You are cordially invited to attend any and all of our upcoming Graduate Students' Talks this Spring, as they prepare to present at prestigious and competitive conferences throughout the country.  January 23, 11am, 2080A LCLB-- Laura Lestani's Nature, Ruins,...

Please join us for our annual FRIT Holiday Fest in 2090B, LCLB on Wednesday, December 10. As in previous years, the event will run continuously from 11:30 am to 2 pm. Food will be served buffet style. Stop by to enjoy a festive moment among colleagues as our semester comes to a close. We are...

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...

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...

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-...

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...

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....

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...

Congratulations to the following instructors in FRIT ranked as excellent by their students in their Spring 2025 courses, based on the ratings from the...