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Alexander Stephan Undergraduate Essay Prize in German Studies Winners

Congratulations to the 2019 winners of the national Alexander Stephan Undergraduate Essay Prize in German Studies!

Qingyang Zhou (pictured right…

A salute to our 2019 departmental award winners

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

The 2019 Wolfgang Fleischhauer Scholarship of $1,200 was awarded to Rebecca Gill, who double majors in German and…

Uskokovic gains ABD rank

Congratulations go to Budimka Uskokovic for passing her candidacy exam to gain ABD status!

Her committee members were Dr. Ludmila Isurin (Slavic), Dr. Leslie Moore (Teaching and Education),…

Walker is awarded DAAD RISE scholarship

Congratulations to Mitchell Walker, a senior German and Physics major who participated in the 2017 Dresden Summer Language Program, for the award of a DAAD RISE scholarship to do research in…

Taleghani-Nikazm selected as Faculty FIT Mentor

Professor Taleghani-Nikazm has been recognized as an outstanding teacher by the University Institute for Teaching and Learning’s Faculty FIT (Foundation, Impact, Transformation) program…

Intercultural Communication Through Music

Ezé Wendtoin and GLL PhD Candidate Carolin Mueller have released a short film entitled Intercultural Communication Through Music. They document his 2018 USA tour, during which he performed and…

Fehervary honored with a Festschrift

Congratulations to Helen Fehervary, Professor Emerita, on the presentation of a Festschrift.

Nineteen contributors wrote for Dimensions of Storytelling in German Literature and Beyond. "For…

Wrobel wins fellowship at Innsbruck Uni

We congratulate Gina Wrobel on winning a prestigious research residency fellowship at Innsbruck University!

During her month-long fellowship in Tyrol, Wrobel will analyze part of the data…

Bradley defends 'Ecopoetry in Translation'

We wish to extend hearty congratulations to Hannah Bradley, who has successfully defended her research project (advisor Prof.Mergenthaler) and thus will graduate with a research distinction in…