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University Holiday No Classes Offices closed
Tue, November 11, 2025

Veteran's Day

Event Start Time: 8:00 am
Event Location: Main Campus
AU25 Project Day GLL
Wed, November 12, 2025

German Project Day

Event Start Time: 4:00 pm
Event Location: 2020 Fontana Lab
Dresden Summer Program Study Abroad Ohio State
Tue, November 18, 2025

Dresden Summer Language Program 2026 Information Session

Event Start Time: 4:00 pm
Event Location: 160 Enarson Classroom Building
Global May Germany Ohio State
Wed, November 19, 2025

Global May Germany Info Session

Event Start Time: 5:00 pm
Event Location: 160 Enarson Classroom Building

Recent News

Prof Porter Bonn Exchange 2025-26

Cynthia D. Porter in Bonn

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Cynthia D. Porter, Assistant Professor of German, took part in the 2025-2026 faculty exchange program with the Germanistik department at the University of Bonn. Cynthia was well-paired with …

Davis Defends Dissertation SU25

Davis Defends His Dissertation

Congratulations to Dr. Caleb Davis, who successfully defended his dissertation on August 20!

 Caleb Davis’s dissertation, Reading Double: Focalization, Myth and Master Narrative in…

Cynthia D. Porter named Career Enhancement Mellon Fellow

Porter named Career Enhancement Mellon Fellow for 2025-2026 cycle

Cynthia D. Porter has been named as one of 20 scholars receiving a Career Enhancement Fellowship for the 2025-2026 cycle. Funded by the Mellon Foundation and administered by Citizens & Scholars,…
Paul Reitter is named the Ohio Eminent Scholar of German

Paul Reitter named the Ohio Eminent Scholar of German

We are thrilled to announce the wonderful news! 

Our esteemed faculty, Paul Reitter, has been named the Ohio Eminent Scholar of German.

This is a huge honor and a well-…

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ASC Distinguished Professor of Germanic Languages and Literatures and Ohio Eminent Scholar of German
Assistant Teaching Professor and Director of German Language Instruction