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Partners in Education Project Director

The project director welcomes your questions and asks that you contact her at:

Colleen Ebacher
Department of Languages, Literatures & Cultures
College of Liberal Arts, Room 4139
8000 York Rd Towson, MD 21252
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Project Director Profile

Colleen Ebacher is Professor of Spanish and Latin American Studies at Towson University. She has taught both undergraduate and graduate student courses in Spanish, culture and civilization of Latin America, Latin American literature, colonial studies, translation, film, women writers, and immigration. Professor Ebacher’s current research is on indigenous responses in text, art and architecture to conquest and colonization, migrant memoirs, translation as well as service-learning.

“Partners in Education — Peru 2024” builds on her long-term experience with study abroad programs, her expertise in directing students through programs of language study, and the relationships she has developed with key personnel and institutions in Piura and Cusco.

Professor Ebacher will spearhead all pre- and post-trip activities as well as in-country arrangements. She is the recipient of several international grants including six previous highly successful Fulbright-Hays Groups Projects Abroad (2005, 2007, 2010, 2015, 2017, and 2023) in Mexico, Peru, and Ecuador.

Curriculum Specialist

The curriculum specialist will guide participants through all aspects of the curriculum development requirements, pre-, post-trip, and in-country. The specialist will be chosen from previous cohorts and will have expertise in K-12 teaching and a record of leadership in curriculum development.