Philippe Desan's "Montaigne: A Life" Philippe Desan's 2017 book, Montaigne: A Life has recently reviewed in both the Los Angeles Review of Books and the Dublin Review of Books.
Backus Prize The 2017 Morton and Elizabeth Backus Prize in French has been awarded to Benjamin Ransom, first year graduate student in French.
Lindsay Fellowship Madison Hendren, Ph.D. candidate in Italian Studies, has been awarded a Lindsay Dissertation Completion Fellowship.
Mellon Fellowship Veerle Dierickx, a Ph.D. candidate in French, has been awarded a Mellon Humanities Dissertation Completion Fellowship.
Pavel Award Jacqueline Victor, a Ph.D. student in French, has been awarded the 2017 Pavel Award for Travel and Research.
