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 …
Announcing 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 …
Snow 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.
UW–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 …
Sonja 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 …
Diverse 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 …
Announcing 2024 Madison Polish Film Festival
The Madison Polish Film Festival is back! This year, the festival will take place on November 10 and November 17 at the Marquee Cinema (located in Union South) on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. All …
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 …
Congratulations 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 …
April 26 Symposium “Lessons from the Revolutions of 1989”
What lessons might be drawn—for us in the here and now—from studying the cultural-historical space of pre-1989 (post-)totalitarian East Central Euope? How might dissidentism as practiced in that time and place help us better understand …