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 …
GNS+ 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 …
Principled 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 …
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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, 2025Congratulations to Morgan Cacic for receiving a Graduate Student Service Scholarship!
GNS+ extends congratulations to Morgan Cacic for receiving the Graduate Student Service Scholarship! The Graduate Student Service Scholarship recognizes and honors the graduate students who volunteer to take on service roles in addition to their …
May 30, 2024New Scholarship: The Karpat Turkish Language Scholarship
The Karpat Scholarship provides awards to selected students who take Turkish Language courses. The scholarship offers $500 to each recipient in their first year of Turkish Language instruction at UW-Madison, and $1,000 to each recipient …
July 13, 2023Karpat Center Travel Grants Program for UW Graduate Students
Description The Kemal H. Karpat Center for Turkish Studies (KCTS) invites applications for travel grants of up to $1000 to support current UW-Madison PhD students in good academic standing and working in any area of …
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Nordic
Article 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, 2024Norwegian writer Jon Fosse wins the 2023 Nobel Prize in literature
The Nobel Prize for Literature has been awarded to the dramatists and novelist Jon Fosse, who write sin the version of Norwegian known as Nynorsk. GNS+ Professor Dean Krouk, a specialist in Norwegian literature, recommends …
October 6, 2023Ingrid Andersson – Jordemoder: Poems of a Midwife
Ingrid Andersson – Joredemoder: Poems of a Midwife Alumni Ingrid Andersson talks about her recently published poetry book Jordemoder: Poems of a Midwife and the journey that has led her to writing it. Having a …
February 4, 2022Author Panel “A Hand That Writes Has a Wide Reach: Recent Translations of Sámi Literature to English”
GNS+ chair Thomas DuBois was recently featured on panel of authors “A Hand That Writes Has a Wide Reach: Recent Translations of Sámi Literature to English” hosted by St. Olaf College. The panel discussion took …
October 21, 2021GNS is looking for a Danish Language Lecturer!
Teach Danish at UW-Madison! The Department of German, Nordic, and Slavic+ is hiring a full-time Danish Lecturer, responsible for preparing course syllabi, preparing lessons, holding office hours, and evaluating student performance. Native or near-native proficiency …
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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, 2025Announcing 2025-2026 Polish Language, Literature, and Culture Awards
The UW–Madison Polish Program is pleased to announce the winners of the Lapinski and Gąsiorowska awards for the academic year 2025-2026. Among the awardees are undergraduate and graduate students who will receive financial support for …
April 8, 2025UW–Madison Polish Faculty Elected to NAATPl Board
Two members of our Polish Studies program, Krzysztof Borowski and Łukasz Wodzyński, were recently elected to serve on the Executive Board of the North American Association of Teachers of Polish. The election results were announced …
February 24, 2025Diverse Russian: A Multicultural Exploration
Diverse Russian: A Multicultural Exploration Diverse Russian: A Multicultural Exploration is a free, online, interactive Open Educational Resource that explores the diversity of Russian-speaking people and communities throughout the world. The textbook’s authors are Shannon …
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Folklore
Article 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, 2025Ojibwe birchbark canoe returns to Lake Mendota after 10 years, connecting to 1,000s of years of art and culture
Ten years after it first cut through Lake Mendota, a traditional birchbark canoe returned to the water, paddled by its maker, Wayne Valliere. On Oct. 4, 2023, Thomas DuBois, professor in the Department of German, …
October 16, 2023Campus Ghost Tour, Led by Madison Ghost Walks
Despite (or perhaps because of?) the gloomy weather, we had a spectacularly spooky and intellectually stimulating supernatural UW tour last Wednesday evening, led by Madison Ghost Walks. Over 30 students showed up to prowl the …
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