On Tuesday, December 5th, GSA-TROPOS welcomed Dr. Ndiaye to speak about her book, Scripts of Blackness: Early Modern Performance Culture and the Making of Race. Her academic work examines how…
From Monday November 6 to Friday November 10, 2023, RCS' second French-Language Film Festival --newly renamed for the late, beloved Prof. Anna Norris-- drew over 150 enthusiastic viewers to screenings…
The Department of Romance and Classical Studies congratulates French and Spanish majors graduating in December, 2023: Megan Baechle (French) Karla Flores (Spanish) Tyler Lee (Spanish) Tanner Russ (Spanish) Vidhula Srinavasan…
Laine Lord is passionate about all things involving art, writing, and museums. This passion led to a dream-come-true internship at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met) in New York…
Last month, former students who now teach Romance languages at various institutions had the opportunity to reconnect with their former professors at the Michigan World Language Association Conference (MIWLA '23).…
Welcome to advising, Jena Whitaker! Jena Whitaker, Assistant Professor of French, is also taking on the new role of advising. Jena will be working alongside Jennifer Gansler to provide academic…
In March 2023, the French and Francophone Studies Program hosted an open house to launch its new degree requirements. Majors, minors, graduate students, faculty and even deans all got together…
It’s not often a student receives $25,000 to support their research, but that’s exactly what Hannah Olsen succeeded in doing as a recipient of the highest amount awarded by the…
The Department of Romance and Classical Studies (RCS) honored its 2022-2023 Departmental Awards recipients during its annual awards ceremony on April 21 in Wells Hall. Several awards and scholarships were…
The MSU Albertine Cinémathèque French Film Festival, which will bring six contemporary and classic French films to Michigan State University’s campus, will be held on select dates from April 3…