Thanks to the enthusiasm of our new graduate assistants, Maud Haddad and Gabriela Rincon, we have many activities planned for the Spring 2021 semester. This list will change as we add more in-person excursions and activities later in the spring so please check back often and follow us on Twitter and Instagram () for up-to-date announcements!

Free French tutoring and conversation

Drop-in Zoom tutoring hours (free): Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:00 pm-5:30 pm through 30 June (with Maud Haddad) (please note that you may have to wait to be admitted if she is with another student). Please contact Mme Maud Haddad (haddadm3@montclair.edu) for the possibility of conversation groups at other times.

Drop-in Conversation hour (free), Wednesdays�� from 3:00pm-4:00 pm through June 30

Book Club (via Zoom)

Join fellow French students and alumni for our first French Book Club. You will be able to practice speaking French while gaining stronger reading and comprehension skills. If you are interested in joining, . If you have questions about joining, contact Gabriela Rincon at rincong1@montclair.edu

Career Tips

Look for weekly postings along with our “Mot de la semaine” and activities mailings.

Free Upcoming Events

May 17 at 1:00pm. Muguets=porte-bonheur. Increase your luck during finals by adopting a mini pot of muguets (lily of the valley), the deliciously scented traditional flower offered in France for the 1st of May. Supplies limited, please RSVP before May 16: Where? Tents next to the quad nearest the student center (rain or shine).

May 17 at 7:00pm “.”

Come contribute to the democratic process by discussing the student memes selected by the public: Julia Henskens, Psychology major, with a minor in Child Advocacy; Parham Mousa Elie, History major, with a minor in Political Science; Mari Zuniga, Communications and Media Arts major, with a minor in Chinese

May 20 at 5pm: 3rd meeting for “Le Cercle de Lecture”

Join us for our 3rd meeting as we begin our discussion on ‘813’ by Maurice Leblanc on Thursday, May 20th at 5pm! If you are a fan of the Netflix series, Lupin, then ‘813’ will be a wonderful read since the series was based on this book. All new participants are welcome! For more information and details about our next meeting, contact Gabriela Rincon at rincong1@montclair.edu.

Past Events

Massive online gift card raffle for books and supplies. Open to students currently enrolled in French classes, undergraduate and graduate. Many prizes available. (use your @montclair.edu address) by February 19 at 7:00pm.

Interested in becoming a French minor, major, or graduate student and taking advantage of programming such as this? Contact Dr. Elizabeth Emery or Dr. Kathleen Loysen for more information about declaring a minor or major in French. In the meanwhile, follow us on Twitter and Instagram for more spring 2021 activities, in person and online. Drawing live (in French) via Zoom on February 23 at 2:00pm.

Cuisinez avec moi: Crêpes. Wednesday, February 17 at 3:00 via Zoom: Join Professor Emery, Maud Haddad, and Gabriela Rincon for an afternoon of live crêpe-making demonstration and French conversation. If you are on campus and interested in participating in person (tasting and making), please contact Professor Emery.

Graduate School Open House. Sunday, February 21

Sign up to learn more about French graduate programs in teaching and translation. Receive a free waiver of the admissions fee! https://apply.montclair.edu/register/?id=ebdec9a9-2c29-4f0e-8c8f-aa2a88591a8e

Paris on Film (Online) through the Alliance Française in Montclair

January 12th-March 1st, 6.99 for non FIAF members

Join us for a cinematic escape to the City of Light! Discover Paris through the eyes of filmmakers who have used the city as a rich tapestry for their work. The series looks at the French capital through nearly 100 years of cinema. Sign up here!

Cuisinez avec moi: dorm-friendly mousse au chocolat. March 9 at 4pm via Zoom: Join Montclair alumna Bonnie Borton in a cooking demonstration and conversation about food hacks for making delicious chocolate mousse at home. RSVP to rincong1@montclair.edu for an ingredient list and cook along with Mme Borton!

March 24: Making Languages our Business: A Chat with Erin Whelchel

Please join us at 11 a.m. on March 24, 2020
register now:��

Erin Whelchel is the Outreach Manager at ACTFL (American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages), an individual membership organization representing more than 14,000 language educators and administrators nationally and internationally. Since its launch in Spring 2017, she has managed ACTFL’s national public awareness and advocacy campaign —a hub of free online resources for students, their parents, educators, and others that seeks to make language learning a national priority.��Erin��is also an alumna of the Teaching Assistant Program in France (TAPIF), through which she taught English in a variety of French school settings and regions from 2009-12.

March 31: 12pm A Conversation with Everette Jordan: A Career in Intelligence and Global Security

Mr. Jordan is currently assigned as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Intelligence Community Integration. In this role he serves as one of the principal senior executive conduits between the Treasury Department’s Office of Intelligence and Analysis (OIA) and the Intelligence Community. He leads a group of individuals that addresses evolving challenges of coordinating the interactions between OIA and the Intelligence Community. Registration is required:��

April 2: Essay Prize deadline:

ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST BE��BLIND�� – THAT IS, WITH YOUR NAME APPEARING��ON THE FRONT COVER PAGE ONLY,��NOT ON THE ESSAY ITSELF. Indicate on the cover page if you are

1) a non-native speaker of the language (and if a major or minor, when applicable)��OR

2) a native speaker (and if a major or minor, when applicable)

All��essays��are to be submitted as a Word document via email attachment to Dr. Oppenheim:����oppenheimL@montclair.edu

A choice between two topics:

Le Covid-19, maladie causée par le nouveau coronavirus, a exercé des pressions inattendues sur la plupart des systèmes politiques du monde, y compris sur ceux de pays traditionnellement jugés démocratiques comme la France et les États-Unis. En premier lieu des préoccupations tant des citoyens que des gouvernements, l’on retrouve, d’une part, le besoin pour les États d’appliquer des mesures sanitaires préventives qui ont tendance à limiter les libertés publiques et, d’autre part, le souci des citoyens de limiter l’intrusion de l’État dans les libertés publiques traditionnelles. Quel impact pensez-vous que le défi du Covid-19 va avoir sur les démocraties française et américaine ?��

OR

Des manifestations contre les inégalités raciales et les brutalités policières aux États-Unis ont engendré une création du mouvement “Black Lives Matter” (les vies noires comptent). Croyez-vous que l’intervention de la police soit nécessaire dans certains cas ?�� D’après-vous, est-ce que le travail des policiers est suffisamment encadré pour établir l’ordre au pays ? Que pensez-vous aussi de l’idée du «��définancement de la police��» proposée par quelques gouverneurs des États ?

Please indicate if you are an Undergraduate or Graduate student.
Length:�� Essays, to be written in French, must be three pages (typed, double-spaced).

Fall Streaming Film Clips and Conversation

To RSVP for films, and a Zoom link will be sent to you in advance of the event.

February 19 at 6:00 pm. Entre les murs�� réalisé par Laurent Cantet��

Francois Marin (François Bégaudeau) is a French language and literature teacher at an inner-city Paris high school. As the new school year begins, he introduces himself to his new class and begins the arduous process of reaching out to each of them. Marin encounters his share of problem students, teen violence, ethnic tensions between classmates and education barriers within the group, all of which test his patience and — more importantly — his resolve as an educator.” (Rotten Tomatoes)

“François est un jeune professeur de français dans un collège difficile. Il n’hésite pas à affronter Esmeralda, Souleymane, Khoumba et les autres dans de stimulantes joutes verbales, comme si la langue elle-même était un véritable enjeu. Mais l’apprentissage de la démocratie peut parfois comporter de vrais risques.” (Allociné.fr)

March 19 at 6:00 pm. Ce qui nous lie réalisé par Cédric Klapisch��

“Back to Burgundy finds its own subtle terroir in the well-trod ground of family drama — and should prove particularly intoxicating viewing for oenophiles.” (Rotten Tomatoes)

“Le réalisateur de “Casse-tête chinois” a tourné au rythme des saisons cette chronique tendre, drôle et instructive qui se révèle un excellent cru dans sa filmographie.” (Allocine.fr)

April 13 12:30pm in the Student Center Quad: Le retour du pique-nique dans le parc!

In-person event! Bring your blanket or hammock and snack or choose from among our pre-packaged French treats. Practice your French while social distancing under the pine tree at the end of the quad farthest away from the Student Center! RSVP:

April 16 at 6:00 pm. Divines réalisé par Houda Benyamina

“In a housing estate on the outskirts of Paris, a teenager who is hungry for her share of power and success becomes a runner for a drug dealer. When she meets a male dancer, a window of opportunity offers a different kind of life.” (Rotten Tomatoes)

“Dans un ghetto où se côtoient trafics et religion, Dounia a soif de pouvoir et de réussite. Soutenue par Maimouna, sa meilleure amie, elle décide de suivre les traces de Rebecca, une dealeuse respectée. Sa rencontre avec Djigui, un jeune danseur troublant de sensualité, va bouleverser son quotidien.” (Allocine.fr)

To RSVP for films, and a Zoom link will be sent to you in advance of the event.

April 17. Gallery Talks at the Cloisters. Free with admission

The Cloisters offers Gallery Talks and other programs for adults at noon and 2:00 p.m. every Saturday and on the first Sunday of each month, year-round. Due to limited gallery space, groups of ten or more cannot be accommodated. If you are interested, you can purchase tickets here!

April 21 Virtual Job Fair (sign up ahead of time!)

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April 22 at 5:00 pm Book Club

Contact Gabriela Rincon for more details (rincong1@montclair.edu)

Monday, May 3 A talk by Dr. Daniel Mengara: ““De “La plus grande France” à la France européenne: Le nationalisme français dans tous ses états”. Monday, May 3 5:30-8:00 via Zoom. More information to follow. For joining information please contact Dr. Oppenheim (oppenheiml@Montclair.edu).

Wednesday, May 5 at 5:30 p.m. A talk by Dr. Ting Chang, University of Nottingham, UK. “The King’s Docile Body? The Role of Maps, Games, and Globes in the 18th and 18th Centuries in France.”

This lecture investigates the role of maps, games and globes in princely education in France in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Scrutiny of the educational games and other instruments designed for Louis XIV, aged four when he succeeded to the throne in 1643, suggests early modern gamification, defined by Sebastian Deterding and others as the use of game design elements in non-game contexts to motivate through the pleasurable experience of play certain desired behaviours and outcomes. Dr. Chang proposes that maps, games, and globes acted upon the king’s body as much as on his mind. Like the ideal figure of the soldier described by Michel Foucault, even the king’s body was manipulated, shaped, and trained in the early modern period, albeit with boardgames and playing cards.

Register via Zoom:

Fall Registration starts April 26

Be sure to take care of any holds and make an appointment with your advisor to plan fall courses. Course descriptions (and advisor contact information) are online!

Thursday, May 6 at 7:00 p.m. Chief Vincent Mann. The Languages of Indigenous Communities.�� Chief Vincent Mann is the Turtle Clan Chief of the Ramapough Lunaape Nation, which encompasses Passaic County NJ, Warwick, and surrounding areas in New York. Chief Mann has held the title of Turtle Clan Chief for approximately twelve years. For the past five years, he has worked with the NYU Environmental Studies Department. In that time, he participated in the construction and implementation of a community health survey focused on identifying and addressing health concerns within his community. To honor Chief Mann’s efforts to shed light on his community’s efforts to fight back after the Ford toxic dumping, he was awarded the Russ Berry Foundations highest award of Unsung Hero. Chief Mann has been at the forefront of the New Jersey environmental justice movement, where he has worked to protect the water supply of 4 million people and advocated for the community living in close proximity to the Ringwood mines superfund site.Sponsored by the departments of World Languages and Cultures, Linguistics, Religion and Anthropology.

Register here:

May 7 at 6:00 pm. Faat Kiné, film réalisé par Ousmane Sembene

Faat Kine presents a wonderful, feminist, observation of Senegalese women’s lives (Rotten Tomatoes).

Faat Kiné a été abandonnée par son mari avec ses deux enfants. Seule, elle va les éléver et les mener au prix d’efforts courageux, jusqu’au baccalauréat. Dans ce défi, différents portraits de la société africaine s’affrontent et se confrontent. Entre la grand-mère et la petite-fille, il faut passer par la personnalité moderne de Faat Kiné (Allocine.fr)

To RSVP for films, and a Zoom link will be sent to you in advance of the event.

May 12 at 5pm. Professor Elizabeth Emery will speak about her new book, Reframing Japonisme: Women and the Asian Art Market in Nineteenth-Century France, 1853–1914 (Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2020) in conversation with Rachel Saunders, PhD, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Curator of Asian Art at Harvard Art Museums, and recently elected member of the JASA Board of Directors. Talk description and registration information here:

Updated 15 May 2021

On 28 February, the French Embassy awarded the ��Ʒ���˸������� University Cercle Français (French Club), a award. Katrin Gebhard, Higher Education Attaché at the French Embassy, traveled to campus to document the award-winning project and to present students Evrans Dangervil, John Mentor, Dante Sterling, Gerry Plinio, and Noah Johnston with a certificate during the annual ��Ʒ���˸������� University French Day.

“Mardi Gras”

For the France on Campus award, MSU students created hands on workshops (conducted in French) to help nearly 300 secondary school French students practice their language skills while “traveling the French-speaking world” to celebrate “Carnaval” (Mardi Gras). Visitors to ��Ʒ���˸������� presented their “airline tickets” to travel to the different “countries” where they could stamp their passports, participate in cultural activities, and taste foods from Nice (France), Bâle (Switzerland), Fort-de-France (Martinique, France), Port-au-Prince (Haiti), Québec (Canada), and La Nouvelle Orléans (Louisiana).

Photographs here, courtesy of the French Embassy and participants who posted on social media (), document the fun of replicating the “bataille de fleurs” characteristic of Carnaval in Nice, dressing in costumes as they would in Guadeloupe, or donning the red ribbon of Québec’s Bonhomme du Carnaval. The Embassy created to document their experience of the Montclair campus and the Montclair students’ vision in action. Visiting students also put their French skills to good use in the other workshops featured in the French Day program: they traveled to Togo, Corsica, Côte d’Ivoire, and Senegal to explore fashion, music, and tourist attractions.

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Award Winners

Many participating secondary schools submitted student-produced videos as part of the “Poetic License” film competition. The grand-prize winning submission from Creskill High School centered around the painting of a bird as part of their adaptation of Jacques Prévert’s “Pour faire le portrait d’un oiseau.” The student artist in this prize-winning film presented his painting to the French Embassy during the award ceremony. Mahwah High School was awarded second place and Mary Helper of Christians Academy won third place for their films. Montville High School, Millburn High School, and Pascack Hills High School received honorable mentions for creativity.

Félicitations à tous!

For the most recent list, please consult the online course catalog in Nest. This list is provided as a courtesy to those without access to Nest. Registration begins Wed., April 15

Fall 2020

FREN 121: Intermediate French (satisfies WLR, French minor, LBC)

• FREN 121-01: meets Online asynchronous – Dr Redouane [CRN: 40955]
• FREN 121-02: meets MR 12:45-2:00 HawkMix – Dr LaFountain [CRN: 40956]

DegreeWorks says you need FREN132 or FREN204?

No worries! Enroll in FREN203 and/or FREN205 for fall. Just drop by Dr. Loysen’s office to fill out a form so DegreeWorks will recognize the substitution or write to her at loysenk@montclair.edu

FREN 203: Mastering French (satisfies French minor, major, LBC) [CRN: 40957]

Formerly called “French Stylistics & Composition.” Prerequisite(s): FREN 121 or departmental approval. Skills of the French language. Intensive vocabulary practice, laboratory drills, grammar review and weekly compositions, integrated into an intensive language program.

• Meets MR 2:15-3:30 HawkMix – Dr Redouane

��FREN 205: Perfecting French Pronunciation (satisfies French minor, major) [CRN: 44614]

Formerly called “French Phonetics.” Prerequisite(s): FREN 112 or departmental approval. Weekly transcriptions, problems of articulation, rhythm, accentuation and intonation; intensive language laboratory work. 3 hours lecture.

• Meets MR 9:45-11:00 Hawk to Hawk – Prof. Saxon

FREN 350: Translation I (satisfies French minor, major, LBC) [CRN: 40958]

Prerequisite(s): FREN 203 or departmental approval. Techniques of translation English-French, French-English. Vocabulary, comparative sentence structure, analysis and expression of ideas and images. Meets the Graduation Writing Requirement for majors in French and Professional French Translation.

• Meets ONLINE asynchronous – Dr. Loysen

FREN 367. Seminar: Les Mis and More: Victor Hugo’s Legacy (satisfies French minor, major) [CRN: 47296]

Prerequisite(s): FREN 210 or departmental approval. This course–taught in French–is open to advanced undergraduates interested in learning more about Victor Hugo and the ways in which his writing, artwork, politics, and commitment to social justice influenced nineteenth-century French society. Special attention will be devoted to the ways in which adaptations of his works have shaped contemporary thought.

• Wednesdays from 5:30-8:00pm. HawkLive. With Dr. Emery

FREN470. Contemporary North African Writers [CRN: 47526]

Open to advanced undergraduate students having completed at least two 300-level courses or their equivalent. La production romanesque féminine publiée au Maroc ces dernières années constitue un bon témoignage du développement de la littérature féminine maghrébine contemporaine d’expression française. La présence d’une nouvelle génération d’écrivaines se caractérise par une création littéraire marquée par de nouvelles préoccupations esthétiques se distinguant de ses aînées aussi bien par sa modernité que par son originalité. Le but de ce cours est de faire connaître certaines de ces écrivaines contemporaines et leurs écrits et de mettre en valeur l’originalité et la spécificité des thèmes traités, des styles et des formes de leurs procédés d’écriture romanesque.

• Meets Thursdays 5:30 pm-08:00 pm HawkMix with Dr Redouane

Undergraduate Advising Appointments

Write to Dr. Loysen (loysenk@montclair.edu)

Graduate Courses

Summer 2020

FREN514: Exploits, Disguise, and Trickery in Medieval French Literature

Why are there so many stories of grand feats, mistaken identity, and mischief-making of all kinds in medieval French literature? Through a study of a range of texts from the early Middle Ages to the eve of the Renaissance, we will attempt to answer this question. Our texts will be drawn from narrative, poetic, and theatrical traditions. Texts to include: La Chanson de Roland, Tristan et Iseut, selected Lais by Marie de France, Aucassin et Nicolette, selected fabliaux and farces, and François Villon’s Testament.

–Online with Dr. Loysen

Fall 2020

Registration begins Wed., April 15

FREN521: Translation, Reading & Culture [CRN: 47072]

Conducted in French. Introduction to translation practice through evaluation of a series of texts meant to help students explore the special textual and cultural difficulties inherent in the translation process. Students will explore the role culture plays in all areas of translation, across a variety of subject areas (such as literature, business, medicine, media, and technology). Special emphasis will be paid to how ideas, words, and sentences are transposed across cultures, languages, and contexts, using methods of textual analysis.

– Online asynchronous with Dr. Loysen

FREN535: Les Mis and More: Victor Hugo’s Legacy [CRN: 47073]

Conducted in French. This graduate-level course focuses on the ways in which Victor Hugo’s writing, artwork, politics, and commitment to social justice influenced nineteenth-century French society. Special attention will be devoted to the ways in which adaptations of his works have shaped contemporary thought. Course number may be repeated one more time for a total of six credits, as long as the seminar topic is different each time. 3 hours lecture.

Wednesdays from 5:30-8:00pm. HawkLive. With Dr. Emery

FREN546: Contemporary North African Writers [CRN: 47074]

Open to graduate students and advanced undergraduate students having completed at least two 300-level courses or their equivalent.

La production romanesque féminine publiée au Maroc ces dernières années constitue un bon témoignage du développement de la littérature féminine maghrébine contemporaine d’expression française. La présence d’une nouvelle génération d’écrivaines se caractérise par une création littéraire marquée par de nouvelles préoccupations esthétiques se distinguant de ses aînées aussi bien par sa modernité que par son originalité. Le but de ce cours est de faire connaître certaines de ces écrivaines contemporaines et leurs écrits et de mettre en valeur l’originalité et la spécificité des thèmes traités, des styles et des formes de leurs procédés d’écriture romanesque.

Thursdays 5:30 pm-08:00 pm Hawk Mix. With Dr Redouane

MA Graduate Comprehensive Exam [CRN: 45797]

Open to those who have completed 18 credits toward the MA in French, Concentration in French Studies. 0 credit.

Continuous Matriculation [CRN:41025].

Graduate students unable to register for courses should maintain their matriculation by registering for this non-credit class. See the Graduate Policy manual.

Graduate Advising Appointments

Write to Dr. Emery (emerye@montclair.edu)

Wednesdays at 2:30: Salon de Conversation in Schmitt 2nd floor atrium

Special French conversation events

• 29 janvier: Bonne rentrée!
• 5 février: La Chandeleur (build a crepe!).
• 4 mars: Unwind before spring break with French board games!
• 6 mai: Le muguet (lily of the valley) and petanque (weather permitting)

LIST OF EVENTS BY DATE

29 janvier. Bonne rentrée ! Schmitt Atrium 2nd floor @ 2:30pm. Welcome back to the semester by sharing what you did over winter break and what you’re excited about this coming semester while practicing your French!

5 février. La Chandeleur (build a crepe!). Schmitt Atrium 2nd floor @2:30pm.

Come celebrate La Chandeleur by building (and eating) your own crêpe and learning some French words! The French don’t celebrate Groundhog’s Day on Feb. 2, but they do celebrate the flipping of crêpes. Quantities limited: sign up via HawkSync:

8 février. Animation First 2020. FIAF NYC. Contact pliniog@montclair.edu for more information.

11 février. . Schmitt Hall 104, 7:00pm.

21 février. Conference: . Maison française de NYU (free). 9am-6pm. Conference on historical novels.

28 février: looking for volunteers to help with French Day. Food and door prizes available! Contact msufrenchday@gmail.com for more information!

4 mars: Jeux de société. Unwind before spring break with French conversation and board games! Schmitt Atrium 2nd floor @2:30pm. [check]

24 mars. . Schmitt Hall 104, 7:00pm

2 April. . 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. Free for undergraduates. To express interest or reserve a spot write to: emerye@montclair.edu

14 April. . Schmitt 104, 7-9pm

15 April. Dept. of Modern Languages and Literatures spring reception.2:30pm Location TBA.

5 mai. . Schmitt Hall 104, 7-9pm.

6 mai: Le muguet (lily of the valley) and petanque (weather permitting). Meet in Schmitt Atrium 2nd floor @2:30pm. Quantities of muguet limited, please RSVP via HawkSync: Anyone can come to play petanque!

mai, TBA. Pi Delta Phi, National French Honor Society Induction

Bonnes vacances!

The ��provides students with an opportunity to study TWO Asian languages in one program (choosing from Chinese, Japanese and Korean). Students will choose either a Japanese or Chinese concentration, with one of the other two Asian languages counting as a secondary language.

Students may also double-minor in Asian Languages and in or .

Classes range from such topics as Chinese Cinema, Japanese Calligraphy, Business Chinese, and Korean language courses (Beginning through Intermediate), plus opportunities to .

For more information or to declare the minor today, please contact Dr. Wing Shan Ho at how@montclair.edu.

Leonardo Palumbo graduated from MSU in 2008 now works in advocacy and humanitarian affairs in Uzbekistan and Tajikistan for Médecins Sans Frontières – Holland. He also served as a Senior Policy Coordinator for Eurohealthnet in Brussels. Majoring in French Civilization, he completed a double minor in Italian and International Studies. He also received an MA in Migration Studies at Kent University in 2009.

CHSS: What have you been up to since graduating from ��Ʒ���˸�������?
KH: After graduating in January 2010, I moved to Washington, DC. I am currently the Executive Administrator and Special Projects Manager for the Pentagon Memorial Fund. We are in the beginning stages of planning and constructing the 9/11 Pentagon Visitor Education Center across from the Pentagon and 9/11 Pentagon Memorial. I really love what I am doing and feel very fortunate to be a part of this project and organization.

CHSS: You majored in French Translation and minored in German. What drove you to pursue study in modern languages?
KH: I knew I wanted to pursue foreign language study while in high school, and French had been what I studied the longest. I loved everything about writing, literature, languages, and different cultures, and I really wanted to use my time in college to open my mind to all there was to learn through studying languages (secret: the learning never ends – that’s the best part!). I started at ��Ʒ���˸������� in 2005 and immediately began my French Translation major requirement courses, picking up Italian courses and a German minor along the way.

CHSS: You’ve pursued a career that is not necessarily related to the major you studied in CHSS. How do you feel your time in CHSS has helped you since graduating?
KH: I chose my current path because I felt I needed to experience and grow professionally in other areas while still keeping my love of foreign languages and global communication close to me. In unexpected and delightful ways, I have used my language skills and so many other things I learned through studying languages. For example, I started a blog to channel my love of writing and my love of endurance racing. I have always said that my study of foreign languages has helped me learn so much more than I could have ever anticipated about my native language.

Most importantly, studying languages taught me how to learn and it taught me patience (it’s not a quick process). I have carried those lessons with me through every new challenge and unknown and it’s given me great confidence when faced with something I don’t know. It made me see things as falling in one of two categories: “What I know” and “What I don’t know…yet.”

CHSS: What is your favorite ��Ʒ���˸������� memory?
KH: Only one favorite memory? That’s tough! But spending two beautiful summers studying in the Mediterranean (Sicily ’06 and Nice ’08) were the moments associated with ��Ʒ���˸������� and studying languages that are most ingrained in my memory, for sure. The professors, the students, the places and culture, the food, the experiences—how can you compete with all of that? The first time I went abroad, I went to Taormina, Sicily, with the most wonderful group of people I could ever imagine. Having only a basic knowledge of Italian at the time, it was the most dynamic and single-most significant time in my life. I grew in so many important ways: mentally, emotionally, intellectually.

CHSS: Do you have any advice for current CHSS students?
KH: First, enjoy the process! Second, if you love something enough, as I still love learning and exploring foreign languages and cultures, it will find its way back into your life. Oftentimes, the way it comes back into your life is not the way you may think it will or should—but it’s certainly no less meaningful or fulfilling. It is not always easy to envision your post-college options while you are still doing the bulk of your studying, so when you can, volunteer or pursue internships that will allow you to see what you like and what you don’t like. I think the biggest and best surprise after college was to find that there are jobs that you may not even realize exist, but that can be an incredible fit for who you are as a person and the skills you possess thanks to your field of study and the experiences you had at ��Ʒ���˸�������.