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Alumni News

See below for recent stories about our alumni and their post-graduation adventures.

UW foreign language alumni

Career Panel for Foreign Language Students

December 16, 2019
On Nov. 6th, seven UW alumni who graduated with degrees in various foreign languages came to campus to take part in a panel discussion to offer advice and answer questions about their careers and how studying a language can impact one’s career and life post-graduation. French & Italian Studies advisor Sabrina Tatta, organized the event along with Spanish & Portuguese Studies, Slavic Languages & Literatures, Scandinavian Studies, Near Eastern Languages & Civilization, Asian... Read more
Dean's medalists with Dean Bob Stacey

Students & Superlatives

August 8, 2019
Read the College of Arts & Sciences Perspectives Newsletter feature "Student & Superlatives" by Nancy Joseph about the 2018-2019 Dean's Medalists, including one of our French majors, Ashley Beeman!
Lianna Gaudry

French Alumna Lianna Gaudry accepted to the Teaching Assistant Program in France 

June 28, 2019
Lianna Gaudry, a French major and Italian minor was recently accepted to the Teaching Assistant Program in France (TAPIF). The TAPIF allows American citizen to live in France for 7 months, teaching English to students in primary or secondary schools. The program gives participants an excellent teaching experience and first-hand knowledge of French Language and culture. Lianna, who just graduated from the University of Washington Summa Cum Laude... Read more
Alicia & Matthias

Congratulations to our 2018-2019 Graduates!

June 21, 2019
French and Italian Studies graduates and their families gathered with staff and faculty in the Simpson Center on June 13th to celebrate the culmination of their time at the UW. Over 80 people mingled, chatted and enjoyed refreshments before Chair Geoff Turnovsky took a few minutes to speak about the graduates and recognize some of their outstanding achievements. He commended the students' hard work and wished everyone the best in their post-graduation endeavors. Congratulations to all the... Read more
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French & Italian Studies Spring Newsletter

June 20, 2019
Read the French & Italian Studies Spring 2019 Newsletter and catch up on what our faculty and students have been up to!
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Support French & Italian Studies on April 4th, Husky Giving Day!

April 3, 2019
Support French & Italian Studies on April 4th,  ... Read more
Kenneth Barger

French Alumnus Taking Language to Court

January 7, 2019
Read about French Major Kenneth Barger (BA, French 2014) and his fascinating career as an interpreter and translator for the court system in the College of Arts & Sciences Perspectives Newsletter. Kenneth Barger has an impressive ability to curse in French and Spanish. He also effortlessly translates legal terms into those languages. Both skills are essential to his job.... Read more
French & Italian Studies Graduation 2018

Congratulations 2018 Graduates!

June 22, 2018
French and Italian Studies graduates and their families gathered with staff and faculty in the Simpson Center on June 8th to celebrate the culmination of their time at the UW. Around 70 people mingled, chatted and enjoyed refreshments for an hour before Chair Geoff Turnovsky took a few minutes to speak about the graduates and recognize some of their outstanding achievements. He commended the students' hard work and wished everyone the best in their post-graduation endeavors. Congratulations to... Read more
Tiana Neuerberg

Graduating French Majors Accepted to the TAPIF!

May 29, 2018
Graduating French majors April Si Lo and Tiana Quimin Neuerberg have recently been accepted to the Teaching Assistant Program in France (TAPIF). The TAPIF allows American citizens and permanent residents to teach English in public schools across all regions of metropolitan France and in the overseas departments of France. April, a French and Psychology double major from Fife, WA will be teaching at the... Read more
Tintin in America

French Alumni Peadar Kavanagh to Start PhD Program at the University of Chicago

March 14, 2018
Peadar Kavanagh, a French Studies and English Language and Literature graduate (class of 2016) recently accepted an offer from the University of Chicago to begin a PhD in French and Francophone Studies with English Language and Literature as a secondary discipline. Peadar, a Seattle native, credits the 1998 FIFA World Cup held in France and the comic books series of Tintin and Asterix as what originally attracted him to French... Read more
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