Academics French What's Happening What's Happening Get the latest news and updates related to French at Denison University. Navigate French About About Foreign-language courses allow entry into the subjectivity of the target language on its own cultural and linguistic grounds. Intensive French Program in Martinique Degree Requirements Courses Alumni & Careers Faculty & Staff - All - Awards & Honors Faculty 2023 Awards & HonorsOliver Gignoux ’23: President’s Medalist“People say Denison is a special place ... I still surprised to the extent that it has impacted my worldview and the relationships I value most.”Date: April 24, 2023 2022 In the News Mitchell Kreuch '88 leads Twitter in Southeast AsiaMitchell Kreuch '88 has been tapped to lead Twitter's revenue growth across the Southeast Asia region.Date: January 13, 2022 2021 Awards & Honors2021 President's Medalist: Fatimah AlZahraa ElghazawiFatimah AlZahraa Elghazawi, International Studies and French double major, was selected as a 2021 President's Medalist, and Recent Student Trustee.Date: May 26, 2021 Featured News Recent Student Trustee elected: Fatimah Elghazawi ‘21The Denison University Board of Trustees has elected Fatimah Elghazawi ‘21 to serve as the newest Recent Student Trustee.Date: April 21, 2021 2020 In the News French teacher Megan Cover '93 to lead girls prep schoolFrench major and teacher Megan Cover '93 will lead the Chattanooga Girls Preparatory School.Date: September 30, 2020 What's Happening Summer Scholars 2020French, anthropology/sociology, and history triple major Farah Farah (Hersi) '21 completed a summer scholar research project.Date: September 14, 2020 2019 FacultyYvonne-Marie Mokam Granted TenureAssistant Professor of Modern Languages Yvonne-Marie Mokam has been granted tenure and will be promoted to associate professor in the fall of 2019.Date: March 7, 2019 FacultyIsabelle Choquet Granted TenureAssistant Professor of Modern Languages Isabelle Choquet has been granted tenure and will be promoted to associate professor in the fall of 2019.Date: March 7, 2019 2018 Field TripsConcert by Quebecois Singer Bruno PelletierFrench students and faculty took in a concert by Bruno Pelletier, famed singer from Quebec.Date: April 11, 2018
Where We Go Wide open possibilities When Tima Kaba ’19 returned from a post-graduate fellowship in Tanzania, she was unemployed and uncertain of the future. Today, she is in her dream job.
Where We Go Paying it Forward Through Denison Connecting Jeannie Goldstein ’88 got her start in business through Denison alumni - and now she's paying it forward to a recent Denison graduate.
Where We Go How do dogs bark in France? Curtis Plowgian '06 took an unlikely route to a career in veterinary medicine
Where We Go Inside the French Embassy For Courtney Vinopal ’13, working for the French Embassy in Washington, D.C., is more than writing and editing.
How We Learn Charles O'Keefe, on the Nobel Prize When NPR’s Lynn Neary wanted insight on the latest Nobel Prize for Literature, she called Charles O’Keefe, professor emeritus of French.
Awards & Honors Oliver Gignoux ’23: President’s Medalist “People say Denison is a special place ... I still surprised to the extent that it has impacted my worldview and the relationships I value most.” Read more
In the News Mitchell Kreuch '88 leads Twitter in Southeast Asia Mitchell Kreuch '88 has been tapped to lead Twitter's revenue growth across the Southeast Asia region. Read more
Awards & Honors 2021 President's Medalist: Fatimah AlZahraa Elghazawi Fatimah AlZahraa Elghazawi, International Studies and French double major, was selected as a 2021 President's Medalist, and Recent Student Trustee. Read more