Dr Bronwyn Bjorkman’s term as Head of the Department ended on December 31, 2025. The Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic) has appointed a Selection Committee to advise him on the appointment of the next Head. The Selection Committee has the following membership: 
 

Elected Members

 

Christiane Arndt

Professor

 

Monika Holzschuh

Assistant Professor

 

Antonio Macedo            

Lecturer

 

Hannah McElgunn

Assistant Professor

 

Claudio Palomares Salas

Associate Professor

 

 

Appointed Members

 

Mary Smida

Department Manager

 

Julien Lefort-Favreau

Cognate Faculty, Department of French

 

Jack Hickey

Undergraduate Student

 

 

Chair

Scott MacKenzie

Acting Vice Dean, Faculty of Arts and Science

Recording Secretary

Kim Bellefontaine

Assistant to Vice-Dean and Associate Dean, Faculty of Arts & Science

Pursuant to Articles 41.3 and 41.3.6 of the Collective Agreement between Queen’s University Faculty Association and Queen’s University at Kingston, we invite your comments on the present state and future prospects of the Department of Languages, Literature and Cultures by March 9, 2026.

Please send all comments, in confidence, to the attention of Kim Bellefontaine deanartsci@queensu.ca. All letters will be reviewed by the Selection Committee and will become part of the record of decision making.