Ariane Pfenninger-Schardine

Ariane Pfenninger-Schardine is an Associate Professor of French in the Department of World Languages and Cultures at The College of New Jersey's School of Humanities and Social Sciences. She has served as Program Coordinator of the French Program since 1996 and holds multiple ongoing service roles including Faculty Advisor for the TCNJ French Club and WLC Linguistics Program Committee.

Her research focuses on French literature, poetry analysis, and Francophone cultural studies, with specific expertise in 19th-20th century poets. Recent scholarly presentations examine the works of Victor Hugo (2022) and Guillaume Apollinaire (2023), reflecting her specialization in Romantic and Modernist French poetry.

She has secured significant grants including:

• SOSA grant for course reduction (2012)
• Tournées Festival French Film Festival grant (2010-2011)

Her extensive service contributions include:

• HSS Curriculum Committee (Chair 2022, Member 2019-2022)
• WLC Grievance Committee Chair (2020-2021)
• International Education Program Council (2005-2017)
• Library Liaison and Webmaster for French Program