News

Prof. Ireland's "Lettre de Chicago 12 janvier 2017" to be published in the March issue of Les Temps Modernes
John Ireland, Professor and Head of the Department of French and Francophone Studies, has been invited by the journal Les Temps Modernes (founded by Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir in 1945) to…
In/Between 2017 Call for Papers
The School of LCSL is delighted to announce the call for papers for our annual In/Between Conference, which will be held on March 9-10 2017. The keynote speaker is Susan Goldin-Meadow, Professor of…
Bradley Grochocinski accepted to UW-Madison
Bradley Grochocinski (graduated December 2015 with BA in French) has been accepted, with a scholarship, into the Professional French Masters’ Program at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Jennifer Solheim has been nominated for a HOPE Award
Jennifer Solheim, Visiting Assistant Professor of French and Francophone Studies, has been nominated for a HOPE (Honoring Our Professors’ Excellence) Award. Campus Housing established the HOPE Award program as a way to recognize and thank exemplary faculty…
Ellen McClure to co-edit MLA's Options for Teaching French Neoclassical Tragedy
Ellen McClure will be co-editing, along with Hélène Bilis (Wellesley College), the MLA’s Options for Teaching French Neoclassical Tragedy.
Kelsey Bramble admitted to Tulane
Kelsey Bramble (MA student in French) has been admitted, with funding, to Tulane University’s PhD program in French Studies.
Jennifer Solheim to speak at the Honors College Convocation
Jennifer Solheim (VAP French and Freshman Experience Initiative) has been invited to be an alumni speaker at the Honors College Convocation on May 4, 2016.
Dolly Weber receives RMMRA Delno C. West award
Professor Dolly Weber’s essay “Romance of Reynard,” presented in Cedar City at this year’s Rocky Mountain Medieval and Renaissance Association annual meeting, has been designated as the Delno C. West Award winner! The winner…
French MA alumnae receive faculty positions
The French & Francophone Department is excited to announce two faculty appointments for our alumnae. Valentine Balguerie (MA ’09), who recently completed a PhD from Brown University, has been appointed as a Visiting…
John Ireland profiled in UIC News
John Ireland, Silver Circle Award winning Professor of French, is the subject of a recent UIC News article. Read the full article here.