FIGS News
Welcoming the New Academic Year
Francophone, Germanic, Italian
This September, we welcomed the new academic year with great company, lively conversation, and delicious food.
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Professor Liliane Weissberg to Participate in Berlin Symposium "Historical Judgment: Varieties of German"
Germanic
What is revealed when we look at German history “from outside”? This kind of a change in perspective is important in the current time of upheaval when it is necessary to take a closer look at the coordinates of German and European politics.
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Professor Kathryn Hellerstein Co-Edited Poetry Supplement in Nashim Journal
Germanic
Germanic Languages Professor Kathryn Hellerstein co-edited a poetry supplement that has appeared in Nashim: a Journal of Jewish Women’s Studies and Gender Issues, Vol.
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Yiddish Lecturer Alexander Botwinik Releases CD of Yiddish Children's Songs
Germanic
Alexander (Sender) Botwinik, Yiddish lecturer at UPenn, has released the second CD of his late father David Botwinik's music, this time devoted to his Yiddish children's songs (info:
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Congratulations! Camille Bouillon's Successful Dissertation Defense
Francophone
We are delighted to share that Camille Bouillon successfully defended her dissertation, titled "Du sens de l’(in)ouïe chez Villiers de l’Isle-Adam et Maupassant" on Wednesday, August 6. Congratulations, Camille!
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Professor Simon Richter’s Poldergeist Featured in Dutch Editorial
Germanic
Professor Simon Richter’s Poldergeist videos were featured in an editorial on how cultural predispositions and defenses get in the way of adapting adequately to climate change in the Netherlands.
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Professor Simon Richter & co-PI Receive 2025 Penn Global Engagement Grant
Germanic
Penn Global announced that Simon Richter and co-PI Joshua Mosley, Weitzman School (pictured left) are among the 2025 recipients of Penn Global Engagement Grants.
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Professor Simon Richter Profiled in 34th Street Magazine
Germanic
34th Street magazine published an article profiling Professor Richter's research and teaching at the intersection of literature and climate.
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Associate Professor Eva Del Soldato Selected as Recipient of 2025-26 Rome Prize
Italian
Associate Professor Eva Del Soldato (Italian Studies) is among 35 recipients of the 2025-26 Rome Prize, awarded by the American Academy in Rome to support innovative fellows in the arts, humanities, and sciences.
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Sandrine Rajaonarivony won a CETLI Graduate Fellowship!
Francophone
Sandrine Rajaonarivony (French and Francophone Studies) has been awarded a CETLI Graduate Fellowship for the next academic year. The CETLI's Graduate Fellowship for Teaching Excellence honors graduate students who are dedicated to excellent teaching and peer mentoring.
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