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Exploring Ethics and AI: Sasha Luccioni’s Lecture at ENS

Artificial Intelligence and Social Justice On June 11, the École normale supérieure welcomed Sasha Luccioni, AI and Climate Researcher at Hugging Face, for a landmark lecture as part of the “Social Justice and Artificial Intelligence” Chair, of which she is the new holder. This chair

Reconnect, Remember, Recommit: Class Reunions at ENS

For several months now, the ENS Foundation, in partnership with a-Ulm (the alumni association), has been organizing evening events dedicated to class reunions, bringing together former students united by a common spirit: that of the École normale supérieure. From the class of 1975 to the

Donors’ Evening: Honoring History, Legacy, and the ENS Heritage

On April 9, 2025, the École normale supérieure Foundation had the pleasure of welcoming its donors to its annual evening event—an opportunity for exchange, discovery, and appreciation. A Living Heritage to Share The evening highlighted the “Normaliens Archives” project, a major initiative led by the

ENS Pays Homage to Gérard Toulouse

On Thursday, March 6, 2025, in the historic hall of the Bibliothèque des Lettres, the École normale supérieure, the ENS Foundation, and the La Ferthé Foundation held an evening in memory of Gérard Toulouse. Gérard Toulouse was an ENS alumnus, agrégé, and PhD in Physics,

March 8: Spotlight on Women in Science at ENS

March 8: Spotlight on Women in Science at ENS For the occasion of International Women’s Rights Day, female students from the physics and computer science departments share their experiences and commitment to achieving greater gender parity in science. “In France, women scientists remain a minority,”

Roundtable “Visible Women”: Challenges and Solutions

On March 4, students, alumni, benefactors, and friends of the ENS Foundation attended the roundtable discussion “Visible Women”, which brought together: Mercedes Erra, President of the BETC agency; Karine Lacombe, Professor of Infectious Diseases at the Faculty of Health, Sorbonne University, and Hospital Practitioner in