Dahouda Publishes on Francophone Studies

Through his recent scholarly work published this spring, Associate Professor of French and Francophone Studies Kanaté Dahouda added two significant contributions to the body of literature on francophone studies. In collaboration with Professor Selom K. Gbanou of University of Calgary in Canada, Dahouda co-edited the book, "Enjeux identitaires dans l'imaginaire francophone" (2013), a text of multi...  More >>

Gallouët Presents on Black Revolts

Catherine Gallouët, chair and professor of French and Francophone Studies at HWS, was invited to deliver a paper at the University of the French West Indies and Guiana under the auspices of Guadeloupe's Conseil Régional. The conference theme, "Black Representation in European and American Literature, History and Art in the 18th, 19th and 20th Century," has been the focus of Gallouët's research fo...  More >>

Carr '86 Named CMO

Rebecca G. Carr '86 has been named chief marketing officer for Foxwoods Resort Casino. As such she is a member of the executive team reporting directly to Chief Executive Officer Scott C. Butera. With more than 25 years of experience in marketing some of the world's largest and most prestigious brands, Carr will play a key role in shaping Foxwoods brand identity as it prepares to compete for both...  More >>

Gallouët publishes on the Enlightenment

An essay by Professor of French and Francophone studies Catherine Gallouët was recently published in a collection of essays titled Geographiae Imaginariae. Dresser le cadastre des mondes inconnus dans la fiction narrative de l'Ancien Régime, (Presses de l’Université Laval, 2011.) The volume analyzes how geography was constructed in European narrative fiction from the Middle Ages through 1800. Ga...  More >>

Becky Carr '86 Named Principal

Becky Carr '86 has joined the marketing and business development firm of Marsden & Associates as a principal. Carr's 26-year career in the global business-to-business technology market spans sales, sales leadership and all marketing disciplines in Fortune 50 companies. She was most recently the vice president of global marketing at Verizon, responsible for brand, advertising, web, field marke...  More >>

Sharing a Love of Gardening

Daniel Scibilia-Carver '12 has received an Americorps Summer Vista position working through Cornell Cooperative Extension in Ithaca. In this capacity, Scibilia-Carver will work on community gardens and will co-lead the Youth Horticulture Apprentice Program (YHAP) for low-income teens in Ithaca. Having himself worked as a Youth Horticulture Apprentice six years ago, he is excited to co-lead the pr...  More >>