Italian Film Festival USA
In-person return of the Italian Film Festival USA, from April 28-30. All the films are free and open to the public at the UWM Union Cinema, 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd., (2nd floor).
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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.
Pickering-Iazzi publishes translation of Tina, Mafia Soldier
Congratulations to Prof. Robin Pickering-Iazzi, whose much-anticipated translation of Maria Rosa Cutrufelli’s Tina, Mafia Soldier (Canto al deserto: Storia di Tina, soldato di mafia, 1994) will be released by Soho Press on March 7, 2023. On both CrimeReads’ “Most Anticipated …
Thinking about going abroad?
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26th annual Festival of Films in French, February 17-26, 2023
The UWM Festival of Films in French returns this February for its 26th annual edition. It runs every day starting February 17 through February 26. All 17 films are free and open to the public at the UWM Union Cinema, 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd., …
Applications now open for Summer in Rome and Summer in Paris 2023 Study Abroad Programs
Applications are open for this upcoming 2023 Summer faculty led study abroad programs in Rome and Paris. The Rome program starts the 2nd of June and ends the 1st of July of 2023. The Paris program starts the 1st of …
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 …
Robin Pickering-Iazzi publishes Pirandello translations
Robin Pickering-Iazzi published her translations into English of the short stories “Candelora” and “The Lord of the Ship” by Luigi Pirandello, in the collaborative digital edition of Stories for a Year(Novelle per un anno), edited by Lisa Sarti and Michael Subialka. …