Panelists

Dr. Vaswati Ghosh is the residential faculty for History and Political Science. Vaswati grew up in Mumbai, India and completed her Ph.D. from the University of London, U.K. She is multilingual, and fluent in the Indian languages: Hindi, Bengali, and Marathi.  She has been teaching at PVCC since 2006, and has found the perfect opportunity for sharing her international experience and love for teaching.  Vaswati has taught a variety of courses: History of Asia, World History, History of United States, History of the Middle East, Western Civilization and World Politics. She is a global traveler, and loves to integrate her travel experiences into the classroom. She is committed to her discipline, presents research papers, attends conferences on American History, Association for Asian Studies, Asian Studies Development Program, American History Journal, Journal of American Heritage, and Political Science Quarterly.

Vaswati’s primary research interests are in the history of colonization, Indian diaspora, gender and immigration. She is closely involved in numerous clubs that encourage the study of diversity, ethnicity, and equity in the college and the local community. She has lived in the United States, United Kingdom and India, where students have varied in ethnicity, nationality, age, and culture. Her experiences with students from Mexico, South America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, India, China, Japan, and Russia, as well as students with learning disabilities, first generation students, gives her the sensitivity and understanding of individual differences and inter-cultural communication.