FIGS News
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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“A New Peace of Münster," Climate Documentary Produced by Professor Simon Richter, Screened at Utrecht University
Germanic
A few weeks ago, in the course “Anthropology and Sustainability” at Utrecht University, students watched the documentary film “A New Peace of Münster” followed by a discussion with the author, anthropologist and filmmaker Maria Kolossa
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Congratulations! Massimiliano Lorenzon's Successful Dissertation Defense
Italian
We are delighted to share that Massimiliano Lorenzon successfully defended his dissertation, titled "Teaching and Learning the Italian Vernacular in Sixteenth-Century Western Europe: Pedagogy, Texts, and Practices," on Thursday, April 17. Congratulations, Massimili
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Congratulations! Deion Dresser's Successful Dissertation Defense
Italian
We are delighted to share that Deion Dresser successfully defended his dissertation, titled "Rebirth of Maternal Ethics: Italian Feminist Thought from Sexual Difference to Affirmative Biopolitics," on Wednesday, April 16. Congratulations, Deion!
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Congratulations! Marie Bellec's Successful Dissertation Defense
Francophone
We are delighted to share that Marie Bellec successfully defended her dissertation, titled “"Le désert progresse" : mirages postmodernes de l'Ouest américain dans les fictions françaises et québécoises,” on Friday, April 11. Congratulations, Marie!
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Anne Bolt, Phi Beta Kappa!
Italian
Congratulations to Anne Bolt, a Penn Italian Studies Major, for being inducted into Phi Beta Kappa in 2025! The Phi Beta Kappa Society honors exceptional scholarly achievement in the liberal arts and sciences.
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Professor Liliane Weissberg to Serve as IZEA Halle's First Mercator Fellow
Germanic
This Spring, IZEA Halle, the International Center for the Research on the Enlightenment at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, will inaugurate a new (and very timely) program for post-graduates, "Politics of Enlightenment" (Politik der Aufklärung).
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Doron Rabinovici & Liliane Weissberg: 50 Jahre »Außenseiter«
Germanic
On May 8 and 9, the German Department at Leibniz University is hosting the conference "50 Years of Hans Mayer: Outsiders:inside" at the Literaturhaus Hannover. Hans, uh, who ...? Yes, you have to know him here.
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