GNS+ Statement In Support of Colleagues and Students from Syria and Turkey
The department of German, Nordic, and Slavic+, where Turkish instruction is housed at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, extends our support to all our students, colleagues, and friends from Turkey and Syria. Our hearts …
August 21, 2024GNS+ Statement Regarding the War in Ukraine
We are teachers of Russian language and culture as well as other languages and cultures of Europe. Vladimir Putin’s launching of war on Ukraine, which has been condemned by the United Nations as a flagrant violation of the UN …
February 28, 2022Principled Empathy: Perspectives of an Afghanistan Veteran
Former GNS+ German program graduate student Mark Kloiber recently had an excellent article published in the Army University Press titled “Principled Empathy: Perspectives of an Afghanistan Veteran”. You can read the full article on: Army …
November 11, 2021- More GNS+ News posts
German
UW Pulitzer Center Reporting Fellow and IRIS NRC FLAS awardee Cat Carroll receives prestigious Wolff Fellowship for 2025
As she wraps up her senior year at UW–Madison, Cat Carroll is preparing for a journey unlike any other: a year-long global trek across seven countries to explore the human stories behind migration. Cat, a Pulitzer Center …
May 2, 2025Catherine Carroll Awarded UW-Madison’s 2025 Pulitzer Center Reporting Fellowship
Graduating senior Catherine “Cat” Carroll (majors in journalism and mass communication, international studies and German with certificates in public policy, European studies, Middle East studies and Arabic language and culture) has been awarded a 2025 …
April 30, 2025Sonja Klocke: Juli Zeh- Literatur & Politik
Controversial bestselling German author Juli Zeh has hit the headlines repeatedly for her involvement in political discussions, including Covid lockdowns and Germany’s military support for Ukraine. Should writers speak their minds, or let their literature …
January 30, 2025- More German+ News posts
Nordic
Our Shared Waters
As part of the Our Shared Waters program, students from Tom DuBois’ Spark learning community and Marcus Cederström’s FIG met Mino-Giizhig (Wayne Valliere), teacher at Lac du Flambeau Public School and master artist, and Lawrence …
October 20, 2025Article in The Conversation: “Scandinavia has its own dark history of assimilating Indigenous people, and churches played a role – but are apologizing”
Professor Thomas DuBois, Professor of Scandinavian Studies, Folklore, and Religious Studies, has published an article in The Conversation: “Scandinavia has its own dark history of assimilating Indigenous people, and churches played a role – but …
July 1, 2025Thomas DuBois Featured on BBC’s In Our Time
One of the latest episodes of the BBC program In Our Time features Thomas Dubois on a panel of experts talking about the Kalevala. Listen to the episode here. Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the …
April 5, 2024- More Nordic News posts
Slavic
Celebrating Beyond the Horizon: Polish Culture Symposium
Following the 2025 Wisconsin Slavic Conference, the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus hosted another major Slavic event: a symposium on Polish literature and culture under the theme Beyond the Horizon. The symposium brought together Polish cultural …
April 28, 2025Award for the Textbook Diverse Russian
Slavic is delighted to congratulate Anna Tumarkin and her co-author Shannon Donnally Quinn (a UW-Madison Slavic PhD alum) for receiving the 2025 MAFLT LCTL Innovation Award for their textbook Diverse Russian. For more on this …
April 25, 2025Polish Program Students Win Polanki College Achievement Awards
The UW–Madison Polish Program is pleased to announce that three students in our Polish language program: Sydney Kurszewski, Gavrielle Lent, and Ryan Rowe were awarded the 2025 Polanki College Achievement Awards. Congratulations and gratulacje! Polanki’s College …
April 9, 2025- More Slavic News posts
Folklore
Our Shared Waters
As part of the Our Shared Waters program, students from Tom DuBois’ Spark learning community and Marcus Cederström’s FIG met Mino-Giizhig (Wayne Valliere), teacher at Lac du Flambeau Public School and master artist, and Lawrence …
October 20, 2025Article in The Conversation: “Scandinavia has its own dark history of assimilating Indigenous people, and churches played a role – but are apologizing”
Professor Thomas DuBois, Professor of Scandinavian Studies, Folklore, and Religious Studies, has published an article in The Conversation: “Scandinavia has its own dark history of assimilating Indigenous people, and churches played a role – but …
July 1, 2025Snow Snake Traditions in Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin
Lac du Flambeau Snow Snake championship, March 1, 2025. Introduced by Wayne Valliere, Mino Giizhig. Video by Tom Dubois.
March 12, 2025- More Folklore News posts