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Events
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Mar19
Conférence de la Maison française: Paul-Alexis Mellet @ 4:00 pm CDT - 5:30 pm CDT French House or Zoom FRENCH HOUSE
Join us for another Conférence de la Maison Française to hear from Paul-Alexis Mellet! “Les usages d’une actualité violente: Les Discours véritables au cours des conflits religieux (1550-1650)” The presentation will be followed by questions …
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Mar19
La Cineteca Italiana @ 7:00 pm CDT - 9:30 pm CDT Chamberlin 2241
Join us for FREE showings of Italian films, with English subtitles! SPRING 2024 FILM SERIES A presto! Questions? uwcineteca@gmail.com
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Apr01
French Club Meeting @ 6:30 pm CDT - 7:30 pm CDT Van Hise, Room 394
Join us for one of our bi-weekly French Club Meetings this Spring 2024. You don’t have to be a member to try it out, just come and practice your français! Bi-Weekly: 2/12 – 2/19 – …
News
FRIT’s University Housing Honored Instructors
The Department of French and Italian’s Associate Professor Kristin Phillips-Court and graduate student TAs Kulani Jahrling and Peter Russella were nominated by their students to be University Housing Honored Instructors for the Fall 2023 semester. …
Heather Willis Allen named Chevalier de l’Ordre des Palmes Académiques
Associate Professor Heather Willis Allen has been inducted into the Ordre des Palmes Académiques at the rank of Chevalier. Dating from 1808 under Napoleonic rule, the Ordre des Palmes Académiques was established to distinguish university …
The French House: A space of cultural encounter
“The French House is a residence for students who want to speak French on a daily basis, but it’s also for native French speakers who are participating in exchange programs,” (Anne) Theobald said. “Having both …
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