News and Events
Happenings
In the News. The Department of French & Italian is delighted to welcome and host two long-term guests this year: Andrew Ryder (PhD Emory 2010), Dietrich School Postdoctoral Associate (Fall and Spring); and Giuseppina Pellegrino (University of Calabria), Distinguished Fulbright Professor (Spring) | read more
Félicitations! to Brett Wells, a recipient of the 2013 Chancellor's Distinguished Teaching Award. Read about Prof. Wells' award here.
We are pleased to announce the new PhD in Film Studies with a Concentration in French degree program
Fall 2013 Course Schedules are available: French | Italian
Events >>
Join us for a full slate of spring events
Join us on Thurs, Apr 25 at 7:00 in the 7th floor Alumni Hall Auditorium for the fifth film of Pitt's Italian Film Festival USA, Romanzo di una strage. This will be followed by Tormenti, on Fri, Apr 26 at 7:00 in the same venue.
festival site | festival poster (PDF)
We are pleased to co-sponsor the upcoming reading and book signing by Berkeley City College professor Laura Ruberto, translator and editor of her grandmother's memoir Ma la vita è fatta così/ Such is Life (Bordighera Press, 2010). Students presenting valid Pitt ID pay reduced $5 admission fee.
Heinz History Center | poster (PDF)
Alumni >>
Congratulations to Alumna Hillary Gulley (BA Italian, '04), recipient of a 2012 PEN Center Translation Fund Fellowship for her translation of Marcelo Cohen's El fin de lo mismo (The End of the Same).
Read about Aparna Nayak (PhD French, 2006) in the "Alumni Spotlight" of a recent EUCE/ESC Newsletter (PDF).
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Alumni and friends of the department are encouraged to send their news to frit@pitt.edu for publication in the French & Italian Department Newsletter.
FRIT Alumni: update your contact information by visiting www.alumni.pitt.edu. Registration is easy and free. Or call the Alumni Association at 1-800-258-7488, they would love to hear from you!
E-Newsletter
We are pleased to announce the release of the Department of French & Italian Newsletter: Concatenations, Volume IV (PDF)
Read the E-Newsletter online, or if you would like a copy mailed to you please contact Monika Losagio at losagio@pitt.edu or by phone at 412-624-5221.
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