Ask your questions, meet some faculty, try yummy pastries & learn about off campus programing, including 2 new additional LSA+ programs....

Discover our Italian courses featuring innovative pedagogy, engaging experiential activities, and a deep sense of community. Embark on a learning journey that's not just about acquiring words and grammar. No matter your future career direction, Italian will enrich your experience with newly developed soft skills, intercultural sensitivity, and a global perspective.

The Department of French and Italian is a strong presence in the Humanities that is committed to engaging students throughout their college careers (and beyond!). Some of the department's students choose to major in language and literature; many others connect their study of French with courses in government, economics, history or the arts.

Come for the films. Leave with a new way of seeing the world. Add/drop reopens June 27-July 10, 2026.

Please join us for the French and Italian Studies Open House on Thursday, September 10th. Ask your questions, meet some of the faculty, try some yummy pastries and learn about off campus programing, including 2 new additional LSA+ programs for Spring 2028 in Rome and Toulouse.

Funded by a project grant from the Design Initiative at Dartmouth (DIAD), the Collaborative Conversations Project brings the innovation methodology of design thinking to language learning. Come check out the new Creative Design Thinking library in DH 213.

What does it mean to think freely — slowly, deeply, and on your own terms?

The Comedy That Never Ends: Dante Then and Now

The sun is out, and it's time to celebrate! Enjoy delicious food while speaking French. There's no better way to start the spring. Santé!