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Charlie Johnson Awarded DAAD Fellowship

Charlie Johnson, PhD candidate, has been awarded a DAAD Fellowship toward the completion of their dissertation on trans figurations in the German-language Bildungsroman. During the academic year 2026-2027, Charlie will be hosted by…

Anna Angele Awarded Gilman Scholarship

Anna Angele received a U.S. Department of State’s Gilman Scholarship “I am the traveler in my family,” Angele said. “I have such a travel bug. I just finished my four semesters of German…

Titi Ajeboriogbon Publishes Two Essays

Titi Ajeboriogbon, Ph.D. student in Germanic Studies recently published two essays in International Relations journals, one on the notion of African “emergence” and one on digital colonialism: https://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/27/01/2026/why-africa-always-emerging-never-arrives https://www.e-ir.info/2026/01/12/digital-colonialism-is-the-new-scramble-for-africa/

Maryann Piel Awarded Fellowship at the University of Vienna

Maryann Piel (Ph.D. in Germanic Studies, 2023) has been awarded a 4-year APART fellowship at the University of Vienna beginning in Fall 2026. This is a highly competitive postdoctoral position open to scholars…

Phill Cabeen Offered German Faculty Position

Phill Cabeen (PhD, Summer 2025) has been offered a position as Visiting Teaching Assistant Professor of German at University of Denver to begin in the fall. Congratulations, Phill!

Phill Cabeen Awarded Dean's Scholar Fellowship

Phill Cabeen (PhD candidate in Germanic Studies)  has been awarded a Dean’s Scholar Fellowship for 2024/2025 school year. This award will let Phill focus on the completion of his dissertation, “Affective Disorientation: Iconoclastic Ambiguity,…