Tuesday, November 4 | 12:30 PM – 1:45 PMHeritage Room, Homer Babbidge Library, 4th FloorIn-person (lunch provided) & Online Eighty years after the Nuremberg Trials, Professor Christoph Safferling traces their enduring influence on international criminal law, the evolution of legal accountability for state crimes, and states’ shifting relationship to this defining moment in legal history. About this Event […]
Start your German Studies adventure and sign up for GERM1001 this Spring 2026
Ready to become an intercultural citizen and apply your German knowledge to a wide variety of activities and goals? Join GERM 1001 this Spring and acquire crucial skill sets with ICit Projects and using AI ethically, creatively and responsibly in your courses and beyond. Sign up now: click on the first button here! Choose your […]
Prof. Anke Finger delivers keynote lecture at Conference on German Expressionism in London (UK)
German Expressionism, a multi-art movement lasting from 1905 (Die Brücke) to well into the late 1920s, has experienced numerous centennial celebrations over the last two decades. This September, the first conference identifying connections between “Expressionism and Colonialism” and focusing primarily on literary Expressionism took place at the University of London (Goldsmiths), organized by Profs. Frank […]
Julian Cote-Dorado joins Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX)
Julian Cote-Dorado, who majored in Political Science with German Studies and Economics minors, has been accepted into the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) for Young Professionals for the 2025-26 academic year. Here’s an excerpt from the UConn Today story released on June 3rd, 2025: “I love to travel meeting people, and I am very interested in […]
Laila Almotwaly joins TRANSdisciplinary Convergence in Educational Neuroscience Doctoral (TRANSCEND) program
Laila Almotwaly, a dual PhD student in German Studies and Behavioral Neuroscience, has recently joined the NSF-funded TRANSdisciplinary Convergence in Educational Neuroscience Doctoral (TRANSCEND) program focused on transcending the present one-size-fits-all approach and personalizing learning. Her research addresses attention and memory work in real-world listening situations, specifically the brain’s ability to filter distractions and encode information. […]
Sign up for Spring 2025 courses by visiting the new StudyGermanStudies Site
What’s next in German Studies? Visit the new Study German Studies site and sign up for courses in Spring 2025, register for your dual or double degree and check out what’s going on on our instagram, with our study abroad options and events. Just as Daniel Leaf experienced, you never know what a degree in […]
