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“Perspicuity, Acuity, and Illuminating Vision: Medieval and Early Modern Optics, Religion, and Literary Reflections of the Gaze in Hrotsvit of Gandersheim, Walter Map, Hartmann von Aue, the Melusine Romances (Jean d’Arras), and Froben Christoph von…

We are delighted to celebrate our undergraduate students who graduated this semester with a major or minor in German! Please join us in congratulating:Majors:Darius BrownKendra ByrdLinus FriedmanAdiba HaqueRonald PalmenbergBenjamin RothermichEl…

What a joy to celebrate our MA and Doctoral students who have graduated! We would like to congratulate:Kenneth Alumona - MA in German StudiesPeju Orr - PhD in Transcultural German StudiesEsther von Stosch - PhD in Transcultural German Studies (…

Please join us in congratulating Jingwen "Jasmine" Wang on the successful presentation of her dissertation proposal, Analyse der Konkreten Poesie auf ästhetischer Ebene. She is participating in our dual degree PhD program in Transcultural German…

Please join us in congratulating Julius Carstens on the successful presentation of his dissertation proposal, Die Auflösung der automobilen Freiheitssymbolik: Verkehrswende in deutschsprachigen Gegenwartsromanen. He is participating in our dual…

Last Friday, faculty and graduate students gathered for a festive evening of music and refreshments to mark the conclusion of the academic year. In her opening remarks, Dr. Janice McGregor thanked Dr. Barbara Citera for her exemplary service to the…

Please join us in congratulating PhD candidate Harriet Olulo, who has received two distinguished awards!The first is the AATG Endowed Professional Development Grant to support travel to the AATG Centennial Conference in Boston this summer. Harriet…

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Barbara Citera on her promotion to Full Professor of Practice. This promotion is a significant milestone that recognizes Dr. Citera’s excellence in teaching and her commitment to service. In addition to…

Last Thursday, the class of GER 311: German through Performance debuted their original theater pieces! The two pieces, Deutsches Family Feud: Eine Komödie and Eine Universitätsgeschichte, had the audience laughing, playing along, and rooting for the…

During this year’s Spring Fest celebrations, the department presented the inaugural Outstanding Graduate Student Award to three graduate students. This award recognizes graduate students who have demonstrated remarkable excellence in teaching,…