Michael Meere
Resident Director 2026-2027
director@vwpp.org
Michael Meere is Associate Professor of French and Medieval Studies, and an Affiliate of Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, at Wesleyan University. A specialist of late medieval and early modern French-language theatre and performance, he has published three books and co-edited two journal special issues. His monograph on violence in sixteenth-century French tragedy has been translated into French and is forthcoming with Classiques Garnier. At Wesleyan he teaches courses in French and English, ranging from Elementary French to advanced seminars on Renaissance French drama. He has served as the Head of French Studies at Wesleyan on two occasions (2021-2022, 2025-2026) and currently directs the Vassar-Wesleyan Program in Paris.
Hannah Gersten
Assistant Director
hgersten@vwpp.org
Hannah Gersten is Assistant Director of the Vassar-Wesleyan Program in Paris. Her passion for French language and culture dates back to her junior year abroad with Tufts University which she spent in Paris, taking courses at Sciences Po and living with a French host family. She is a graduate of Columbia University’s M.A. program in History and Literature, located at Reid Hall in Paris, and the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris, where she earned a Master 2 in French literature. In Paris, Hannah enjoys going to the theatre, running along the Seine, and shopping for antiques.
Sophie Kolesnikov
Program Coordinator
skolesnikov@vwpp.org
Sophie Kolesnikov is the Program Coordinator of the Vassar-Wesleyan Program in Paris. She handles all things related to student life in Paris, the VWPP’s cultural program and extracurricular activities. She holds a master’s degree in Geopolitics of the arts and culture from the Sorbonne Nouvelle University, where she studied in the departments of anglophone studies and cultural mediation. She is a plant-based cooking enthusiast and also takes an interest in literature, art history and Asian and anglophone cultures.
The Vassar-Wesleyan Program in Paris is located in Reid Hall, Paris.
VWPP – Reid Hall
4 rue de Chevreuse
75006 Paris
FRANCE
info@vwpp.org
+33 1 43 22 12 47
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