Indiana University Bloomington
Department of French and Italian

Alumni & Friends

IUB Graduates

What are they doing now?

The graduates of the Department of French and Italian at Indiana University have a long tradition of success in various fields including teaching, research, diplomacy, journalism, and tourism. Our alumni continue to be highly productive after completing their studies at IU, and many now have distinguished themselves in a variety of careers.

Our May 2012 Bachelor's degree recipients, for example, have various post-graduate plans such as teaching, overseas travel, and graduate study. Stefanie Orlowski will be starting the Middlebury College MA program in Italian this summer, and looks forward to returning to Italy in the fall, since part of the program takes place in Florence. French BA recipients Alexandra Moxley and Olivia Stidham will both be teaching assistants in France through the French Ministry of Education’s teaching assistant program, Alexandra in Montpellier and Olivia in the Nancy/Metz area. Meanwhile, French MA recipient Adeleen Brown is off to Massachusetts to teach French at a private secondary school.

Our doctoral recipients have made significant contributions in their academic fields. For example, alumnus Guy P. Raffa (PhD ’91), Associate Professor in the Department of French and Italian at the University of Texas-Austin, was recently awarded a research fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities for 2011-2012 to work on his current book-project, "Dante's Bones and the Idea of Italy." Thomas Klingler (PhD ’92), was also awarded an NEH fellowship in 2004-05 for his research on Louisiana French. Klingler is Associate Professor in the Department of French and Italian at Tulane University, where he has also served as chair. Jolene Vos-Camy (PhD ’00) is currently serving as chair of the Department of French at Calvin College, where she is a full professor and a specialist in 17th-century French literature.

To maintain the superior quality of our educational programs we depend on the support of our alumni and friends. Without your generosity, we would be unable to provide the unique opportunities which make the Department of French and Italian at IU one of the most vibrant in the country.

We love to hear from our alumni since many of you pursue exciting endeavors after graduating from IU. Please send us a quick email and let us know what you are up to!