'Professors encouraged me to explore new academic interests'
Kaila Hall is majoring in government & French.
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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. The undergraduate and graduate programs offer students a broad range of opportunities for language acquisition, as well as the chance to become sophisticated interpreters of cultures and deliver intellectual engagement across linguistic and textual boundaries.
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'I’ve realized that activism takes many forms'
Parker Piccolo Hill is majoring in English and Italian.
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'My majors allowed me to see the deep interconnections between language, culture, science and societal structures'
Salvatore Brancato is majoring in Biology & Society and Spanish.
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Nine inducted into Bouchet Honor Society
Salma Rebhi, doctoral candidate in Romance studies, is among Cornell’s Bouchet scholars inducted at the annual Yale Bouchet Conference on Graduate Education.
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Conference explores post-Covid-19 global health biopolitics
A conference May 5-7, “The Biopolitics of Global Health After Covid-19,” will combine biopolitical and anthropological inquiry to spark a cross-disciplinary dialogue about (post-) pandemic discourses and practices of global health.
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Symposium launches archive of Venezuelan migrant testimonies 
On April 18, this collection of migrant experiences will be presented to the public in a daylong symposium at the A. D. White House.
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Celebrated bonobo Kanzi honored in workshop
Kanzi's legacy and the relation between great apes and language will be explored in a Humanities Lab Workshop on April 19.
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Undergraduate Program
The Department of Romance Studies offers three majors and four minors for undergraduate students, along with coursework in Polish. Explore the links below for detailed information each program:
- French (major and minor offered)
- Italian (major and minor offered)
- Portuguese (minor offered)
- Spanish (major and minor offered)
- Polish Language Program
Graduate Program
The Department of Romance Studies strives to create an atmosphere of intense intellectual engagement across linguistic and textual boundaries.