About Us

The Department of Romance Studies gives voice to the literatures and cultures of those parts of the world where French, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish are or have been spoken.

Young Alumni Spotlight: Therese Banks '17

Therese Banks graduated as a French major in 2017, and says "I loved the faculty and people I met when I was a prospective student — especially the Romance studies and English faculty, since I was lucky enough to have already decided on my majors."

Click here to read more about Therese, and explore the links below for more profiles of recent Romance Studies alumni:

Giving to Romance Studies

Your support enables the Department of Romance Studies to enhance the experience for undergraduate and graduate students and contribute to faculty excellence. Gifts can help fund lectures and conferences, faculty and student research, distinguished speakers, field trips, and other Department priorities. Please consider a donation to either the unrestricted gifts fund or the endowment gifts fund.

ROMANCE STUDIES UNRESTRICTED GIFTS FUND
- Gifts made to this fund are available immediately for Department priorities.
ROMANCE STUDIES ENDOWMENT GIFTS FUND
- Gifts made to this fund are placed in an Endowment account where they are invested in perpetuity. Income from the endowment is provided each year to the Department for priorities.