Mairead Harris

After over a decade teaching Chinese, Spanish, and English in K-12 schools, Mairead Harris joined the Chinese Department in fall 2022 to teach first-year through third-year Chinese language classes. With an M.Ed from the University of Vermont, service on the Chinese Language Teachers Association Board of Directors, and experience training language teachers, she is dedicated to helping students reach their goals in language proficiency and intercultural competency.

Mairead served various roles at the Language Schools from 2009 to 2024, most recently as the Associate Director for the summer Chinese School (2019-2024). She was instrumental in establishing the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program, founded in 2025, which provides a pathway to obtaining Vermont teaching licensure through the Language Schools.

Mairead’s personal research interests include education’s role in society, the intersection of gender and education, diasporic literary practices, and language & cultural preservation.