Sep 21, 2021
Irina Kogan
"Students can expect an immersive environment that pushes them to dive into the new language with lots of energy and an open mind."
German
Aug 25, 2020
Dennis Johannßen
Meet Dennis Johannßen, assistant professor of foreign languages and literatures, who studies new encounters of German and Jewish culture in literature…
May 31, 2019
The Art of Translation
By Morgan Strum ’19 Peter Höyng, professor of German studies at Emory University, delivered Lafayette’s annual Max Kade Distinguished Lecture in April…
Mar 9, 2019
A Minuet In Time
About 30 students, staff, and community members learned how to dance like people did during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe during a Baroque dance…
Jan 23, 2019
Bringing Words to Life
Story by Kathleen Parrish, photos by Clay Wegrzynowicz For the eight students in the advanced seminar taught by Ute Bettray, visiting professor of German…
Apr 29, 2018
A Chance to Go Deeper
By Bill Landauer Stephen King likens writing to telepathy. An idea or image from the writer’s mind transfers to the reader’s. It doesn’t always work…
Mar 23, 2018
‘The Essence of Cultural Exchange’
By Bill Landauer Emily Dentinger ’20 looked at the gathering across the newly refurbished hardwood floors in the front parlor of the big stone house…
Jan 19, 2018
The Protection Seekers
By Bill Landauer It’s a plight that’s all too familiar. The voices resonate, no matter the language. Voices. Die Schutzsuchenden (The Protection Seekers)…
Aug 17, 2017
19 Students Present Findings at National Conference on Undergraduate Research
Tawiq Alhamedi ’17 is among 19 Lafayette students who presented their findings at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research. Sharing his findings…
Mar 15, 2017
Fulfilling Her German Dream
As a middle school student growing up in Zhengzhou—a sprawling city on the Yellow River in east central China, about 350 miles due west of the Yellow…