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In Memoriam: Professor Jeanne Whitaker

On October 22, family and friends of Jeanne Theis Whitaker, a longtime member of the Wheaton College French Department (1965-1999), gathered in the Quaker Cemetery…

Carrie Slayton ’16 earns Master’s degree, wins two awards

Carrie Slayton ’16 received her M.A. in French from the University of Connecticut.

Associate Professor of French Studies Cécile Danehy

Associate Professor of French Studies Cécile Danehy died on October 20, 2019, in Providence, R.I., at the age of 63.

Bravo, Laura Villeneuve!

Congratulations to French Studies major and new member of Phi Beta Kappa, Laura Villeneuve ’20.

Our learners are teachers, too

Wheaton students in French taught a card game to local 7th graders.

En route toward a PhD

An update from UConn PhD candidate Carrie Slayton ’16.

Laura Villeneuve ’20: a dispatch from Paris

French Studies and Education major Laura Villeneuve gives us an update on her Paris semester.

Orchestrating the Dinner

Bread, cheese, coffee, and Nutella. But first, how to set the table?

Good news from northern France

Eryn Hoang ’18 writes us with an update from Amiens, France.

Congratulations, Eryn Hoang!

Eryn Hoang ’18 has received the Littlefield-Mandell prize in French Studies, and been chosen as a teaching assistant in France next fall.

Professor Kirk Anderson delivers Sorbonne talk

As presenter at an international colloquium, Professor Anderson recently gave a talk about Serge Gainsbourg at the Sorbonne in Paris.

Certifying Oral Proficiency

Seniors majoring in French Studies at Wheaton will soon be taking the online Oral Proficiency Interview (OPIc).