Dr. Kate Lakin-Schultz is a master lecturer and the overall coordinator of the French language program at Boston University, where she teaches French language and culture courses as well as academic writing. She specializes in Francophone African literature and civilization and seeks to share the rich diversity of the Francophone world in her teaching, often focusing on the relationship between West Africa and France in her more advanced courses. Kate conducted archival research on Vichy period colonial periodicals in Dakar, Senegal, and her other interests include Pan-African movements of the 20th century, colonial history, French multiculturalism, and Paris through literature. She frequently presents on campus and at national conferences on best teaching practices and integrating culture in the world language classroom. She holds a PhD in French and Francophone literature and civilization from the University of Virginia and has spent summers in Lyon with the University of Virginia study abroad program and in Paris with Boston University. Kate has traveled extensively in France and the French Caribbean and spent a year on the island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean.