Five Women Promoted to Full Professor at the College of the Holy Cross

The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, has announced the promotion of eight faculty members to the rank of full professor. Five of these promotions went to women.

Susan Amatangelo was promoted to professor of modern languages and literatures. She first joined the faculty at the college in 1998. Her research focuses on nineteenth- and twentieth-century Italian literature. Professor Amatangelo is a graduate of Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, where she double majored in English and Italian. She holds a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in Italian literature from Harvard University.

Rose E. Carrasquillo was appointed professor of history. Her research is concentrated on Latin American history and gender history. Dr. Carrasquillo joined the faculty at the College of the Holy Cross in 2006. A graduate of the University of Puerto Rico, with a bachelor’s degree in history, Professor Carrasquillo earned a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in Latin American history from the University of Connecticut.

Ellen Perry is a new full professor of classics at the college. Her research is focused on classical archaeology, ancient sculpture, and Roman art and rhetoric. Professor Perry has been a member of the faculty since 1997. She is a graduate of Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania, where she majored in Greek. Dr. Perry holds a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in classical art and archaeology from the University of Michigan.

Cristi Rinklin was promoted to full professor of visual arts. Her paintings have been exhibited at galleries and museums throughout the world. Professor Rinklin first joined the faculty at the College of the Holy Cross in 2002. She holds a bachelor of fine arts degree in painting from the Maryland Institute College of Art and a master of fine arts degree in painting and drawing from the University of Minnesota.

Cynthia Stone was named a full professor of Spanish. A member of the faculty since 1992, Professor Stone’s research is focused on Meso-American codices, early missionary writings in the New World, and films set in colonial Spanish America. Dr. Stone is a graduate of Williams College in Massachusetts. She holds a master’s degree in Spanish and Spanish American literature from Columbia University in New York City and a Ph.D. in colonial Spanish American literature from the University of Michigan.