German Department at WashU

05/10/2024

Check out the great work of one of our fantastic majors! https://source.wustl.edu/2024/05/class-acts-lauren-bruhl/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3zvKuXUgmGSsbLSv254h--64GP--D-wqWWUdCQ0RXM0if2pApcnWGew44_aem_AXZj17sanWg7SwhIuO3r0n1nx4I0y7fVXa0bMkXYhj8uxyHjMlC5CFNCmFkzNEFg7mpOVtyYkPvh04wKSO8jwjxZ

Arriving at Washington University in St. Louis, Lauren Bruhl knew she wanted to study the environment. Her childhood in rural Stockton, N.J., where she explored its protected woodlands, helped cultivate her love for the environment, while her high school studies in Portugal, where she studied renewa...

06/10/2022

Smiles and good times all around! Congratulations to our class of 2022! Here are some highlights from the festivities on graduation day 🇩🇪👩‍🎓🧑‍🎓✍️📚

05/10/2022

There is still time to apply for summer research grants at Washington University in the Mike Lützeler Contemporary German Literature Collection! Deadline May 15 - please share!

04/22/2022

DPA executive board members at final pizza pause!

12/10/2021

Prof. Kita's German 302 class performed a scene from Andreas Gryphius' Comedy, Herr Peter Squenz in class today! From L to R: Lilja Quinn (Violanda & Kassandra), Nijel McIntosh (Theodorus, the King), Jack Christinger (Serenus & Eubulus), Samir Joshi (Lollinger, the Fountain), Grace Teuscher (Kricks, the Moon), Polina Barzova (Peter Squenz) and Lauren Bruhl (Klipperling, the Lion). Not pictured, Prof. Kita as Thisbe, and Tobias as the enthusiastic audience!

10/13/2021

Join us for a conversation with Aaron Cohen of New York Public Radio about his award-winning podcast on the life and music of Gustav Mahler and his career trajectory from professional musician to radio producer.

Embrace Everything: A Conversation with Aaron Cohen about Mahler and the Art of Podcasting.
Wednesday October 27, 2021, 4-5:30pm.

Register here: https://german.wustl.edu/events/embrace-everything-conversation-aaron-cohen-about-mahler-and-art-podcasting?d=2021-10-27

10/13/2021

Interested in majoring or minoring in German at WashU?! Maybe just want to learn more about our program? Register for our online Major-Minor Fair on October 25th from 11-12:30! We’d love to chat with you and answer any of your questions…

Use the link in our Instagram bio to register, or copy and paste from here: https://wustl.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEvfumhrjgjGNdYcYHRGgJ3NiiZxDtMSL38

09/21/2021

Interested in studying abroad? Want to improve your German skills while making memories that will last a lifetime? Consider applying for our programs in Tübingen (Semester or full-year) and Berlin (5-week summer program)!

Professors Erlin and Fischer led a presentation today for our beginning- and intermediate-level students, but you can always reach out to any of our faculty for more information! Prof. Fischer is coordinating the Tübingen program, and Prof. Allison is coordinating the Berlin program.

05/21/2021

And so ends another academic year. Class of 2021, we wish you the best in all your future endeavors! Don't forget about us in Ridgley, okay?

05/21/2021

Our last (but certainly not least) senior profile is of Kendall Dawson (). Kendall graduates with majors in Mathematics and Linguistics, with a German minor. A fun fact about her is that because she's studying remotely, she used her free time this past semester to walk every road in her hometown, with her mother! Her favorite aspect of studying German in our department? "My favorite aspect of the German department was always the people! Whether it was debating about whether a character in a book we were reading was a Stasi informant in 301, chatting while walking back from 404 nighttime movie screenings, drawing characters from the books in 340 on the whiteboard, Denglish conversations at Pizza Pause, or one of the grad students encouraging me about my essays, all the people I met through the department brought so much joy into my life. I feel so lucky to have gotten the chance to interact with you all!"

Herzlichen Glückwunsch, Kendall!

05/21/2021

Next up, we would like to introduce you to Bridget Tyree (.tyree). Bridget will graduate with a degree in linguistics, with minors in German and computer science. Fun fact about them? They were the co-president of WashU's knitting and crocheting club for 2.5 years. Read about Bridget's favorite memory from studying German: When I was in 102, on St. Nicholas day our professors came in dressed as St. Nicholas and Krampus. They brought in treats and wrapped presents, which were randomly passed out at the end of class and contained different German books. We spent the majority of the class period playing Kahoot, sometimes even playing against the professors. Honestly, that experience was really wonderful, and is probably what pushed me to continue taking German courses and eventually minor in German.

Herzlichen Glückwunsch, Bridget!

05/20/2021

Next up, meet Jordan Bow. Jordan is graduating with majors in African and African-American Studies and German. Jordan's favorite German film is Good Bye, Lenin! and his favorite German word is Sehenswürdigkeiten.

Herzlichen Glückwunsch, Jordan!