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The UW Rome Center's Scholars Abroad program was recently featured in an article in the L'Italo Americano newspaper, a publication serving the Italian-American community throughout the United States. In the article, author Rita Cipalla discusses her time in the inaugural program in December 2025. From introductory Italian courses to guides tours to the ruins of Palatine, students explored Rome…
We are pleased to announce the sixth annual French & Italian Studies Academic Awards! Students are eligible to submit one project for the academic awards. Academic Awards:The FIS Academic Awards are a chance for students to be officially recognized for their excellent work in French and Italian studies courses, have their projects showcased on the department website…
Beatrice Arduini, Associate Professor of Italian, has recently been featured in a video to celebrate Dantedì, or Dante Day. In a video produced by ICoN (Italian Culture Consortium on the Net), Professor Arduini reflects on the meaning of nobility in Dante's work. On the video, Professor Arduini notes:"I recorded a video (in Italian!) on the meaning…
Irina Markina-Baum, Assistant Teaching Professor of French & Italian and Language Program Director in FIS, was recently featured in an article in The Daily discussing the benefits of UW students learning a second language. Titled "To take advantage of your time at UW, you should take a language course", current UW undergraduate Lucas Schultze argues that UW students expand…
The Department of French & Italian Studies is offering a variety of exciting classes in spring quarter!Read below to check out some of our classes and their descriptions! If you have any questions regarding our courses, please reach out to frenital@uw.edu. FRENCH 222 A/TXTDS 222 A: Human and Machine Translation (SSc)
“Human and Machine…
Check below for a list of scholarships, awards, fellowships, and more that are open to eligible French or Italian students during autumn or winter quarter!Apply for UW nomination to the Carnegie Endowment’s Gaither Junior Fellows Program: UW deadline Dec. 4, 2025!Each year the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace offers approximately 15 one-year Gaither Junior Fellowships to uniquely…
Cinema Italian Style Festival 2025 is presented by Seattle Perugia Sister City Association and Il Punto Seattle, with the support of many Seattle organizations and business partners from the Italian and Italian American communities. The Seattle Cinema Italian Style will take place from Wednesday, November 12 through Sunday, November 16, 2025, at SIFF Cinema Uptown. Now…
Applications for the Teaching Assistant Program in France (TAPIF) will open on November 3rd! Applications are open from November 3rd and close around early March.Run by the French Ministry of Education and the Cultural Services of the French Embassy, each year TAPIF places around 1,300 Americans into French public schools to work as English language teaching assistants for 12 hours a week. The…
The Department of French & Italian Studies is offering a variety of exciting classes in winter quarter!Read below to check out some of our classes and their descriptions! If you have any questions regarding our courses, please reach out to frenital@uw.edu. FRENCH 301 A: Francophone Graphic Novels (A&H)Mondays & Wednesdays | 1:30pm - 3:20pm | Taught…
Last spring, a group of students completing Italian 103 decided to bring the defunct Italian club back. After an initial interest meeting earlier this year, the Italian Club at UW kicked off regular autumn quarter meetings on Wednesdays, from 3:30 - 4:30pm, in SMITH 107. Below is a short interview with the Italian Club's founding president, Sophie Biernacki. Sophie is a sophomore majoring in…