Angelica Browne
Lecturer in German and Russian
Contact Information
- Office: Bldg. 52, Rm. 24E
- Phone: 805-756-2757
- E-mail: anbrowne@calpoly.edu
About Angelica Browne
Born and raised in Russia, Dr. Angelica Browne has lived, worked, and traveled across Europe, Asia, and the U.S. She spent over a decade studying and teaching at the University of Heidelberg in Germany. At Cal Poly, she teaches German and Russian language, literature, culture, and film.
Angelica creates a welcoming, interactive learning environment where students engage in introspection, examine their assumptions, think critically, and express themselves creatively. She finds joy in guiding students to ask meaningful questions about identity and life purpose. Drawing on remarkable examples from German, Russian, and world literature and film, often featuring characters on journeys of self-discovery, she helps students explore their own paths and better understand themselves and their place in the world.
Education
- Ph.D., Brandeis University in Literary Studies (Russian and German)
- M.A. Illinois State University in German
- Certificate of Teacher of Russian as a Foreign Language, Moscow State University, Russian Language Center (MGU)
- Certificate in Effective College Instruction, The Association of College and University Educator and the American Council on Education (ACUE)
Awards:
- Outstanding Career Achievement in Teaching by a Lecturer, https://cla.calpoly.edu/faculty-and-staff-awards
- College of Liberal Arts Global Engagement Grant for the development of the virtual
exchange with National University of Science and Technology (MISiS)
- Dissertation Grant, Cologne Gymnasial- und Stiftungsfonds, Cologne, Germany
- DAAD German Academic Exchange Service Scholarship.
Publication
- Foreword to Lessons Divine: A Guide to Receiving Spiritual Guidance, 2025 (Amazon). Lessons Divine is adapted from a series of daily discourses given by Paramahansa Parivrâjakâchârya Srî Srî Swâmî Abhedânanda Saraswatî to a French devotee, during her visit to His ashram in the Himalayas (Vijay Milan Math). “Presented in question-and-answer form, the book offers clear and practical instructions on how to become eligible to receive the guidance that leads to Self-Realization. Using parables and stories from the Scriptures, as well as examples taken from His personal experience, Swami Abhedananda Saraswati conveys the divine wisdom of the sages in a manner that is accessible to all, from the novice to the seasoned spiritual seeker. Among the topics covered in the book are: Liberty vs. Liberation; Acceptance; Faith and Belief; Detachment; the Body-mind-ego Complex and the Nature of Illusion.”
