Name: N. Carolina Bloem Pronouns: She/Ella Title: Associate Professor of Latin American Studies and Spanish / Director Center for Latin American Studies School of: Humanities and Social Sciences Department: Languages What you teach : Latin American Studies, Spanish for language learners and Spanish speakers, Medical Spanish Number of years teaching at SLCC : 8 Degree(s) earned and institutions: PhD in Latin American Literature and Cultures, University of Utah MA in Latin American Literature and Cultures, University of Utah BA in Spanish, University of Utah Why working at SLCC matters : I love working at an institution that focuses on teaching. I love meeting students whether in the classroom or campus and sharing with them about different resources: how academia can be a tool to achieve the goals and dreams they have, or scholarship and resear...