UL Lafayette is first university in the nation to join global French-speaking network

UL Lafayette has joined the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie, becoming the country’s first member of the international network of French-speaking universities and research institutions. Dr. Fabrice Leroy, right, a professor of French and Francophone Studies, will be the University’s AUF liaison. He and Dr. Joseph Savoie, University president, recently visited with AUF representatives during a virtual welcome meeting. (Photo by Doug Dugas / University of Louisiana at Lafayette)

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette has joined the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie, making it the first member of the international network of French-speaking universities and research institutions in the United States. The Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie was founded in 1961. Based in Montreal, it includes more than 1,000 members in 122 countries where French is spoken in at…

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