German Area Studies News
7 April 2020National Literary Magazine Features Fredericks Nonfiction
Abbey Fredericks '20 creative nonfiction piece, titled Bearings and Borrowings, was recently featured in Louisiana State Universitys literary magazine NDR.
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1 April 2020Gonzalez '20 To Join Bozzuto Group
Double major in media and society and English Gianna Gonzalez '20 has accepted a position with the Bozzuto Group as a sales and marketing associate in Boston, Mass.
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27 March 2020Blocker Fellows Present Abroad Projects
At the spring Blocker Showcase, eight recipients of the fellowship, which enables students to study abroad in Germany while researching a cultural studies project of their interest, presented their projects on post World War I and II memorials, sustainability, health and wellness, and fashion to the campus community.
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17 March 2020Pandemic Explained: Linton on COVID-19 Response and What to Expect Next
A national authority on the history of medicine and immunology, Professor of History Derek Linton reflects on the international response to 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) and what history can — and cannot — tell us about the new pandemic.
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13 November 2019Germany Explored with Blocker Funding
While abroad, these students recorded their experiences by blogging and presented posters at the annual Blocker Showcase in the Vandervort Room in October.
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17 September 2019Art & Memory in Germany
This summer during a program co-led by Associate Professor of Art and Architecture Gabriella D’Angelo and Assistant Professor of Art and Architecture Alysia Kaplan, 13 students studied abroad in Berlin. While designed for architectural studies and studio art students, the program also encompassed a range of disciplines and explored the intersections of architecture, art, memory and space within Germany.
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13 August 2019Polentes '21 Named NOAA Hollings Scholar
Jack Polentes '21 has been awarded the prestigious Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship, giving the geoscience major a paid 10-week internship with researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
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