Tempe Hispanic Heritage: Dr. Maria Juliette Escudero by Dr. Christine Marin

Scholar and distinguished linguist Dr. Maria Juliette Escudero specialized in Romance Literature and studied at the Institute of Phonetics and Linguistics at the University of Paris, where she earned a French teaching diploma. She received a Ph.D. in Spanish Linguistics from Cornell University in New York in 1948. That same year, Dr. Escudero was recognized for her scholarship and hired …