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Global Seminar Info Session - 10/8/25

Tish Clendenen — Mon, 06 Oct 2025 18:43:45 +0000

Global Seminar Info Session - 10/8/25 Tish Clendenen Mon, 10/06/2025 - 12:43

Travel to Paris with Professor Aimee Kilbane, learn about the figurative "underground" of Paris' forgotten or hidden history while exploring its physical underground of catacombs, jazz caves and metro. Or travel to Italy with Professor Suzanne Magnanini, exploring Florence’s historic streets. Learn about Dante, his Inferno, paintings, and frescoes inspired by the poem. No language background required to spend your summer in Italy or France! Both courses fulfill upper-division A&S Gen Ed: Arts & Humanities and more. Come learn more Wednesday, October 8 from 5-6pm in UMC 247. See you there!

Come learn more Wednesday, October 8 from 5-6pm in UMC 247. See you there!

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Settimana della lingua italiana 2026 10/13/25 - 10/19/25

Tish Clendenen — Mon, 06 Oct 2025 17:06:56 +0000

Settimana della lingua italiana 2026 10/13/25 - 10/19/25 Tish Clendenen Mon, 10/06/2025 - 11:06

Settimana della lingua italiana nel mondo - 2025 - XXV edition

Theme - Italofonia: lingua oltre i confini

Date - October 13th - 19th, 2025

Events:

Wednesday, October 15th

FILM - Italian for Beginners, 2000 (Danish/Italian with English subtitles)

5-7PM

ALTEC HIVE (CASE E380)

Thursday, October 16th

ITALIAN PARTY

4-5:30PM

ALTEC HIVE (CASE E380)

Join us for short presentations, games, prizes, and food!

Contact olga.vasile@colorado.edu if you have any questions!

Join the Italian Department for a variety of events celebrating Settimana della lingua italiana 2025, October 13th - 19th.

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Soccer Event - Italian Students vs French Students 10/13/25

Tish Clendenen — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 16:10:05 +0000

Soccer Event - Italian Students vs French Students 10/13/25 Tish Clendenen Tue, 09/30/2025 - 10:10

Join us for our yearly soccer game - French students vs. Italian students! You can participate as a player or come out and cheer.

Monday, October 13th
4:00 pm
Kittredge Field South

Join us for our yearly soccer game - French students vs. Italian students! You can participate as a player or come out and cheer.

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Pétanque - 9/29/25

Tish Clendenen — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 16:05:03 +0000

Pétanque - 9/29/25 Tish Clendenen Tue, 09/30/2025 - 10:05

Join the French Club for a game of Pétanque at Norlin Quad. Snacks will be provided.

Monday, September 29th
3:30PM
Norlin Quad

Join the French Club for a game of Pétanque at Norlin Quad. Snacks will be provided.

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Le théatre Populaire au Burkina Faso - 9/24/25

Tish Clendenen — Tue, 09 Sep 2025 19:18:07 +0000

Le théatre Populaire au Burkina Faso - 9/24/25 Tish Clendenen Tue, 09/09/2025 - 13:18

French & Italian is co-sponsoring a talk with the Center of African and African American Studies on 9/24 at 5pm in HUMN 145. The talk will be by a professor and theater specialist from Burkina Faso, who will tell us about the world of theater and culture in the now highly complex and challenging climate of Burkina Faso today.

Le théatre Populaire au Burkina Faso
A talk in French by Dr. Pingdewinde Issiaka Tiendrebeogo
Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

September 24th
5PM
HUMN 145

Light refreshments will be served.

Event sponsored by The Department of French & Italian and The Center for African & African American Studies (The CAAAS)

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Anatomy of a Public Humanities Program - A visit with Susan Derwin - 9/19/25

Tish Clendenen — Tue, 09 Sep 2025 19:10:20 +0000

Anatomy of a Public Humanities Program - A visit with Susan Derwin - 9/19/25 Tish Clendenen Tue, 09/09/2025 - 13:10

The French & Italian Department is organizing a special public and engaged humanities event on September 19th. Susan Derwin, Director of the UC Santa Barbara Interdisciplinary Center, will discuss her groundbreaking work with California schools and prisons (see the attached flyer). Please join us and spread the word!

Anatomy of a Public Humanities Program

A visit with Susan Derwin

Friday, September 19th

5:00PM

HUMN 250

In her talk, Susan Derwin will explore the social impact the humanities can have, through an examination of two programs she developed as Director of UC Santa Barbara’s Interdisciplinary Humanities Center: the first is a civics education partnership established with the Santa Barbara Unified School District and a local public historical society; and the second is a correspondence program in literary studies that is active in all 32 California prisons. Susan Derwin is professor of comparative literature and director of the Interdisciplinary Humanities Center at UC Santa Barbara.

Free Event! Open to the public!

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FRIT Fridays Event - Rethinking Modern Language Programs for Today's Research University

Tish Clendenen — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 14:39:59 +0000

FRIT Fridays Event - Rethinking Modern Language Programs for Today's Research University Tish Clendenen Mon, 03/17/2025 - 08:39

Our next FRIT Fridays event will be on Friday, March 21st from 3:30PM - 4:30PM in HUMN 370. Anne Violin-Wigent, Associate Professor of French at Michigan State, will be presenting on rethinking modern language programs for today's research university. Join us if you can and pass this along to any other AHUM graduate students or faculty that may be interested. Light refreshments will be served.

Zoom link: https://cuboulder.zoom.us/j/98864988718

Our next FRIT Fridays event will be on Friday, March 21st from 3:30PM - 4:30PM in HUMN 370.

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FRIT Scholarship AY25-26

Tish Clendenen — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 17:50:22 +0000

FRIT Scholarship AY25-26 Tish Clendenen Thu, 02/20/2025 - 10:50

Check out our French & Italian AY 2025-2026 scholarship information. The deadline for scholarships is March 15, 2025.

Links for scholarship information on our website:

French Scholarships

Italian Scholarships

Il Circolo Italiano di Denver Endowed Scholarship Form for 2025 For Italian students only.

Check out our French & Italian AY 2025-2026 scholarship information. The deadline for scholarships is March 15, 2025.

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CU French Club Spring 2025

Tish Clendenen — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 18:48:36 +0000

CU French Club Spring 2025 Tish Clendenen Wed, 02/12/2025 - 11:48

Check out what is happening in CU French Club!

Feb. 17th, 2025 at 3:30PM in ALTEC (CASE E380) - Chandeleur: Celebrate La Chandeleur with delicious homemade crêpes and fun games! Come enjoy French traditions, socialize, and immerse yourself in culture.
March 3rd, 2025 at 4PM in ALTEC (CASE E380) - Jeux de société: An afternoon of classic and modern French board games! A perfect way to practice your language skills while having fun with friends.
TBD - Norlin Quad - Pétanque: Experience the famous French game of pétanque! Whether you're a beginner or an expert, join us for a friendly match and a taste of French culture.
TBD - Match de Foot: Come play or support your team in a friendly soccer match! - stay tuned for updates!

Check out the Spring 2025 CU French Club Calendar!

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Dante in Florence - Global Seminar

Tish Clendenen — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 17:47:27 +0000

Dante in Florence - Global Seminar Tish Clendenen Wed, 12/18/2024 - 10:47

Apply by February 1^st to study abroad in Italy next summer! Dante in Florence is a Global Seminar course taught in Florence, Italy, by Professor Suzanne Magnanini in May. On this program, students will:

Explore Dante's most fantastic images in the Inferno, formed through references to the medieval art and architecture in Italy
Participate on day excursions to Pisa, Monteriggioni, Siena, Montaperti, and San Gimignano
Study both the sites to which Dante refers to in Inferno and the works of other artists inspired by his poem

This course is open to all majors, and counts for the following CU requirements:

Upper division Literature and the Arts Core requirement
A&S Gen Ed: Arts & Humanities Upper-division
4000-level elective credit for Italian majors
Upper-division elective credit for Italian minors
3000-level Art History credit
Engineering Humanities/Social Science credit
CMCI Core: Humanities & Arts
International Affairs Off-Campus Experience
Upper-division Humanities credit

Feel free to direct any questions about the program to Professor Magnanini at suzanne.magnanini@colorado.edu. If you’d like to open an application or have questions about applying, finances, or scholarships, please reach out to globalseminars@colorado.edu. The application deadline is February 1st, and spots are limited!

We hope to see you in Florence this summer!

Apply by February 1st, 2025!

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