Home

Advanced
Text

Welcome to Germanic at Ohio State!
Connect with new areas of the world and
expand your future career opportunities

 

Image
Skyline of German city
Image
Students studying abroad
Image
Old Norse Manuscript
Text

Helen Fehervary (1942 - 2023)
We honor the life of Professor Emerita Helen Fehervary, who died April 13th in Albuquerque, New Mexico. We remember her spirited generosity and her devotion to her daughter. "Her mind was a keen and beautiful tapestry and she was extraordinary," wrote a graduate student. No one had more joie de vivre or a greater dedication to their profession. READ MORE

 

Upcoming Events

May 29, 2023
Offices closed; no classes
June 19, 2023
Offices closed; no classes
October 28, 2023
202 Pfahl Conference Center on the Ohio State main campus

Recent News

April 24, 2023

Congratulations to Jenna Ciolino, who has successfully defended her senior thesis, Finding Family: Discovering the life of a Lithuanian family before, during, and after World War II. The research…

April 12, 2023

We proudly salute the student recipients of the department's annual awards this year.

The 2023 Wolfgang Fleischhauer Scholarship of $5,000 was awarded to Megan Miller, who double majors in…

March 9, 2023

 

Students and faculty congratulate Fabia Weisser on receiving the GATA, Ohio State's highest recognition of the exceptional teaching provided by graduate…

November 23, 2022

Alexander Kling is a postdoctoral research fellow for Modern German Literature at the University of Bonn. He is currently working on a book with the title Aus-dem-Rahmen-fallen. Eine…

People Directory

Matthew Johnson
Senior Lecturer, Director of Yiddish and Ashkenazic Studies
Andy Spencer
Undergraduate Advising Coordinator
May Mergenthaler
Associate Professor, Director of Graduate Studies
Merrill Kaplan
Associate Professor, Director of Scandinavian Studies