The Department of French & Italian Studies is proud to announce that Assistant Professor of French Hannah Frydman has been awarded a 2023 ACLS Fellowship from the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS). The ACLS Fellowship… Read more
Textual and Digital Studies teamed up with French and Italian Studies to award 9 students on their impressive projects throughout the 2022-2023 academic year. 5 students from FIS and 4 students from TXTDS were selected for their hard work, creativity, and innovation. Their projects are worth a closer look, see below:
1st Place, French and Italian Studies: Evelyn Mason. Evelyn’s translation project of “… Read more
The UW Simpson Center for the Humanities announced its Fellowship and Collaborative Project awards for 2023-2024, with strong representation from French & Italian Studies including faculty and a graduate alumna!
Anna Preus (English), Geoffrey Turnovsky (French & Italian), Melanie Walsh (Information School), and Richard Watts (French & Italian) have been awarded funding for a new Research Cluster on Artificial Intelligence with the project Technological Transformation and Human… Read more
We are pleased to announce that Associate Professor Louisa Mackenzie has been elected to serve as the Faculty Senate Vice-Chair for 2023-2024! The position will be the start of a three-year Senate leadership trajectory. Professor Mackenzie will serve as Vice Chair for 2023-24, Chair in 2024-25, and Chair of the Senate Committee on Planning and Budgeting in 2025-26. Please see Professor Mackenzie's comments below on the Faculty Senate and her new position.
"The Faculty Senate is essentially… Read more
This post is part of a periodic series in which we highlight students in French & Italian and how language learning relates to their goals. Are you a student in one of our courses? We'd love to hear from you!
My name is Erin Ingle, I am a student pursuing a master’s degree in global health. My research interests are in women & children’s health and refugee response. I have always been interested in learning languages and have studied a few… Read more
We recently checked in with alumna Emma Delapré about her experience as a French major in the Honors Program. Emma graduated in June 2022 with a double major in French Studies and International Studies: European Studies. Emma wanted to major in French as her parents immigrated from a small town on the northwest coast of France to the US over 30 years ago and she spoke French with them growing up in California. As a heritage speaker she "could speak French colloquially, but I had never formally… Read more
We recently checked back in with French graduate alum Pippa Marple, who has had an exciting year since graduating last spring. She shared the following update with us:
"I graduated from UW in June 2022 with an MA in French Studies, where I focused on French to English translation. Since then, I've moved to York, England where I started an MA program in Art History and began working at the Alliance Française de York. There, I've been able to use the second language teaching skills I developed at… Read more
The Department of French & Italian Studies would like to congratulate the class of 2023! We are elated to have contributed to their success.
On June 8th, graduating majors in French & Italian Studies gathered with their families and professors on campus to mingle, enjoy refreshments, and celebrate their achievements at a graduation reception for the class of 2023.
Please enjoy the Graduation… Read more