French and Italian Department UW-Madison

10/08/2026

Join the UW French Club and Italian Club at a bonfire social! Practice your Italian and/or French! Check out our website for more information here: https://frit.wisc.edu/event/franco-italiano-bonfire/

10/06/2026

Francis Halzen, husband of FRIT faculty associate emerita Nelly Halzen, was awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for his groundbreaking work in neutrinos - congratulations Dr. Halzen!

Halzen is the principal investigator of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, the world’s largest telescope.

10/01/2026

Are you ready to Fill The Hill?

For 24 hours, starting at 5pm CDT on October 1 through 5pm CDT on October 2, you can help UW-Madison, and the Department of French and Italian, through your valued gift. Your generosity plays a vital role in ensuring continued support for the success of French and Italian at UW-Madison, and of future generations of students, scholars, and educators.

Visit https://uwflamingos.com/frenchitalian to learn more or to contribute.

PS - As an added bonus, when you give $350 or more, you’ll qualify to receive your own full-sized lawn flamingo and mini flamingo. You can also give $100 or more to qualify for just the mini.

05/05/2026

Félicitations Dr. Ritt Deitz!
https://frit.wisc.edu/2026/05/05/professor-ritt-deitz-receives-academic-staff-teaching-excellence-award/

04/27/2026

Check out our French and Italian events for this week, 4/27- 5/3! For more information, visit our website: https://frit.wisc.edu/events/

04/22/2026

It's last call to sign up for French 105 or French 205 this summer! Join us for one of these online Summer courses and accelerate your progress toward completing your language requirement or being one step closer to starting your French Certificate or Major!
Check out the details on the course flyer and please contact Heather Allen [email protected] or Mandi Schoville [email protected] for any questions that you have before enrolling.

04/20/2026

Check out our French and Italian events for this week, 4/20- 4/26! For more information, visit our website: https://frit.wisc.edu/events/

04/17/2026

We couldn't be prouder of alumna and Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Lynsey Addario (BA '95 in Italian and International Relations; honorary doctorate recipient in 2016), who was named to Time Magazine's List of The 100 Most Influential People of 2026!

Congratulations, Lynsey - your groundbreaking work continues to inspire and captivate us all.

Find out why Lynsey Addario is on this year’s list

04/15/2026

Tonight! Come hear Dr. Ritt Deitz present his new novel, Settle Down. This will be at 3:30 PM at the French House. He also has a record coming out this coming fall on a similar theme, Transients and Strangers, so there will be some musical storytelling woven into the reading! For more information visit our website: https://frit.wisc.edu/event/dr-ritt-deitz-presents-his-new-novel-settle-down/

04/15/2026

Today is the last day of Day of the Badger! This is a spirited day of giving that unites alumni, friends, and students to strengthen the university and ensure future generations enjoy the same level of educational excellence. GIVE TO FRIT and please visit our website for more information: https://dayofthebadger.org/