December 9, 2024
The department of Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures had a particularly productive year, with faculty further expanding their body of work and showcasing their academic expertise. This year, faculty … Read more
November 19, 2024
The Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures is excited to announce that we will be offering Basic Ukrainian beginning in the fall of 2025. This will be an … Read more
November 18, 2024
From left to right: David Majernik, Grace Newhall, Olivia Falek, Agnieszka Majewska, Laura Wlodarczak Studying abroad can be one of the most enriching experiences available during college, offering students a … Read more
November 8, 2024
Dr. Petrus W. Tax, Professor Emeritus of German at UNC-Chapel Hill, passed away in his home on September 19, 2024, at the age of 93. He was born on June … Read more
October 2, 2024
Pictured: Students of GERM 307 – known as UNC SPARKlers Did you know there is a class for credit in GSLL that can give you real world teaching experience while … Read more
October 1, 2024
The online application deadline for CDG is December 10th 2024 – Join us to learn essential details about the program before the application deadline. CDG students receive 6 years of … Read more
September 11, 2024
With the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict maintaining global attention, the significance of Russian language classes as a tool for gaining insight into Russian culture and its geopolitical implications has become increasingly … Read more
May 14, 2024
GSLL German majors and minors who were enrolled in GERM 305 – Business German II this spring semester with Dr. Sophia Strietholt have officially been certified as highly proficient in … Read more
February 28, 2024
For the first time in many years, GSLL hosted German Day, North Carolina’s annual contest for middle school and high school learners of German. Over 400 students from K-12 schools … Read more
October 26, 2023
Professor Langston will hold the 2023 Zurich Distinguished Lecture on the Art of Interpretation. Entitled “Sex and Sociability: Queer Poetics in the Crisis Years of the 80s,” Dr. Langston’s lecture … Read more
September 11, 2023
Prof. Priscillia Layne has been longlisted for this year’s National Translation Award (NTA) for her translation of Olivia Wenzel’s 1000 Coils of Fear, a novel that explores the experience of … Read more
August 7, 2023
Rising junior Luke Elliot speaks eight languages to connect with people from all cultures, and he’s started to learn two more. “When you start to speak to someone in their … Read more
May 11, 2023
Bradley Sadowsky has won the Johnathan Hess Diversity Prize for his paper “Ihr ewiges Klagelied, der Fackelbrand der wilden Lüste: The Creation of a Novel Queer Poetics in Marie-Madeleine’s Auf … Read more
April 19, 2023
Congratulations to Tatjana Zimbelius-Klem for receiving the 2022/23 Siegfried Mews Award for Excellence in Teaching German! Tatjana taught German 101: Elementary I and served as Course Coordinator for this level … Read more
March 1, 2023
The next FLPA Exam in German will take place on April 13, 2023 from 3:00-6:00 p.m. Please note: Students will still need to register and pay the $35 fee by … Read more
October 13, 2022
Congratulations to Nick Jones who has received the Richard Brooke Scholarship. Awarded to Carolina students who have completed either secondary or university education in the United Kingdom, the Richard Brooke … Read more
September 27, 2022
We are thrilled to announce that Tim Ellison has won the German Quarterly Graduate Student Paper Award for his WPR, “Historical Rhapsody: Citation and Pseudo‐Citation in Herder’s Auch eine Philosophie … Read more
September 26, 2022
Drawn to Life: Master Drawings from the Age of Rembrandt in the Peck Collection at the Ackland Art Museum features over 70 exceptional Dutch drawings from the 17th century, many … Read more
September 22, 2022
GSLL congratulates CDG alum Claire Scott (’17) on the publication of their throughly revised dissertation. Murderous Mothers: Late Twentieth-Century Medea Figures and Feminism has been published by P. Lang in … Read more
September 20, 2022
We are thrilled to report that Tako won an honorable mention in the GSA Prize Competition for the Best Essay in German Studies by a Graduate Student. His honored essay … Read more
September 20, 2022
UNC-Chapel Hill is deepening inroads with its longtime strategic partner Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen in Germany as the two universities jointly pursue how to best use academic partnerships to address … Read more
