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French and Francophone StudiesDesigned to teach students to express themselves clearly and effectively in French, the program in French and Francophone Studies also acquaints them with the depth and breadth of literary and cultural expression in French. > more | Italian StudiesAn interdisciplinary minor, Italian Studies enables those who wish to extend their study beyond language to areas of Italian literature, history, film, art history and music. Students may also petition for an Independent Major to further expand their Italian studies. > more | Hispanic StudiesPromoting not only communication skills, Hispanic studies encourages exploration of cultural contexts and texts to lead to a broad understanding of issues facing Hispanic communities. > more | ||||||||
Congratulations to all of our majors and minors who graduated on Sunday, May 20, 2012! | ||
Please let us know where your next adventures lead—we wish you all our very best! Special congratulations to the following students selected by our department to receive prizes and awards: French and Francophone StudiesAbigail S. Drapkin, The Murray Sachs Prizes for Outstanding Work and Dedication in French and to Francophone Studies Dane P. Isenberg, J.V. Cunningham Award for Excellence in Writing, (category: paper written in a foreign language, open to all undergraduates) Katherine L. Kolios, The Murray Sachs Prizes for Outstanding Work and Dedication in French and to Francophone Studies Geraldine O. Rothschild, Anna S. Aronson Memorial Award Hispanic StudiesRebecca S. Starzyk, Eli D. and Mollie Goodstein Prize in Spanish Italian StudiesAlyssa M. Kerr, The Dorothy Blumenfeld Moyer Memorial Award to recognize excellence in the languages and/or literature More Romance Studies News: Hispanic Studies faculty member, Lucía Reyes de Deu has just won the Marion and Jasper Whiting Foundation Fellowship for Higher Education of Present and Future Teachers for her proposal "Educated Women: Literacy, Literature, and the Issue of Education for Women in Early XX Century Argentina." She'll be doing research in Argentina during the month of July. Congratulations Lucía! Please follow this link (http://www.brandeis.edu/now/2011/december/hale.html) to Changing the world, one children's book at a time, a wonderful article about Jane Hale! |