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The Daily Illini on French and Francophone events
The many French and Francophone events organized as part of the French Around the Corner initiative have made it into in our university’s independent, student-run newspaper, The Daily...
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Online Information Session on our Graduate Programs
Dear prospective graduate students,Please join us at our online information session on graduate programs in French and in Italian at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.The information session will be held on Zoom on Friday, October 24, 2025 from 1 to 2:30 pm...
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FRIT and Friends at the Humanities Open House
The University’s first-ever Humanities Open House, held on Saturday, October 4, 2025, was a success. The many events offered on or near the Main Quad highlighted the best of what the humanities have to offer — from academic programs, research, and resources to student- and alumni-...
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"French Around The Corner" Public Engagement Project awarded LAS Inclusive Excellence funding
The College of LAS has awarded a $6,000 Inclusive Excellence funding to Prof. Mroz for her innovative public engagement project titled French Around The Corner. "The Office of Inclusive Excellence is delighted to partner with...
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Italian Movie Night - La vita è bella
Join us for Italian Movie Night (La vita è bella)Location: Armory (room 147)Date: Sep 25, 2025 5:00 pm Sponsor: Department of French & ItalianContact: Leonardo Chiaranti (leo85@illinois.edu) and hectorc2@illinois....
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Francophone Film Festival (Sept 12 - Dec 5)
The Department of French & Italian is proud to present this year's Francophone Film Festival of Champaign Urbana.Click on this link for more informationThe event will take...
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FRIT instructors ranked as excellent in Spring 2025
Congratulations to the following instructors in FRIT ranked as excellent by their students in their Spring 2025 courses, based on the ratings from the...
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Professor Mroz promoted to Associate Professor
Congratulations to Professor Aurore Mroz who has been promoted to the rank of Associate Professor in the Department of French & Italian with indefinite tenure, beginning August 16, 2025. Professor Mroz joined our French program as Assistant Professor in 2015, following a similar position at...
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Professor Clay promoted to Teaching Associate Professor
Congratulations to Professor Amy Clay who has been promoted to the rank of Teaching Associate Professor in the Department of French & Italian, beginning August 16, 2025. Professor Clay joined our program as Instructor in French in 2017, obtained her Ph.D. in Second-Language Acquisition at the...