College of Arts and Sciences announces 2026 Klarman Fellows
Twelve outstanding early-career scholars have been chosen as the 2026 cohort of Klarman Postdoctoral Fellows to pursue research in the sciences, social sciences and humanities.
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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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Romance Studies News
Cornell Cinema unveils diverse, collaboration-driven spring lineup
From midcentury melodramas to speculative visions of technology and the human body—and even a French coming of age story about crafting world class cheese—Cornell Cinema’s spring season offers a varied plate.
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Translation offers English readers passage to satirical ‘Island of Hermaphrodites’
The novel, published anonymously in 1605, is "a very funny critique of court life that resonates for anyone dealing with very hierarchical institutions in which the exercise of power is often inscrutable and seemingly random,” says professor Kathleen Perry Long.
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Remembering Prof. Debra Castillo, champion of Latinx students, community
Professor Debra Castillo, Stephen H. Weiss presidential fellow and Emerson Hinchliff professor of Hispanic Studies in the College of Arts & Sciences, died Oct. 5 at the age of 72.
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New book introduces Maimonides, ‘one of civilization’s greatest minds’
Maimonides, one of the most significant intellectual figures of the medieval period,worked as a physician, thought like a scientist, and served as a leader of the Jewish community in Cairo.
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‘Odyssea Americana’ art exhibit opens at The Soil Factory Sept. 4
Photography, drawing, maps, calligraphy, installations and audio recordings depict a trip by three scholar-artists in honor of Odysseus’ epic voyage, but in North America.
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Events
Feb
04
Wednesday
05:00 PM
French Conversation Hour
Stimson Hall
G25
Feb
06
Friday
01:00 PM
Catalan Conversation Hour
Stimson Hall
G25
Feb
09
Monday
05:00 PM
French Conversation Hour
Stimson Hall
G25
Feb
11
Wednesday
05:00 PM
French Conversation Hour
Stimson Hall
G25
Feb
13
Friday
01:00 PM
Catalan Conversation Hour
Stimson Hall
G25
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.