Hoffmeister Prize (for the best honors thesis): Danielle Smith Schlossmacher Essay Prizes: 1st Place: Ryan Gallagher; 2nd Place: Alex Ganninger, Nina Maksimova 3rd Place: Michael Beechert, Connor Lehan Pray Prize in German Studies: Danielle Smith (who also graduated as class salutatorian). German Consulate Award: Maia Salholz-Hillel
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Professor Komska talks about the long history of the term “iron curtain” and its implications in modern-day Europe.
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Professor Komska shares her views on belonging, her joy in teaching, and the difference between her and Judy Jetson.
[more]“Unlikely as it may seem, the success of the Samsung commercial can start new conversations about language policy and language learning in more than a few countries,” says Professor Yuliya Komska. Read the full story in the Pacific Standard.
[more]Over the past year, Assistant Professor of German Yuliya Komska became a regular columnist for Reuters on her native Ukraine and other issues and was part of The New York Times “Op-Talk” feature, and Associate Professor of Engineering Vicki May landed a book deal based on her Huffington Post series on STEM education and is preparing a five-part lesson series for TED-Ed on thinking creatively about engineering.
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