This is the page for the Vanderbilt German, Russian, and East European Studies
This page is where the Vanderbilt German Department lets you know what we're doing, when, and where!
12/06/2022
Our senior lecturer Rudy Saliba visited Templeton Academy in Nashville recently to talk to 5th and 6th graders about German, including how to pronounce the most difficult sounds and the funniest German names for animals like “lazy animal” and “Nile horse.”
10/17/2022
GREES is hosting a Halloween Party in the Vanderbilt Center for Languages on Monday, October 24. Come in costume for an evening of fun, food, drinks, games, and prizes! No German language skills needed 😌
03/02/2022
Tomorrow, March 3, 11am Central on Zoom. Contact Dr. Simone Stirner for registration info.
03/02/2022
Today! 4:30pm Central, on Zoom. Register: https://tinyurl.com/yz2dembf
03/01/2022
Tomorrow, March 2, 2pm Central on Zoom. Register: https://tinyurl.com/2p8v3xfx
01/11/2022
This is the Düsseldorf Radschläger, a motif found all around the city! There are many myths surrounding the origin of this symbol.
12/13/2021
The view from the bridge over the Neckar, on Mühlstrasse, is beautiful all year round. Can you spy the Hölderlinturm?
11/15/2021
What does €50 worth of groceries look like in Germany? Quite a lot!
11/14/2020
Poet’s book finds words for ‘things that leave us speechless’ | Cornell Chronicle Poet Valzhyna Mort has been a voice in news outlets and on social media during pro-democracy protests in her native Belarus. But the poetry collected in “Music for the Dead and Resurrected” is not about a specific political or social subject.
11/10/2020
Furman Diary, 11/10/2020
"Awaiting in-person conversation hours. -Chair"
In the meantime though, you can join us Tuesdays at 4pm for Kaffeeklatsch, or Wednesdays at 1pm for Kaffeestunde. We look forward to seeing you!
10/27/2020
Hey undergrads! What are you doing this afternoon? Coming to Kaffeeklatsch of course! Come chat in German, play some games, and get to know other students, too! Zoom link on poster and on the CSLS website.
