French, Francophone and Italian Studies News
11 April 2023Five Seniors Join Peace Corps
Five Hobart and William Smith seniors have accepted two-year positions to serve abroad with the Peace Corps.
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7 February 2023Making an Impact in Tunisia
With funding from a Student International Initiative Fund (SIIF) grant, international relations and French and Francophone studies double major Johanna Golden ’23 spent the fall in Tunis, Tunisia working on a project supporting female entrepreneurs.
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2 February 2023Dahouda Discusses Ivory Coast’s Postwar Reconstruction
Associate Professor of French, Francophone and Italian Studies Kanate Dahouda offers a significant political contribution to understanding the Ivory Coast’s road to economic recovery and nation-building under the presidency of Alassane Ouattara.
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6 September 2022Perich '23 Earns William Marion Miller Prize
While studying abroad, Thomas Perich ’23 was honored with the William Marion Miller Prize for academic progress and determination in French.
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24 May 2022Italian Studies Minor Offered
Program expands on language offering; furthers cultural immersion
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13 January 2022Dahouda Discusses Ivory Coast Civil War and Post-War Socio-Economic Recovery in “Le Patriote” and “Lebanco”
French Professor Kanaté Dahouda examines how the politics of ethnic identities led to a Civil War in the Ivory Coast in 2010.
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17 September 2021The African Diaspora in Italy
HWS professors design a new course on Black Italy after a summer workshop exploring the contemporary presence of the African diaspora in Italy. With an eye toward further diversifying the Italian c
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