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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,…

At our most recent Spring Fest, in addition to enjoying great food, music, and company, we also had the opportunity to celebrate our undergraduate students! We celebrated three students who were inducted into the German honor society, Delta Phi…

This month, we are celebrating Drs. Kosta and Fuhr, as well as our graduating majors and minors! You will also get a sneak peek at upcoming Fall 2026 courses.

Our German Department community recently gathered for a truly unforgettable Spring Fest! This year’s celebration saw an incredible turnout, bringing together a vibrant mix of undergraduate and graduate students, alumni, faculty and their friends and…

Please join us in congratulating Matt Edwards on the successful presentation of his dissertation proposal, Developing critical AI literacy in a multiliteracies language classroom: An investigative study! He is participating in our dual degree…

Please join us in congratulating Peju Orr, who successfully defended her dissertation titled "A Decolonial Intercultural Teaching Approach in the Intermediate German Language Classroom"! Peju is graduating from our dual degree PhD program in…

Our graduate students recently participated in the University of Arizona’s AI Insights series, a dynamic virtual series exploring AI innovations and topics across all disciplines. Ibrahim Kipketer’s presentation: “Talking to a Machine: What the…