Past Events

Past Events

Learning to Live Inside a Novel: A Conversation with Writer-in-Residence Laure Gouraige

The French Connexions Franco-American center is pleased to welcome novelist Laure Gouraige to WashU as writer-in-residence from September 6 to 12, 2026. Her visit is part of the Jules Verne Writing Residency, which brings contemporary French and Francophone writers to several universities across the US.
Hurst Lounge | Duncker Hall (2nd Floor)

From Gaza to Haiti: A Psychologist on the Frontlines with Médecins Sans Frontières

Doctors without Borders (Médecins sans Frontières) coming to WashU!

Nicholas Tessier is a clinical and forensic psychologist who has spent over seven years on the frontlines of the world's most severe humanitarian crises with Médecins Sans Frontières
Seigle Hall 109 | Seigle Hall

"Sade’s legacies in the 20th century: The Marquis, feminism, and comics"

Whitaker Hall 218

The 1776–1789 Connection: Transatlantic Revolutions and the Birth of Human Rights

Lecture at 4:00 PM, Reception to Follow at 5:30 PM
Clark-Fox Forum, Hillman Hall

French for Health at WashU: Innovation in Higher Education

Are you looking for proven strategies to increase enrollment in your French program on a campus where most students are drawn to STEM fields, pre-med tracks, global health, or public health? This free online workshop presents the French for Health Professionals Pathway (FPS), created at Washington University in St. Louis, as a new national model for linking French studies with health and medicine.

Cafe-Croissant with Dr. Ian Hagemann

Eads Hall 204 | Danforth Campus