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In a recent Le Monde op-ed, Professor Benjamin Hoffmann examines the controversy surrounding writer Thélyson Orélien and the accusations that his novel was produced with the help of…
STILSA is an international education program that offers paid, career-building or credit-earning experiential learning opportunities for Ohio State STEM students. Dr. Patrice Hamel, a professor of…
Kickstart Kreyòl, designed by French and francophone studies Assistant Professor Ryan Joyce, is entering its second year with a mission to expand Haitian Creole language education…
Languages have been an integral part of Elena Past’s life, guiding her upbringing, education and eventual career in higher education. Now, as the incoming chair for the Department…
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Lucille Toth will serve as Interim Director of the Newark Earthworks Center, effective July 1.
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Her program On Board(hers) was recognized for demonstrating excellence in community engagement and high-impact practices.
Dr. Lucille Toth, Associate Professor in Newark, has received the 6-Year Distinguished STEP Faculty Mentor Award, recognizing exceptional excellence in advancing STEP's…
FRIT was proudly represented at Newark’s 22nd Annual Student Research and Scholarship Forum by four exceptional students whose work highlights the department’s commitment to…
Deborah Idowu, a first-year French and Francophone Studies PhD student in the Department of French and Italian at The Ohio State University, has been named co-winner of the prestigious…
The Department of French and Italian and French Center of Excellence were pleased to celebrate our own Benjamin Hoffmann, College of Arts and Sciences Designated Professor of French Literature,…
Thirteen students in Italian 3222, Modern Italian Media (Professor Qian Liu), visited Thompson Library’s Special Collections to explore rare materials on Italian Futurism and its global…
The Department of French and Italian is thrilled to share Professor Lucille Toth's co-edited volume, Embodied Narratives in the Health Humanities and Literary Studies,…
The French Center of Excellence was pleased to host visiting Professor André Leblanc to discuss his current research on a project entitled Modernity of Madame de Staël and the Coppet Group…
Dr. Lucille Toth, Associate Professor of French and Francophone Studies, recently collaborated with Latinx students at the University of Texas at San Antonio through her creative research project …
On October 9th, CSCC Executive Chef Reese Flowers (Degrees Restaurant) visited the students of FRIT 3061: Mediterranean Food Cultures to talk all about pesto. After the students were primed to…
Students in Italian 5330 took a field trip across the Oval to Thompson Library to peruse the rare manuscripts collection. Many don't realize how amazing the collection of Medieval and Renaissance…
The French Center of Excellence hosted its first guest, University of Indiana at Bloomington Professor of French, Nicolas Valazza, for the Autumn 2025 semester on October 9 in Thompson Library…