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  1. Eloïse Brezault presented a paper

    Eloïse Brezault presented a paper on “L’Histoire rappée: Reclaiming African Intellectual Heritage through Senegalese Hip Hop” at a conference at the Sorbonne in Paris on Hip Hop in French: The Rap...

  2. Professor Eloïse Brezault Publishes in the Journal of the African Literature Association

    We are delighted to announce that Professor Eloïse Brezault has published a new article titled “‘ Suturing the City’: Poetics of Extractivism in the Congolese Novels of Sinzo Aanza and Fiston Mwanza...

  3. Robin Rhodes Receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award for 2025-2026

    Robin Rhodes, Director of ESOL and Multilingual Student Academic Support in World Languages, Cultures, & Media at St. Lawrence University, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award in...

  4. Saint Lawrence University Flag with words overlaying the flag background reading "Faculty Focus" and the St. Lawrence University official logo at the bottom of the flag.

    Faculty Focus-July 8, 2024

    Faculty members put their knowledge into action so students and others are able to benefit from it. Recently, faculty have published articles, op-ed's, won awards, and much more.

  5. Tyler Karaskinski, dressed in full graduation regalia, stands next to a red telescope in front of a brick building. It's a cloudy day with some sun peeking through.

    Making Their Mark in the Universe: Meet the Class of 2024

    On Sunday, May 19, the Class of 2024 will collect their diplomas and walk across the Commencement stage toward their shining futures—but they've already had some practice handling star power. It just so happens that their graduation year aligns with one of the most spectacular events in St. Lawrence history.

  6. CNY Humanities Corridor Grant

    We are excited to announce that Professor Brezault has received a prestigious CNY Humanities Corridor grant, in collaboration with fellow scholars from prominent New York State institutions. Next year...

  7. Saint Lawrence University Flag with words overlaying the flag background reading "Faculty Focus" and the St. Lawrence University official logo at the bottom of the flag.

    Faculty Focus-May 1, 2024

    Faculty members put their knowledge into action so students and others are able to benefit from it. Recently, faculty have presented at conferences, been featured as experts in regional, national and international media sources, published articles, presented research, and much more.

  8. Saint Lawrence University Flag with words overlaying the flag background reading "Faculty Focus" and the St. Lawrence University official logo at the bottom of the flag.

    Faculty Focus-April 16, 2024

    Faculty members put their knowledge into action so students and others are able to benefit from it. Recently, faculty have presented at conferences, been featured as experts in regional, national and international media sources, published articles, films, and much more.

  9. ACLA 2024

    Professor Brezault presented a paper

    Mid-March, Professor Brezault presented a paper at the American Comparative Literature Association in Montreal. She talked about the metaphors/representations of mining in 3 recent African novels. The...

  10. Professor Brezault just presented at the NEMLA conference in Boston on “Reframing French classes in the era of AI.”

    Brezault reflects on what it means to teach a foreign language with AI. Can we really reduce the teaching of a language to its practicality? She advocates for the importance of Humanities in teaching...