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By Lucas Reilly Ohio University’s 1804 Lounge, nested high on the fifth floor of Baker Center, filled with the combined energy of two nations May 20 during the reception for the French for Business Symposium hosted by the Department of Modern Languages. The department hosted the fourth training workshop offered […]

The Department of Modern Languages is hosting a symposium organized by the French Embassy and the Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie de Paris to promote French in the United States. The symposium is offered for French university-level educators interested in developing French for Business courses. “S’initier à l’enseignement du français […]

Before Marie Antoinette’s famous date with the guillotine in 1793, her head was the envy of French society, thanks to hairdresser Leonard Autié. Were those 30-pound elaborate wigs part of the frivolity and follies that would help make her the last queen of France? Leonard Autié is the subject of a […]

Ohio University student-athlete Juli Accurso ’14 became the first runner in Mid-American Conference history to win three straight individual league titles as she claimed the 6-kilometer race in a time of 20:37.46 on Saturday, Nov. 2, at Bowling Green. “It was definitely a goal of mine,” she said. “I thought […]

“The fourth annual Battle of the Tongues Food Drive helped Ohio University’s Department of Modern Languages raise a collective total of more than 10,000 cans for local food banks,” writes Post reporter Zane Parsons. The food drive, held between Oct. 14 and Nov. 4, benefits three local organizations — The […]

Ohio University students can spend the summer in Italy and complete one year of the College of Arts & Sciences language requirement. There is no language prerequisite for this program. An information session for Italian in Florence Study Abroad is Monday, Nov. 18, at 6 p.m. in Baker 240. Students […]

Seven College of Arts & Sciences faculty were inducted into the Ohio University Emeriti Association at a May 16 luncheon: Waltraud Bald—Modern Languages Ronald H. Isaac—Geography Mary K. Jordan—Linguistics/OPIE Ellengene H. Peterson—Biological Sciences Patricia Anne Porter—Modern Languages Michael H. Rowe—Biological Sciences Karin Wright—Modern Languages According to the Compass article: Emeriti status is awarded to those […]