Dr. Julia Praud received her bachelor’s degree in French from The Ohio State University. While an undergrad, she completed her junior year abroad at the Université Lumière Lyon II. She completed her Master’s in French through Bowling Green State University, spending the first year of the two-year program at the Université François Rabelais in Tours, France. After completing her master’s, she returned to Ohio State to pursue a doctorate in French Literature which she completed in 2005. Dr. Praud has taught French language, literature and culture at the United States Military Academy since 2010. She has served as French Program Director since 2016 and has been a member of the Admissions Committee since 2017.