Dr. Sunny Hyon, English Department Professor of Linguistics

About this episode

Dr. Sunny Hyon discusses her journey as a linguistics professor and her role in career readiness at Cal State San Bernardino.

It's fascinating that Dr. Hyon achieved her PhD at just age 27. And with that she also got her first professor job at Cal State San Bernardino. Lucky for us she has retained her position in the English Department since then. But wait, there's more! In addition to her Professor of Linguistics office, Sunny is the coordinator at the Professional & Career Readiness Center for Students within the College of Arts and Letters. Dr. Hyon is about as So Cal as it gets, too. Join us for a lis...

People in this episode

Host: Kelli Cluque

Guest: Dr. Sunny Hyon

Topics covered

• linguistics
• higher education
• career readiness
• professorship
• California culture

Keywords

• linguistics
• Cal State San Bernardino
• career readiness
• professor
• PhD

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cal State San Bernardino, Professional & Career Readiness Center for Students, College of Arts and Letters

Places: So Cal

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