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Qing Bi Visiting Scholar in YASP

Qing Bi, Associate professor of English in the School of Foreign Studies, Jiangsu Normal University, China, will be visiting Ohio State this year as an International Scholar in the Yiddish…

Holub Named Ohio Eminent Scholar in German

Robert Holub is no stranger to Ohio State.

Holub, Ohio Eminent Scholar and Professor of German, is already quite at home in the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures.

“I was…

Congratulations to our 2012 Award Recipients!

The Germanic Languages and Literatures Awards Reception took place on June 4, 2012 at the Max Kade German House.
Thank you to everyone who attended and hearty congratulations to all!

German House is living learning treasure

Eight undergraduate students live in Ohio State’s most unique dormitory — a living/learning environment dedicated to building fluency in German language and culture. Read more in OnCampus.

Christa Wolf

German author Christa Wolf (1929-2011) dies at 82.

Professor Helen Fehervary remembers Wolf

Departmental Award Nominations sought for 2012

The Ilsedore Edse Scholarship

This $750 scholarship is awarded to a German major or minor for first-time travel to a German-speaking country with a minimum stay of eight weeks (applications from…

Graduate Interdisciplinary Specialization in Second Language Studies (GIS in SLS)

We are pleased to announce the launch of a new and unique Graduate Interdisciplinary Specialization in Second Language Studies (GIS in SLS). The specialization, which was proposed by Carmen…

Professor Blackwell receives University Award

Marilyn Johns Blackwell

The Vorman-Anderson Professor of Nordic Languages and Literatures
Department of Germanic Languages and LiteraturesIt would be…