教学水平。 In Sam’s own words:
“After graduating from William and 玛丽 in 2022, I was uncertain about what my future held. As a Hispanic Studies and Anthropology double major, I knew that I wanted to use my language skills and focus on social justice issues. Fortunately, a friend who had graduated a few years earlier introduced me to AmeriCorps, a service-year program that works towards improving communities across the United States. My friend had participated in the National Civilian Community Corps, but there are many pathways available when applying to AmeriCorps. Since I wanted to utilize my Spanish language skills, I filtered my search results to find programs that involved language and community engagement. This is how I discovered the program I currently work for: Literacy First.
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While at William & 玛丽, Sam spent summer 2019 in Cádiz with our summer study abroad program, where she researched the represaliados del carnaval during Francoist Spain. She also spent Spring Break in March 2020 in situ in Guatemala researching the state-sponsored genocide of Mayan civilians. Sam was recruited for the highly selective MLL Teaching Internship for foreign language pedagogy and served as an undergraduate Teaching Assistant for the Hispanic Studies Program. Sam was distinguished as co-recipient of the Howard Fraser Memorial Award (2022), offered to the graduating Hispanic Studies major who has made significant achievements in research and service.
