PROGRAM FACULTY

Professor Benjamin F. Taggie
Professor of History, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Professor Taggie holds his Ph.D. in Medieval Studies with a specialization in Medieval Spain and Portugal. Dr. Taggie has served as a University Provost and Dean, and has directed both Honors and International Programs. In recent years, Dr. Taggie has lead intra-session and summer travel studies programs to Spain and Portugal. He also serves as Director of the UMass Dartmouth Summer Program in Granada, Spain and as Executive Director of the Mediterranean Studies Association. Dr. Taggie has published extensively in the field of medieval studies.

Professor Rebecca Leuchak
Professor Rebecca Leuchak, Associate Professor of Art and Architectural History at Roger Williams University, holds her degree in Medieval Art History from Columbia University. She has taught travel courses in Spain, France and most recently Vietnam. Currently director of the Spiegel Center for Global and International Programs, she oversees study abroad programs and international partnerships for Roger Williams. Her research in medieval art and architecture takes her to museums, libraries and archives around the world. Most recently she has published a study of reliquaries and curates the University's Global Gallery. She has published articles and reviews and is an independent curator and the creator of the visual arts/music performance "Pictures in Sound."

Professor Anthony Miraglia Professor/Chairperson of Fine Arts, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. His works, most recently, were included in National Juried Exhibitions in Philadelphia, Texas, Virginia and at invitational exhibitions at the New Bedford Art Museum, New Bedford, Massachusetts. He has exhibited locally, regionally, and nationally in galleries as well as at several museums. Professor Miraglia has been the recipient of several awards, and his works are held in numerous private, public, and corporate collections throughout the US and Asia.