Students in the Department of German Studies benefit from belonging to a small, supportive learning community with ample opportunities to engage in research, critical thinking, and special projects.
An Outstanding Student Experience
Student Success Stories
We are very proud of German Studies PhD Candidate, Martin Schwartz, who has achieved so many milestones and distinctions over the past year (including the prestigious and coveted Dissertation Writing Fellowship from the Stroum Center for Jewish Studies) that he had to list them out in bullet-points:
We are very proud of German Studies PhD candidate Inga Schwemin, who has won a slew of awards this year for her ground-breaking dissertation research on eighteenth-century Women theater-makers!
Thanks to the Simpson Center for the Humanities, I had the incredible opportunity to attend the Los Angeles Review of Books workshop this summer. This experience offered more than just a deep dive into the world of publishing—it was a chance to refine skills that I will carry forward in my academic and professional journey.
Academic jobs in the Humanities in general, and in German Studies in particular, are not easy to find these days. We're immensely proud that all four of our graduating PhDs received offers from excellent colleges and universities across the country this year! We asked how they were doing in their new digs; you can read their replies below.
A tropical storm bore down, and water flowed thick and fast in the streets. But inside the conference hotel, the mood was apollonian, speech was level and thoughtful, and the activity was, well, German Studies: the writing, reading, speaking, and learning about the arts, cultures, and histories of German-speaking peoples.
Hello all! My name is Lizzie Feir and I am a PR representative for the German Club! I'm a Junior at UW double majoring in International Studies and Economics.