All Posts: Spring 2026
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- Past Events
- Spring 2026
Department Events: Spring 2026
On February 20, Max Kade writer-in-residence Alexander Schimmelbusch read excerpts from his book Hochdeutschland in German. The reading was followed by a Q&A in which…
May 14, 2026
- Faculty
- Spring 2026
Auf Wiedersehen!
A fond farewell from Prof. Astrid Weigert upon her retirement With the end of this academic year comes the end of my 27-year career as a faculty member in the Department of…
May 14, 2026
- PhD Students
- Spring 2026
Graduate Student News
This March, three of our PhD candidates successfully defended their dissertations. On March 25, 2026, J.B. Potter defended his dissertation H(a)unting Ghosts of the Yugoslav: …
May 14, 2026
- Spring 2026
- Undergraduate Students
Undergraduate Student News
Olivia Booth (CAS German major) and Sid Mehrotra (SFS ’28) delivered outstanding papers at the 15th Undergraduate Research Conference in German Studies, not only sharing well…
May 14, 2026
- Faculty
- Spring 2026
Faculty News
On February 27, Professor Verena Kick presented her research at the Newberry Library’s German Studies Seminar, sharing the introduction to her upcoming book, Photobook: …
May 14, 2026
- Faculty
- Spring 2026
Recent Faculty Publications
Professor Mary Helen Dupree’s book The Speaking Muse: Literary Declamation in Germany 1750-1920 was published by Bloomsbury Academic last year, as part of the “New Directions…
May 14, 2026
- Spring 2026
- Undergraduate Students
German Club Updates
German Club had a successful semester with a couple exciting events! Apart from our regular (and very popular) pretzel socials, we had the chance to visit the German Embassy for…
May 14, 2026
- PhD Students
- Spring 2026
- Undergraduate Students
Congratulations to our 2026 Graduates!
We asked several of our graduating students for their reflections on their time in the German Department, and we wish them the best in everything to come! Maria Speggiorin (PhD,…
May 14, 2026
- PhD Students
- Spring 2026
Farewell to our Graduate Exchange Students!
For the 25/26 academic year, the German Department was pleased to host graduate exchange students Chiara Pandozzi (Universität Trier) and Zora Ruhla (TU Dresden). We are going…
May 14, 2026
- Spring 2026
Alumni News
The German Department is happy and thankful to receive two endowments from alumni and their families. Tanya Boland, née Konarkowski, (C’ 96) and her family endowed the Schr…
May 14, 2026