Prof. Lapushin published Rosa na trave: Slovo u Chekhova [Dew on the Grass: The Word in Chekhov] in the series Contemporary Western Rusistika (Boston/Saint-Petersburg: Academic Study Press, 2021). The book is a revised and extended version of his monograph “Dew … Read more
Matt Hambro, Ph.D. (2019) is a software engineer with Hulu in Santa Monica, California. During an online event entitled “Life After Grad School,” Matt spoke to current CDG graduate students about his experiences adapting to the world of software engineering … Read more
Carolina-Duke graduate student Tim Ellison is the winner of the 2022 Ria Stambaugh-Frank Borchardt Prize for best Writing Proficiency Review essay, “Historical Rhapsody: Citation and Historiography in Herder’s Auch eine Philosophie der Geschichte zur Bildung der Menschheit.
The Department of German Studies at Duke University announced that Shiqi Xu has been awarded the Bessent Teaching Award in recognition of her first year as an outstanding German language instructor. Tatjana Zimbelius-Klem has received the Borchardt Teaching Award based … Read more
The College of Arts & Sciences awarded 13 academic departments and programs a total of $36,000 in grants to enhance diversity, equity and inclusion as part of its inaugural DEI Grants for Unit-Level Support program. GSLL is among the awardees … Read more
Amy Jones, Ph.D. (spring, 2022) has been appointed instructor of German at Duke University. Ian McClean, Ph.D. (spring, 2022) has been appointed instructor of German and classics at the University of Memphis. Martin Dawson, Ph.D. (2021) has accepted a position … Read more
John Jolly, Ph.D (spring, 2022) has accepted a teaching position in the humanities at the Chesterton Academy of St. James in San Mateo, California. Christoph Schmitz, Ph.D. (summer, 2022) has accepted a position as visiting assistant professor of German at … Read more
Prof. Richard Langston has agreed to serve as chair of the Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures for a four-year term, beginning on July 1, 2022. Members of the department owe a debt of gratitude to outgoing chair … Read more
The department honors Hana Pichova, professor of Czech language and literature, on the occasion of her retirement from the University this summer. In addition to her teaching and research, Prof. Pichova has taken on a number of different roles in … Read more
On August 8, 2022, Luna assumed the duties of GSLL’s financial and tech assistant. She succeeds Pam Tharp, who retired from the University on October 1, 2021. Since receiving her baccalaureate degree in applied mathematics (May, 2020), Luna has worked … Read more
