GNS+ News

  • 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 …

  • Defining the Discipline – Vilas Research Professor of German Dead at 91

    On Saturday, October 9, 2021, Vilas Research Professor of German emeritus Jost Hermand died unexpectedly. Hermand joined the then Department of German (now in the Department of German, Nordic, and Slavic+) in 1958 and helped put the Department – and the UW-Madison – on the map nationally and internationally.

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  • New 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 …

  • KEMAL H. KARPAT CENTER FOR TURKISH STUDIES: Small Grants Program for UW Graduate Students

    DESCRIPTION: The Kemal H. Karpat Center for Turkish Studies welcomes small grant applications from UW-Madison graduate students working in any area of Turkish Studies, broadly construed. The Karpat Center promotes excellence in the study of …

  • 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 …

  • Defining the Discipline – Vilas Research Professor of German Dead at 91

    On Saturday, October 9, 2021, Vilas Research Professor of German emeritus Jost Hermand died unexpectedly. Hermand joined the then Department of German (now in the Department of German, Nordic, and Slavic+) in 1958 and helped put the Department – and the UW-Madison – on the map nationally and internationally.

  • Q&A With New GNS+ Lecturer Melissa Sheedy

    GNS+ welcomes one of our newest lecturers Melissa Sheedy. Melissa received her Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. In and outside of the classroom, she is always ready to talk about Romanticism, fairytales, GDR and …

  • Alumni Stories: Barbara Jedele

    When did you graduate and with what degrees? I graduated in 2012 with a Bachelor’s Degree in German, French and International Studies and a Certificate in European Studies and in 2015 with a Masters in French …

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  • SEEJ Symposium on Rethinking Pedagogical Practices

    The Winter 2023 issue of the Slavic and East European Journal, just published, features a symposium titled “Rethinking Pedagogical Practices at the Nexus of Pandemic and War: Technology, Access, Equity, Inclusion, and Representation in Our …

  • President’s AATSEEL 2024 Roundtable on Representation in Slavic Studies

    At the February 2024 national meeting of the American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages (AATSEEL), which took place in Las Vegas, UW-Madison Professor Karen Evans-Romaine, who is the current president of …

  • ACTR Elects New Board Members

    Congratulations to Aselle Almuratova, a current PhD student in our Slavic Studies program, who was recently elected to serve on the board of the American Council of Teachers of Russian as its graduate student representative. …

  • Professor Wodzyński Receives Prestigious Award

    Slavic Studies congratulates Assistant Professor Łukasz Wodzyński on winning the award for Best Article published in the Slavic and East European Journal for 2023. The article is titled “In Search of Wild Beaches: Adventure in …

  • Congratulations to Marsel Khamitov on TA Award!

    Slavic Studies extends congratulations to Marsel Khamitov on winning the Letters & Science Early Excellence in Teaching Award. Mr. Khamitov was selected “from among a field of outstanding nominees” and the award “speaks to [his] …

  • Award-Winning Polish Poet Julia Fiedorczuk Comes to UW–Madison

    In the last few years, global crises have disrupted the lives of millions of people, including a pandemic, Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, and the climate crisis. This month, the UW–Madison Polish Program is hosting a …

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