• Sep 29
    Gabriella Ghermandi at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

    Memorial Library, Room 126

    Events with Gabriella Ghermandi (Writer, Musician, Performer): Organizer: Prof. Grazia Menechella (Department of French and Italian) Sponsors: Department of French and Italian, Center for European Studies, Center for Visual Culture and Performance Studies with generous support from Anonymous Fund. Description of Events at UW–Madison Italian-Ethiopian writer, musician, and performer Gabriella Ghermandi will be on campus …

  • Sep 24
    Italian Club

    Van Hise Hall, room 595

    Join us at Italian Club ogni mercoledi from 6-7 pm. Followed by il circolo della bella lingua 7-7:30  

  • Sep 23
    La Cineteca Italiana

    L196, Education Bld.

    Come enjoy an Italian film every Tuesday evening during the Fall 2025 semester. The films are in Italian with English subtitles. FREE entry! Hope to see you there!

  • Sep 17
    Italian Club

    Van Hise Hall, room 595

    Join us at Italian Club ogni mercoledi from 6-7 pm. Followed by il circolo della bella lingua 7-7:30  

  • Sep 17
    French & Italian Open House

    1418 Van Hise Hall Location Information

    Join us for food, refreshments, and conversation to welcome the new academic year! This is a great opportunity to gather information and ask questions about our majors, certificates, clubs, events or simply meet and mingle with our faculty, graduate students, and staff. We look forward to welcoming you back or to our FRIT community! Please …

  • Sep 16
    Caffè con Dr. Eadie

    618 Van Hise Hall

    Do you have questions about Italy? Need a quick tutorial on the passato prossimo? Unsure of how Italian fits in with your other majors/post-graduate goals? Want a quick coffee before your afternoon classes? Dr. Eadie has got you covered! Stop by 618 Van Hise Tuesdays from 12:15-1:15 for a caffè con Dr. Eadie. She is …

  • Sep 15
    French Club Meeting

    Van Hise Hall, room 575

    Join us to speak French, play games, and meet other students who speak French! Enjoy optional French snacks all semester for a one-time fee of $5. All speaking levels are welcome and invited! The Club meets every other Mondays (9/15 – 9/29 – 10/13 – 10/27 – 11/10) au plaisir de vous parler!

  • Sep 14
    “Live from the Mead Witter School of Music”: Luigi Cherubini Cello Quartet Concert

    Hamel Music Center, Collins Recital Hall, 740 University Ave, Madison (WI)

    Free and open to all. The concert will also stream live at https://youtube.com/live/Qw5rHZfHm54 The Luigi Cherubini Youth Orchestra will perform in Madison at the Hamel Music Center on Sunday, September 14. The event is sponsored by the Department of French and Italian and the Mead Witter School of Music at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the …

  • Jun 6
    French for the Future: Innovating French Language Study in the Modern U.S. University

    UW-Madison Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, Orchard Room

    Some French programs are experiencing enrollment growth and program expansion; they are implementing pedagogical innovations; they are revitalizing collaborations with external stakeholders. These achievements too often go unnoticed, and the lessons to be learned too often overlooked. We are bringing together a distinguished group of leading innovators in the study and promotion of French. The group will engage in a constructive, positive, forward-looking discussion of approaches and strategies that have succeeded or that have the promise to succeed at increasing student interest in and university support for French language instruction.

  • May 10
    Undergraduate Graduation Ceremony

    This invitation only event is for the undergraduate French and Italian major and certificate students who have or will graduate in Fall 2024, Spring 2025, and Summer 2025. If you are graduating and did not receive an invitation, please contact Mandi Schoville, maschoville@wisc.edu, for more information.