News

We are very happy to share the announcement that Dr. Janice McGregor has received the College of Humanities Distinguished Undergraduate Advising/Mentoring Award!

Congratulations to our own Richmond Embeywa who published a presentation of his dissertation project in the recent issue of German Studies Review (46.1, 2023). His project "Ideologies on Learner Subjectivity in the German Integration Courses" "…

Our PhD students and candidates Irene Bibi, Laurie Clark, Harriet Olulo, and Sina Meissgeier got together in Leipzig and explored the city! All four are participating in our Transcultural German Studies Program: Irene is currently completing her…

It is our pleasure to inform you that our own Peju Alfred has been selected as Ambassador for the Open Dialogue (AOD) Program, a College of Humanities’ Fearless Inquiries Project. In her role as AOD Peju can be called upon when freedom of…

We are very proud to welcome María Cecilia Barbetta as this year's Max Kade Writer-in-Residence! Since her arrival in Tucson in early February, Cecilia has already contributed in many ways to our community life at the Department of German Studies,…

Please join us in congratulating Christina Becher on the successful completion of her Comprehensive Exam. She is participating in our dual degree PhD program in Transcultural German Studies with the Universität zu Köln, and this milestone means…

This month, it's all about scholarships and other funding opportunities!

You can apply for three scholarships to support study abroad and/or language immersion programs. Below is a brief overview of the available scholarships. For more details about eligibility, application materials, and scholarship values,…

For about 12 years in the middle of the 14th century, an anonymous writer from Germany lived in Cairo, producing a detailed text about the Muslim world. Last fall semester, on a Fulbright grant to conduct research and teach at Cairo University,…