News Archive

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Richard Watts
Department Chair Rich Watts Weighs in on the French Election for Q13 Fox
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Assistant Professor Maya Smith Talks About her Journey to Multilingualism
Martin Horst
French Major Martin Horst Presents Honors Thesis at the Cornell Undergraduate Lingustics Colloquium
Hailey Burgess
French Doctoral Candidate Hailey Burgess Awarded the Elizabeth Kerr Macfarlane Endowed Scholarhip and Selected for Human-Animal Studies Summer Institute
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Enroll now in Summer French and Italian Classes!
Hailey Burgess
French Doctoral Candidate Presents Paper at Indiana University's Conference Crossing Borders, Breaking Walls
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UW French Cinema Club announces Winter Quarter movie screenings
Richard Watts
Richard Watts Spotlight in the Whole U's Faculty Friday
2016 FIS Undergrad Photo Contest: Winners Announced!
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French major, Italian minor Kendall Mathew awarded 2016-2017 FLAS Fellowship
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Congratulations, 2016 FIS Graduates!
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2016 FIS Grad Student Colloquium a Success
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 Get a head start on language learning this Summer Quarter!
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Come to weekly Italian and French conversation groups!
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A day of information sessions! Come learn about academic semesters abroad and internships in Paris, Strasbourg, and Brussels! 
Christina Sztajnkrycer in front of flowering bush
Christina Sztajnkrycer selected as Joff Hanauer Excellence in Western Civilization Graduate Fellow!
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2015 FIS Photo Contest Winners Announced!
Students in UW's French 203 class discuss recent attacks in Paris
KING5 News Sits in on class discussion of recent Paris attacks
“J’être humain” on statue in Paris
A message from Richard Watts, Chair of French and Italian Studies, regarding the recent events in Paris.
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Article Written by Louisa Mackenzie, FIS Associate Professor of French, Awarded Literature Prize
FIS Grad Student and TA Receives Mellon Fellowship
FIS Faculty, Louisa Mackenzie's book ranked in French Embassy's top 30 French summer reading list
UW Students Meet with Martinican Artist Laurent Valère
Two FIS Faculty Named Chevaliers dans l’Ordre des Palmes Académiques!
Madrigal & Villapondo speak to French 212 students about NWDC Resistance