Rick McCormick receives funding for research in Berlin

Rick McCormick has been awarded grants from the DAAD and the UofM Office of International Programs to support research in Berlin for the project "Sex, Politics, and 'Transnational' Comedy: the Films of Ernst Lubitsch - from Berlin to Hollywood."

Ginny Steinhagen wins AATG scholarship

The American Association of Teachers of German has awarded lecturer Ginny Steinhagen a scholarship to attend the seminar "Neuer Blick, Neue Stimmen: Interkulturelles Leben und Wirken," taking place this summer in Berlin. An essay by Steinhagen can also be found in the first issue of Neues Curriculum: Journal of Best Practices in Higher Education German Studies.

Evelyn Firchow receives Graduate School grant

Prof. Evelyn Firchow has been awarded a Grant-in-Aid from the University of Minnesota Graduate School to complete a new translation of Gottfried von Strassburg's Tristan.

Lena Norrman receives CLA Outstanding Service Award

Swedish lecturer Lena Norrman has received an Outstanding Service Award from the College of Liberal Arts for her dedication to teaching, service, and research. Her book, Viking Women: The Narrative Voice in Woven Tapestries, was published by Cambria Press in fall 2008.

Tim Malchow (Ph.D., German, 2003)

Tim continues as assistant professor of foreign languages and literatures at Valparaiso University (Indiana) and has forthcoming publications on Günter Grass.

Evelyn Meyer (Ph.D. Germanic Medieval Studies, 2003)

She was awarded a Mellon Summer Grant from St. Louis University (Missouri) for research at the Munich Bayrische Staatsbibliothek.

Lorna Sopcak (Ph.D. German, 1999)

She earned tenure and promotion at Ripon College (Wisconsin).