David Harrison, professor and department chair of French and Arabic, has been elected executive director of the Society for Interdisciplinary French Seventeenth-Century Studies (SE17).
French and Arabic News

David Harrison recognized with Scholarly Edition in Translation Award from the Society for the Study of Early Modern Women and Gender

5 p.m., Thursday, April 13, 2023, at Harris Cinema

The American Association of Publishers (AAP) has named a book co-edited by Professor of French David Harrison as a finalist in its Annual PROSE Award competition.

Professor of French David Harrison is one of the editors of a new translation and critical examination of the novel, titled La Princesse de Clèves by Lafayette: A New Translation and Bilingual Pedagogical Edition for the Digital Age

Advanced Arabic students rewrite Naguib Mahfouz's "The Thief and the Dogs."

Writers@Grinnell begins this spring semester with Eleanor Glewwe, Mellon post-doc fellow in the French & Arabic department.

When you’re focused on language learning, immersing yourself in a culture on the other side of the globe can have profound effects on your education.

Events Feb. 11–16, 2018, include lectures, a film screening, & student research presentations

View the critically acclaimed French documentary starting at 4 p.m. April 23 at the Strand Theatre.