Join us on October 7 in Collis Common Ground between 5 pm and 8 pm for food, music, and games.

Our lunch table is in '53 Commons on the second floor, room 204, from 12:30 - 14:00. We are not exclusively speaking German, so if you are merely interested in a brief cultural exchange, you may do just that without having to have any knowledge of the German language. The Mittagstisch will be held every Monday from 12:30 - 14:00 in room 204 throughout the term.

Austrian student Winfried Stangl will be our Foreign Language Teaching Assistant in AY 22-23.

German Studies Professor Irene Kacandes is interviewed by the German language South-Tirolian news (Italy) in advance of a lecture she'll give at the Summer School for young dramatists organized by former Max Kade professor Maxi Obexer.

Werner Kleinhardt, Emeritus Professor of German and Comparative Literature, passed away on July 21, 2022, after a long illness. Born in 1930...

German Studies department chair, Klaus Mladek, interviews Max Kade Distinguished Visiting Professor Ulrike Draesner. The conversation offers a glimpse into the author's thoughts on the world of writing.

German Studies Professor Gerd Gemunden recommends a title from his bookshelf: Abdulrazak Gurnah's Afterlives, 2020, a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel that makes African voices heard.

Green City is a joint foreign study program between the Department of German Studies and the Thayer School of Engineering.

Jonah Hirsch '22 will pursue graduate study in Germany with a fellowship from the German Academic Exchange Service.