College of Letters & Science
Vivienne Andersen, an undergraduate student pursuing a French and Linguistics major with a TESOL certificate, has been selected for a Fullbright ETA position in Switzerland next year. Vivi would like to thank Professor Jan Miernowski for serving as a language evaluator for her application, and to all of the French faculty for a wonderful few …
Congratulations to Dr. Ritt Deitz for receiving one of this year’s Academic Staff Teaching Excellence Awards. Ritt Deitz, Distinguished Teaching Faculty, Department of French & Italian Ritt Deitz is many unusual things: A commissioned Kentucky Colonel. A French Knight in the Order of Academic Palms. A novelist. A 26-year instructional team member in the Department …
Congratulations to French Majors Jake Leismer & Carolyn Winder for being selected as 2026 Hilldale Fellows. A description about the fellowship can be found on their website. Congratulations again Jake and Carolyn!
Congratulations to the 2025 – 2026 Scholarship and Award recipients! Our department is proud to announce the recipients of our annual scholarships and awards for undergraduate students. These dedicated French and Italian Major and Certificate students were nominated and selected by our faculty and academic staff. Recipients will be honored at the annual Awards Ceremony. …
Congratulations to this year’s recipients of the Italian Workmen’s Club Scholarships! Cecelia Maillis – Italian, History, and Psychology Major Erin Hayes – Italian and Consumer Behavior and Marketplace Studies Major The Italian Workmen’s Club (IWC) is a men’s club of Italian heritage. The IWC has been in existence since 1912 …
The Memorial Resolution for Emeritus Professor Robert Rodini will be presented at the UW Faculty Senate on Monday, November 3, 2025, at 3:30 pm in 272 Bascom Hall. The Memorial Resolution was prepared by the committee composed of Emeritus Professor Christopher Kleinhenz (Committee Chair), Professor Stefania Buccini, and Professor Patrick Rumble. The Memorial Resolution is …
On the 7th and 8th of March, we had the annual pleasure to welcome grad students from the United States and Canada to the 38th edition of our Graduate Symposium. This year’s topic was “Exploring the Liminal.” Our keynote, Dr. Hadji Bakara started things off on Friday with his address on refugee writing. Saturday was …
Congratulations to the following individuals from our department who were selected to present at Languages of the World Day on Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at Union South. Loren Eadie, PhD (Italian – “The Real ‘Eataly:’ Learning Italian Through Food!”) Dr. Loren Eadie spoke to her group about Italian food culture, teaching them how to say if they like …
Undergraduate student James O’Toole, Communication Arts and Journalism major, completed a timeless article about Gino Bartali for his honors work in Literature in Translation 410: Secrets and Legends of Florence, taught by Professor Stefania Buccini. The article, “Timeless. The story of Gino Bartali,” must have made an impression as Professor Buccini suggested sharing this article …
A former student interviewed Professor Jan Miernowski for an article on trigger warnings for the Badger Herald. Trigger warnings in the classroom: Helping or hindering students? UW professor weighs in