Background
Escandell, Noemi was born on September 27, 1936 in Havana, Cuba. Daughter of Luis Escandell and Ada Santana Paz.
Hispanic American literature and Spanish educator
Escandell, Noemi was born on September 27, 1936 in Havana, Cuba. Daughter of Luis Escandell and Ada Santana Paz.
Bachelor of Literature, Institute de la Vibora, Havana, 1955. Bachelor, City University of New York, 1968. Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1971.
Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1976.
Teaching assistant Queens College, City University of New York, New York City, 1968-1969. Teaching fellow Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1969-1972. Instructor Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York, 1972.
Visiting lecturer Marist College, 1975-1976. Assistant professor Spanish Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, 1976-1983. Professor Spanish Westfield (Massachusetts) State College, 1983-1994.
Director Ross After School Program, Washington, 1995—1996. Retired
Academy director college semester in Granada, Spain, program Experiment in International Living/School for International Training, Brattleboro, Vermont, 1982-1983. Director, teacher trainer language program Nuevo Institute Central America, Cambridge and Esteli, Nicaragua, summers 1986-1987.
Writer-in-residence Millay Colony for the Arts, January 1983, November 1990, Fundacion Valparaiso, Spain, May 2004.
Married Peter J. Knapp, June 1, 1957 (divorced 1972). Children: Marta, Alice, Peter, Andrew.