Dawn Bratsch-Prince is Associate Provost for Faculty and Professor of Spanish at Iowa State University. In this role, she provides leadership in recruiting, advancing, and retaining an excellent and diverse faculty. Among her responsibilities are promotion and tenure, faculty development, orientation and mentoring, honors and awards, department chair training, and leadership development. Bratsch-Prince has oversight of the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT), the Office of Institutional Research, the Ombuds Office, and the ISU ADVANCE Program.
Prior to her appointment as associate provost, Bratsch-Prince served as Associate Dean in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and Director of the LAS International Studies Program. Bratsch-Prince served as chair of the Department of World Languages and Cultures from 2002-2008 during which time she led a realignment of the department’s mission and broadened its emphasis to better serve students who seek credentials in another language and culture. She has been recognized with, both College- and University-level awards for Outstanding Departmental Leadership at Iowa State. Bratsch-Prince has been an active leader in her scholarly discipline and in the field of faculty affairs in higher education.
Bratsch-Prince’s research interests in medieval Iberian studies are broad. She has published two books as well as numerous articles on historical linguistics, medieval translation, women’s writings, the politics of marriage and motherhood, and canon formation. Most recently she has become intrigued with the modern popularity of the Camino de Santiago medieval pilgrimage routes through Spain and Portugal, several of which she has explored.
Bratsch-Prince earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Spanish from New York University. She holds a doctoral degree in Romance Philology from the University of California at Berkeley.
Lecture: Iberian Pilgrimage Past and Present Along the Camino de Santiago
Saturday, September 10 at 3:00 PM
Martha-Ellen Tye Recital Hall (Simon Estes Music Hall Room 140)
The Camino de Santiago, or the Way of St. James, is a network of Christian pilgrimage routes through the Iberian Peninsula that lead to the tomb of St. James the Elder in the city of Santiago de Compostela. The Camino has its origins in the ninth century and during the Middle Ages matched Rome and Jerusalem in its popularity as a pilgrimage site. Today, the Camino de Santiago is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that continues to draw people from across the globe. This presentation will trace the history of the Camino de Santiago within the Iberian Peninsula, including its celebration in literature and music. We will explore the reasons behind its enduring draw as a site of fellowship and cultural exchange in the twenty-first century.