French Major Vivienne Andersen selected for Fullbright ETA Position
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 …
May 5, 2026Dr. Ritt Deitz receives Academic Staff Teaching Excellence Award
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 …
May 5, 2026Undergraduate Scholarship / Award Recipients
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 …
April 22, 2026Presentation of the Memorial Resolution for Emeritus Professor Robert Rodini
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 …
October 30, 202538th Graduate Symposium – “Exploring the Liminal”
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 …
April 23, 2025Language of the World Day Presenters 2025
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 …
April 19, 2025Timeless. The story of Gino Bartali, James O’Toole
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. …
April 18, 2025Professor Jan Miernowski interviewed on trigger warnings for the Badger Herald
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
March 10, 2025Amir Issaa (Egyptian-Italian Hip-hop Artist, Writer, Educator) visits UW-Madison
Amir Issaa (Egyptian-Italian Hip-hop Artist, Writer, Educator) was on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus on Monday March 3rd, 2025 during his “Potere alle Parole-Vivo per Questo / Power to the Words-This is What I Live For” …
March 6, 2025The Department of French and Italian welcomes Martin Rueff (University of Geneva) to campus as Halls Visiting Scholar, Saturday February 22nd to Sunday March 2nd, 2025
Martin Rueff is a Professor of French Literature at the University of Geneva, Switzerland, as well as an acclaimed poet and translator. A specialist of 18th-century literature, especially Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Professor Rueff has also published …
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