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Five Students Awarded Kuennecke Fellowships in 2026
27 February 2026Congratulations to the new recipients of the Kuennecke Fellowship in German! The Kuennecke Fellowship was established to promote immersion in and engagement with German-speaking cultures through study programs, internships, research,…
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Juliane Schicker interviewed by German-speaking newspapers about Operation Metro Surge
25 February 2026Juliane Schicker, associate professor of German, was recently interviewed by two German-speaking newspapers regarding the current situation in the Twin Cities concerning Operation Metro Surge. She gave an interview to Alexander…
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Juliane Schicker Published New Article and Translation.
27 October 2025Juliane Schicker just published two new texts: one is the article “Israel-Kritik: Die Infragestellung deutscher Vergangenheitsaufarbeitung” on the online presence of the Diversity, Decolonization, & the German Curriculum (DDGC) Collective.…
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Carleton German program named German Center of Excellence by AATG
29 September 2025Our German program has been named a German Center of Excellence by the American Association of Teachers of German (AATG). We are so very excited. Check out the Carleton Today article here!
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An hour of poems in a language other than English – this is the concept of Poetry Without Borders, a college-wide event that has been celebrated at Carleton since 2016.…
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Congratulations to the recipients of the 2025 Kuennecke Fellowship in German! The Kuennecke Fellowship was established to promote immersion in and engagement with German-speaking cultures through study programs, internships, research, and other…
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Two German Majors Received Teaching Assistantships!
24 April 2025Two of our German Majors received Teaching Assistantships! Katie O’Leary (German & Chemistry, Class of 2025) and Sammie Ulicny (German & Political Science, Class of 2025) were selected as finalists for the English…
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Six students awarded Kuennecke Fellowships in 2024
24 January 2025Congratulations to the recipients of the 2024 Kuennecke Fellowship! The Kuennecke Fellowship was established to promote immersion in and engagement with German-speaking cultures through study programs, internships, research, and other…
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Prof. Schicker Publishes Translations
21 November 2024Prof. Juliane Schicker recently published two translations: one of Jason Groves’ articles “Rethinking Holocaust Memory Courses and Curricula in German Studies: The Holocaust-Nakba Nexus” and another of the DDGC Germanists for…
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German Major Celia Vander Ploeg Fallon ’25 Publishes Article in Undergraduate Journal
20 November 2024Our German Major Celia Vander Ploeg Fallon ’25 just published a paper, titled “You’ve Got a Friend in Me: Negotiating Difference and Modes of Contact in Fatih Akın’s Auf der anderen…