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2016-2017 News

July

Undergraduate and Graduate Students Win Numerous Awards

July 3, 2017
This year, we have again a large group of students, from undergraduate to graduate students, who have won awards for their work, prestigious scholarships to go abroad, awards to do research, or have secured important positions.

May

Denise Meuser Awarded the CLI Excellence in Foreign Language Teaching Award

May 8, 2017

The department is pleased to announce that Professor Denise Meuser was recently awarded the CLI Excellence in Foreign Language Teaching Award for 2017. This is a great acknowledgment of what Professor Meuser has done for foreign language study at Northwestern in and far beyond our department.

Martina Kerlova Promoted to Associate Professor of Instruction

May 8, 2017

Martina Kerlova has been promoted to the position of Associate Professor of Instruction, beginning in the fall of 2017.

The department would like to congratulate Professor Kerlova.

Ingrid Zeller Promoted to Full Professor of Instruction

May 8, 2017

Ingrid Zeller has been promoted the position of Full Professor of Instruction, beginning in the fall of 2017.

The department would like to congratulate Professor Zeller.

Alumnae of Northwestern University Grant to Denise Meuser

May 8, 2017

Professor Denise Meuser was recently awarded an Alumnae of Northwestern University Grant for a project involving museum holdings in German art in the greater Chicago area.

The department would like to congratulate Professor Meuser.

Honorary Doctorate to Christine Helmer

May 8, 2017

Professor Christine Helmer will be traveling to Finland this June where she will be awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the Faculty of Theology at the University of Helsinki.

The department would like to congratulate Professor Helmer.

April

February

CIC German Chairs and Coordinators Meeting

February 6, 2017
This annual meeting (February 24 and 25, 2017) hosted every year by a different CIC Institution, brings together chairs and language coordinators of the CIC German departments to enhance cooperation between individual schools.

September