Sylvia Simard-Newman

Visiting Assistant Professor of French & Francophone Studies

Education

  • Ph.D., M.A. University of Florida
  • B.A. College of Charleston

Areas of Expertise

  • French Language and Literature
  • Francophone Literature
  • Women Writers in French and Francophone Literature
  • Global Education

Background

I came back to Davidson in 2023 as a faculty member in the French and Francophone Studies Department (adjunct faculty member from 1993 until 1999). Prior to Davidson, I was a professor in the World Languages Department at Cannon School in Concord.

My doctoral dissertation focused on the French epistolary novel in the 18th and 19th centuries with a concentration on Balzac. My master's thesis analyzed 19th century realism and Balzac.

I have been a French language and culture AP instructor and rater for twenty years. I am certified as a leader in global education by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I am a member of the Global Education Benchmark Group and the World Affair Council of Charlotte.

I focus my research on global studies in the francophone world.