The Department of French and Italian celebrated our academic year 2025 graduates, including 6 graduate students taking MAs or PhDs as well as numerous majors and minors, on May 3 in Hagerty Hall. Professor Sarah-Grace Heller gave congratulatory remarks to the graduating class followed by a rousing and meaningful commencement address by Romance Studies major graduate, Ana Roman. Each and every FRIT graduate demonstrates the value of hard work, intellectual rigor, and a grasp of what it means to be part of a global community by embracing world languages. We congratulate the class of 2025 and wish them all the best as they pursue their next steps in life!

Doctor of Philosophy:

• Demetrio Antolini, Italian Studies
• Genevieve Berendt, French and Francophone Studies
• Michela Bertossa, Italian Studies

Master of Arts:

• Christopher Hope, Italian Studies
• Mathilde Robert, French and Francophone Studies
• Yongnan Zhang, Italian Studies

Undergraduate Programs:

• French Major: 11
• French and Francophone Studies Major: 4
• French Minor: 45
• Italian Major: 1
• Italian Minor: 13
• Romance Studies Major: 7