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Summer 2019 brought news of many extraordinary successes for our recent MA and PhD graduates, showing how their work has been bearing fruit and garnering recognition around the world. Dr. Lydia Heiss (PhD, D. Phil. in Transcultural German Studies,…

Dr. Joela Jacobs' research on environmental education projects of refugees in Germany, which has been published in two peer-reviewed venues, is currently featured on the "Migrant Knowledge" blog of the German Historical Institute at Berkeley.…

In the past year, Dr. Classen has published a number of books in Medieval Studies, on topics ranging from paradigm shifts to prostitution, and from leisure time to travel. In addition to his German book on "Japanese-German Conversations about…

The American Association of Teachers of German put together an exhibit about "First Encounters" between German immigrants and the people they met on the American continent. "The First Encounters: Menschen begegnen sich exhibit does not provide…

German Studies faculty member, Chantelle Warner, has been invited to present at the symposium "Rethinking Modern Languages," which will be held at the University of Copenhagen on September 11. The aim of the event is to take stock of what it means…

Dr. David Gramling's and Dr. Robert Gramling's research and new book on silences in end-of-life conversation is featured in Mosaic and The Atlantic. The brothers bring together medical expertise and linguistic analysis in their desire to improve…

Meet our Graduates: Kimberly Henderson graduated with a double major in German and Neuroscience & Cognitive Science in 2019. In April, she was awarded the Fulbright Grant to do research at Charité’s Center for Stroke Research (CSB) Berlin. She…

"If you are looking to become a more competitive job candidate, you may want to consider learning another language. According to a recent report by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), demand for workers who speak…

Phd student Richmond Embeywa has won a prestigious research grant of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) to support his pre-dissertation research on language learning in refugee communities in Germany. As part of our Joint PhD programm in…

Take a look at the Jewish Book Council's Blog to learn what a "Jewish Monster" might be and to find out more about a new book on the topic.