Faculty List

Julie W Arnold, Ph.D.

Chair and Professor of Modern Languages - French
Joined Alma College Faculty in 1981
SAC 344
(989) 463-7210
Office Hours: Winter, 2013: M 8:30-9:30; W 1:30-2:30; Th 12:00-2:00; F 1:30-2:30 and by appointment

Education

  • Ph.D., French Language and Literature, Michigan State University (1993)
  • M.A., French, University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana (1981)
  • B.A., French and English, Alma College (1979)

Research Interests

Eighteenth-Century French Literature
Francophone Literature
French art, film, civilization

Recent Courses Taught

  • Intermediate French II.  FRN 222 .
  • The Eccentric in French Society.  FRN 399 .
  • La Civilisation Française II.  FRN 372 .
  • Beginning French II.  FRN 112 .
  • Intermediate French I.
  • Beginning French I.  FRN 111.
  • De la Belle Epoque au Présent.  FRN 354 .
  • Senior Thesis.  FRN 500 .
  • Studies in French Cinema.  FRN 377.
  • Les Genres Littéraires: Paradigmes et Souillures.  FRN 350.

 

For five consecutive years, the Corporation for National and Community Service has named Alma College to the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for engaging students, faculty and staff in meaningful service. More than 85 percent of Alma's 2011 graduating class participated in academic service learning during their time at Alma College.

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Student Profile

Carrie Gaudard

Carrie Gaudard
Graduation: 2013
Major: Integrative Physiology and Health Science

When Carrie Gaudard came to Alma College, she had one goal in mind: to get out of her hometown and see the world!

When the Mt. Pleasant senior received a Posey Global Fellowship, not only was she able to spend a month volunteering in Africa, she also got to apply her interests in integrative physiology and health science and public health in a new and unfamiliar setting.

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