414 for UWM Giving Day

On April 14, UWM celebrates “414 Day.” This year the 414 for UWM Giving Day campaign runs from noon on Thursday, April 13 through noon on Friday, April 14. Please consider supporting UWM and the students of Comparative Literature, French, …

Career Closet

The UWM language departments and programs are holding a professional clothing drive. This will take place from April 3rd- 21st. The items we are looking to be donated include dress shirts, blouses, dress pants, blazers, belts, suits, shoes, skirts, ties, …

Anita Alkhas advises Iranian international students

As the faculty adviser to the Iranian Student Association, Prof. Anita Alkhas of the Department of Global Studies is featured in this Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article about Iranian graduate students balancing their academic work with their engagement in the ongoing Iranian revolution.

Study Abroad Scholarships for Summer and Fall 2023 are available!

1. Log into the UWM scholarship portal and complete your UWM general scholarship application. If you previously filled this out, you just need to update it with more current information – your previous responses carry over. 2. Complete the application …

Apply now for 2023-2024 scholarship in all of our programs!

Applications for many scholarships in the UWM Panther Scholarship Portal are due on Wednesday, March 1. Please make sure to complete the general application and upload a transcript showing your grades for Fall 2022 to be eligible for many campus-wide and …

Anita Alkhas reads statement in solidarity with the people of Iran

On November 30, 2022, the non-partisan organization Iranian Scholars for Liberty organized a Campus Rally for Iran at more than 200 colleges and universities around the globe. Prof. Anita Alkhas, faculty advisor to the Iranian Student Association at UWM, was …

Sayila Edmé graduates with Accelerated BA/MA in French

Congratulations to Sayila Edmé, the first graduate of the accelerated 5-year program in French. Sayiila graduates in December 2023 with a BA in French and an MA in Language, Literature, and Translation (French and Francophone Studies concentration) in just five …

Anita Alkhas and Ruth Adeniyi present at ACTFL: Language Connects

Anita Alkhas, Associate Professor of French, and Ruth Adeniyi, Graduate Teaching Assistant in French, shared the UWM French program’s innovative curriculum at the annual ACTFL Convention on November 19, 2022, in a presentation entitled “Custom-Made: Remixing and Localizing Open Educational …

Anita Alkhas Asks Why We Should Study Iran in and through French

In November, Anita Alkhas, Associate Professor of French, gave a presentation entitled “Why Study Iran in/through French?/Pourquoi étudier l’Iran en français?” with Andrea Behn (Janesville Parker High School) and Ellen Onsrud (Lake Mills High School) at the Wisconsin Association for …