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We are delighted to celebrate our undergraduate students who are graduating this semester with a major or minor in German! Please join us in congratulating:Isabel BehrendtChristian BurtAbby GahrThomas HebertO.R. KillianEthel KranzClaudia…

What a joy to celebrate our MA and Doctoral students who are graduating this semester! We would like to congratulate:Gideon Kiptoo - MA in German StudiesIbrahim Kipketer - MA in German StudiesWojtek Gornicki - PhD in Transcultural German Studies…

Please join us in congratulating Antonia Kampe on the successful presentation of her dissertation proposal, Zwischen Räume(n): Bewegung, Erinnerung und Zugehörigkeit in deutschsprachiger Gegenwartsliteratur! She is participating in our dual…

Please join us in congratulating Alina Antonov on the successful presentation of her dissertation proposal, Gottfried Benns Dramatik. Dialogische Texte an der Grenze einer Gattung! She is participating in our dual degree PhD program in…

This past Sunday, we celebrated Dr. Barbara Kosta, whose role as our Department Head will soon be coming to an end. She will stay on in a research capacity for the following year. The evening was filled with joy, music, and expressions of gratitude…

April 30th was our 2025 induction ceremony for the national German honor society, Delta Phi Alpha! We were delighted to celebrate our students who were inducted. Please join us in congratulating:Maddie McCaskillAmira BeckEmma VertachnikEthel…

Please join us in congratulating Lea Bachmann on the successful presentation of her dissertation proposal, Zur Inszenierung von Depression in der Jugendliteratur! She is participating in our dual degree PhD program in Transcultural German…

Today has been a very special day for Dr. Joela Jacobs, who achieved multiple significant milestones! The day started off with Dr. Jacobs’ virtual book launch of Animal, Vegetal, Marginal: The German Literary Grotesque from Panizza to Kafka – a…

Prof. Peter Ecke received an award from the University of Arizona Foundation, Board of Trustees Small Grant Committee for University Strategic Priority - Pillar Four: Arizona Global – Setting the Standard for a Global University in the Digital Age.…

Please join us in congratulating Wojtek Gornicki, who successfully defended his dissertation titled "Lexical Fluency And Cross-Linguistic Influence During Immersion Abroad: A Longitudinal Study of German Speakers in the US". Wojtek is graduating…