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April 4, 2023
We are reaching out to our alumni and friends to help us meet our $3000 spring fundraising goal for German Studies study abroad scholarships. Since 2003, three hundred and eighty-eight (388) students have participated in the Arizona Summer Study in…
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March 26, 2023
Participating in recent academic discussions on race in the middle ages, Prof. Classen published an article on “Blacks in the Middle Ages – What About Racism in the Past? Literary and Art-Historical Reflections” in Current Research Journal of Social…
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March 20, 2023
We are very happy to share the announcement that Dr. Janice McGregor has received the College of Humanities Distinguished Undergraduate Advising/Mentoring Award!
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March 15, 2023
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" "…
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UofA PhD students in Leipzig
March 15, 2023
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…
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Olapeju Alfred
March 14, 2023
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 expression…
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Maria Cecilia Barbetta
March 13, 2023
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,…
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Feb. 27, 2023
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 that…