Department of American Sign Language, Arabic, Classics, Hebrew, and Italian (AACHI)

The Department of American Sign Language (ASL), Arabic, Classics, Hebrew and Italian (AACHI) manages the academic and engagement activities of Arabic, ASL, Classics (including Ancient Greek and Latin), Biblical and Modern Hebrew, and Italian.

We offer majors in Classical Studies, and Italian Studies; as well as minors in Arabic, Classical Studies, and Italian. We also participate in interdisciplinary majors and minors in Religious Studies. We also offer 2 years of coursework in American Sign Language.

AACHI faculty members and permanent instructional staff are:

• Tatjana Babic Williams, Continuing Lecturer of Italian
• Sharon Borkowski, Continuing Lecturer of ASL
• Elena Coda, Associate Professor of Italian and Associate Head of SLC
• Daniel Conner, Assistant Teaching Professor of Classics
• Keith Dickson, Professor of Classics, Chair
• Lhousseine Guerwane, Continuing Lecturer of Arabic
• Ahmed Idrissi Alami, Associate Professor of Arabic
• Alon Kantor, Continuing Lecturer of Modern Hebrew
• Benjamin Lawton, Associate Professor of Italian
• Elizabeth Mercier, Continuing Lecturer of Classics
• Annalisa Mosca, Continuing Lecturer of Italian
• Erin Moodie, Assistant Professor of Classics
• Raymond C Olson, Continuing Lecturer of ASL
• Nicholas K. Rauh, Professor of Classics
• Stuart Robertson, Continuing Lecturer of Biblical Hebrew
• Robin A Shay, Continuing Lecturer of ASL