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Congratulations, Laurene!

Congratulations to Laurene Glimois who is one of 10 recipients of the campus wide 2018 Graduate Associate Teaching Award given by the Graduate School. The Graduate Associate Teaching Award is Ohio…

Paige Piper published in Contemporary French Civilization

Congratulations to PhD alumna and French Lecturer Paige Piper, who's article "Blood in the snow: mapping murder in contemporary Nordic/French crime television" was recently…

New course brings international pop star Bruno Pelletier to Ohio State

In Quebec, popular songs have played and continue to play an important role in affirming Quebec’s distinct linguistic and cultural identity in North America. Professor Wynne Wong created a new…

NIAF Congressional Fellowship

Every fall semester, The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) places outstanding Italian American college students, graduate students and recent graduates in offices of members of the…

Dana Renga Interviewed on The Daily Beat

Department Chair and Associate Professor of Italian Dana Renga spoke on The Daily Beat with Joe Virgillito about mafia, its pop culture portrayals, glamorization within Italy and…

Italian Summit: The Future of Italian in Ohio High Schools and Universities

With support from the Istituto di Cultura Italiana in Chicago, the Department of French and…

Summer French in Laval Study Abroad Program is now accepting applications!

This program is a five-week summer program granting 6 semester credits. In addition to rigorous courses in language, literature, and culture, Laval organizes all sorts of cultural and social…

Humanities Grads Gainfully Employed and Happy

New data suggest that STEM majors are not the only route to success.

By Scott Jaschik | February 7, 2018

French Graduate Students contribute to Kim Thúy's Publication

When Québécois writer, Kim Thúy, visited our department last spring, she was so impressed by the graduate students that she met that she asked them to contribute a creative piece for a forthcoming…