NNMC Fall 2024 - Summer 2025 Catalog
Language & Letters
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Language, Letters & Liberal Arts
The mission of the Language and Letters Department is to provide an in-depth examination of the relationship between power and language in developing critical and creative thinking skills for thoughtful communication dedicated to engaged citizenship and social change. The Department of Language and Letters provides graduates with critical thinking and writing skills, and the values and ethical background necessary to become active, productive, and successful members of society.
Language and Letters offers an Associate of Arts degree in Liberal Arts. Through this program, students gain a solid foundation in the liberal arts with the flexibility to pursue courses of interest within Arts and Sciences. This program can lead into a Bachelor’s degree in a wide range of fields or into the Bachelor of Integrated Studies program here at Northern New Mexico College. Language and Letters now offers a new program: Certificate of Literary Editing and Publishing. This 15-credit certificate program introduces students to literary journals and supports students’ learning editing and publishing skills to apply to the production of Trickster and other literary and artistic works.
Language and Letters also houses many core courses of general education, such as Composition, Public Speaking, Creative Writing, and literature courses. Our faculty members are dedicated to supporting students’ academic growth as they sharpen their ability to communicate clearly and develop their own unique voices.
To support student success, the Writing Center offers free tutoring. Here, students can work individually with tutors on reading and writing assignments with the goal of gaining confidence and mastering essential reading and writing skills.
Language and Letters celebrates creativity through our literary journal, Trickster. Students, staff, faculty, and community members are welcome to submit poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and art for possible publication. Students may also serve on our Trickster student editorial board for valuable experience with the process of creating and editing a literary journal.
For more information on Language and Letters and our programs, contact Department Chair, Lori Franklin, (747- 2215) or Administrative Assistant, Rachel Begay (747-2229).
Lori Franklin, MA Chair
Language & Letters
747.2215
lorig@nnmc.edu
Michael Harper, MFA
Fiction Writing
747.2228
michael.harper@nnmc.edu
Nicholas Heeb, MFA
Creative Writing
nicholas.heeb@nnmc.edu
Rachel Meiklejohn, PhD
Language, Literacy, & Sociocultural Studies
747-5013
r.meiklejohn@nnmc.edu
J.B.Moore, MFA
Writing Center Director
747.2216
jbmoore@nnmc.edu
Heather Winterer, PhD
English
747.2247
hwinterer@nnmc.edu
Rachel Begay
Administrative Asst.
747.2229
rbegay@nnmc.edu
Associate of Arts
Certificate
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