The American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies recently elected Professor of French John C. O'Neal vice president of the Society for Eighteenth-Century French Studies at its annual meeting in Montreal. The society is the French caucus of the national society. Established in 1969, the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies advances study and research in the history of a time that has profoundly influenced our world. O'Neal will assume presidency of the society in 2007.
O'Neal, chair of the French department, will also serve as the 2007-2008 president of the Northeast American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies.
