Biography for the Dean of General Studies:
Alexandra Fitts completed her B.A. in Political Science at Furman University (Greeneville,
SC), her M.A. in Spanish at Bowling Green State University (Bowling Green, OH), and
her Ph.D. in Romance Studies with certificates in Latin American Studies and Women’s
Studies at Duke University (Durham, NC). She joined the UAF faculty in the Department
of Foreign Languages and Literatures in 1995 and was subsequently tenured and promoted
to Professor. She served as Chair of the Department of Foreign Languages for six years,
and as Coordinator of the Women’s and Gender Studies Program for three years.
Dr. Fitts’ research focuses on contemporary Spanish and Latin American literature,
concentrating on women writers and the links between gender, language, and power.
She has published a number of articles on writers from Spain, Argentina, Uruguay,
Mexico, Chile, Puerto Rico, and the United States. She lived and studied in Spain
and in Argentina, and has twice been a faculty member at UAF’s Study Abroad site in
Oviedo, Spain.
As dean for the Division of General Studies (undeclared baccalaureate students and
premajors) she supervises the Academic Advising Center, Testing Services, the federally
funded Student Support Services and Upward Bound (TRIO) Programs, Undergraduate Research
and Scholarly Activity (URSA) and the Honors College.