What does it mean to think freely — slowly, deeply, and on your own terms?
Department of French and Italian Studies
"Learning another language is not only learning different words for the same things, but learning another way to think about things." - Flora Lewis
About
Dartmouth is nationally recognized as an outstanding college at which to study language and literature. The Department of French and Italian Studies has traditionally taken a lead in efforts to initiate students to other cultures. We are one of the largest foreign literature departments relative to undergraduate population in the United States.