Final Approval Received for Creation of New Italian Graduate Program
M.A. and Ph.D. to be offered in Italian Studies beginning Fall 2009

The Italian Studies Graduate Program at the University of Texas at Austin is a broad- based, interdisciplinary program designed to offer students maximum flexibility in course selection and choice of specialization.

French and Italian Student Award Ceremony
Friday, April 25, at 3:30, in the Santa Rita Room of the Texas Union

Outstanding students in French and Italian classes are recognized, from first semester through graduate level. In addition, scholarships are awarded to upper division and graduate students. Graduate students also receive recognition for outstanding teaching and for various, innovative contributions to the department.

Faculty member receives prestigious research grant
Marc Bizer honored

Associate Professor Marc Bizer has been awarded a Research Grant in the Senior Scholar category from the Renaissance Society of America for his project on "An Epic Longing: Homer and the Politics of Authority in Renaissance France."

The Renaissance Society of America

CHRONOS 8 International Conference on Tense, Aspect, Mood, and Modality
October 2-5, 2008 The University of Texas at Austin

Dedicated to the memory of Prof. Carlota S. Smith (1934-2007)

CHRONOS is a series of biannual conferences devoted to current research on the morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics of markers of tense, aspect, mood, and modality. The conferences welcome presentations from scholars who approach linguistic research from different perspectives and embrace different theoretical frameworks. The current meeting will include a parasession in Romance languages.

http://www.utexas.edu/cola/conferences/chronos-8/