Ruth Ireti Falaiye, Ph.D. student in Germanic Studies, has been accepted into the “ABLE Institute” summer program in Washington DC, sponsored by the ACTFL Black Language Educators group. The program provides aspiring and…
Sam Tedrowe, Germanic Studies and English major, has received a LASURI research award of $1200 for Fall 2026 to work on their research project (with mentor Heidi Schlipphacke) “Transimperial Poetic Currents in the Works…
Erin Ritchie, Ph.D. student in Germanic Studies, has received the highly selective 2026-27 AAUW (American Association of University Women) dissertation fellowship. Having competed with scholars from all disciplines, she will receive funding for…
Maryann Piel (Ph.D. Germanic Studies UIC, 2023) will join 7 other U.S. researchers as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Vienna: https://www.univie.ac.at/en/news/detail/eight-us-researchers-join-the-university-of-vienna
Congratulations to undergraduate student in Germanic Studies Gustas Glasdstein, who was awarded the Northern IL American Association of Teachers of German Collegiate Award of Excellence!
Karina Duncker-Hoffmann (Germanic Studies Ph.D. pending May 2026) has been awarded a paid internship, sponsored by the Goethe Society of North America, at the Newberry Library in Chicago for Summer 2027. She will…
Professor Heidi Schlipphacke was nominated for recognition as Honors Instructor of the Year in the Honors College. Congratulations, Prof. Schlipphacke!
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…