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Hoffmann's new novel wins the “2022 Love-at-First-Sight Laureate Prize”
Congratulations to Associate Professor Benjamin Hoffmann, who has won an award for his new novel L’Ile de la Sentinelle - the “2022 Love-at-First-Sight Laureate Prize” from the Le Mans …
Aski named director of Center for Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Janice Aski, professor in the Department of French and Italian, has been promoted from interim director to full director of the Center for Languages, Literatures and Cultures for…
Hoffmann talks about new novel on national French TV
Associate Professor of French Benjamin Hoffmann presented his new novel L'île de la Sentinelle on French national TV on "L'essentiel chez Labro"! Check out the video.
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Music and Performances in French 5403
Professor Marx-Scouras's spring 2022 class French 5403: “Minor Art” from Gainsbourg to Stromae: Popular Music as a Political Act allowed students to engage with French and Francophone music…
Combs-Schilling Promoted to Associate Professor
Congratulations to Professor Jonathan Combs-Schilling, who was recently promoted to Associate Professor!
Combs-Schilling’s principal field of research and teaching is Medieval and…
Toth Receives 2022 Best New Undergraduate Mentor Award
Congratulations to Lucille Toth on winning the 2022 Best New Undergraduate Mentor Award! Toth is an Assistant Professor of French at OSU-Newark, affiliated with Ohio State Dance department. She…
Mental Health and Music: An Evening with Quebec's Polyglot Florence K
A huge thank you to FRIT's Wynne Wong and Québec Government Office in Chicago for organizing "Mental Health and Music: An Evening with Quebec's Polyglot Florence K" on April 13th. Over 200 people…
Sarah-Grace Heller named Department Chair
Congratulations to Sarah-Grace Heller, who has been appointed by Interim Executive Dean David Horn as Department Chair of the Department of French and Italian! Heller will begin her four year term…
Combs-Schilling discusses Liszt's Dante Symphony with the maestro of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra
Over the weekend of March 18-19, Assistant Professor of Italian Jonathan Combs-Schilling, who specializes in Medieval and Renaissance Italian Literature, was invited to join the Columbus Symphony…