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Brent Dance explains how his Russian major led him to a career as global director of Google.
Bob Hudson wins award for excellence in general education professorship.
Explore 19th-century French stereotypes of Mormonism.
Effective this summer, several new faculty have assumed leadership positions in the College of Humanities.
James Tissot experimented with painting uncommon biblical scenes that create rich resonance.
Four BYU students pay their respects to American soldiers who died defending France.
Award winning author Kossi Komla-Ebri describes the prevalence—and effects—of racism in Italy.
Walk the streets of Paris this winter without leaving Provo. (Sadly, no food or drinks allowed.)
Undercover political fairytales, frustrated peace promoters, and an Enoch-type island utopia fill the minds of those who attended the 2021 P.A. Christensen Lecture.  
Congratulations to Associate Dean Corry Cropper and Associate Professor Christopher Flood (French & Italian) for receiving the Mormon History Association (MHA) 2021 Best Book on International Mormon History award for their collaborative publication, Mormons in Paris: Polygamy on the French Stage.
French literature professor Marc Olivier made a splash with his book "Household Horror: Cinematic Fear and the Secret Life of Everyday Objects," landing him a series editor position for a new series, Icons of Horror.
Professors Corry Cropper and Chris Flood recently published their book "Mormons in Paris" as an analysis of how the French used early Mormon polygamy to satirize French culture in the 1800s.