Dr. Kathleen March
Professor of Spanish
Modern Languages & Classics

Dr. Kathleen March has a boundless source of energy and drive who can commit countless hours to academic and scholarly pursuits that she believes in. Those who have worked closely with Kathleen often wonder if she stops long enough to eat or sleep.

Kathleen marched (note the play on words) through the ranks of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Professor presenting, in each case, an abundance of documentation in teaching, research, and public service. In the area of teaching, she developed courses in language, literature, culture, and service learning for in-class, on-line, on the road delivery for the Spanish program, for Women’s Studies, for Honors, and for Interdisciplinary Study. She was also responsible for designing the first Critical Languages Program and for serving as its Director for 18 years. For service, she has served on many meaningful University committees and task forces, including four years as Secretary of the Faculty Senate and one year as President. In the area of research, her works include books, creative pieces, articles and monographs, translations and reviews. However, of all of these sectors of activity that have occupied her, she is most proud of being the founder of the Galician Studies Association worldwide. In addition to the frenetic pace imposed by this range of activities, Kathleen was diverted for a short while, lured by the call of an Individualized Ph.D. in Creativity. Kathleen’s dissertation, a novel, was entitled Sea Words (de mar a mar) and earned her a Ph. D. from the University of Maine in 2002.

The present for Kathleen is service learning, wherein the work of the University is brought directly to bear on the community it serves. This venture has earned her numerous accolades in the past two years including the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences’ Faculty Award for Outstanding Service.

Congratulations, Kathleen, and thank you for your 35 years of excellent service to the University of Maine.