French and Italian | Professional Development

Flora Champy

Flora Champy joined the Department of French and Italian as an Assistant Professor of French in September 2018. She holds a dual PhD in French Literature from the Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon and Rutgers University. Her research focuses on eighteenth-century French political literature and philosophy, with special interests in classical reception, theater and film studies. Her work on Jean-Jacques Rousseau's reception of ancient Greece and Rome ultimately examines the relevance of ancient democratic models for modern times.
Sophie Chopin GS, FIT

Sophie is a fifth-year graduate student in the Department of French and Italian. She also participated as a University Administrative Fellowship with the Financials Team in the Office of the Dean of the Graduate School.
André Benhaïm

"The leadership and opportunities promoted by GradFutures provide students with invaluable practical tools that will help them magnify their professional potential."
Natalie Berkman *18, FIT

"Organizing the first Grad Student Career Meetup helped me to start picturing myself doing other things, and now I am happily managing academics at a creative media school in Paris."
Emily Eyestone

Emily Eyestone is a 5th year PhD candidate in the Department of French & Italian and a University Administrative Fellow in the Pace Center. She graduated with a BA in French and Religious Studies from the College of William & Mary in 2014. Her dissertation explores the role of natural disasters in francophone Caribbean poetry and literature since decolonization.
Saadia El Karfi GS, FIT

As a UAF "I get to work on issues and topics that are meaningful to me as an international student, as a woman, and as an academic."