Overview
Ani Abrahamyan
Rama Alhabian (on leave fall 2025)
Cecily Cai
Jason Cieply
Valeria Dani
Christiane Fischer
Mireille Koukjian
Franziska Schweiger
Special Appointment
Erella Brown
German Studies students will learn to:
- communicate effectively in written and oral German
- demonstrate understanding of the literary, historical, and political events and works that shape German culture and society
- conduct multidisciplinary research in German Studies
Russian Studies students will learn to:
- communicate, both orally and in writing, with native and near-native Russian speakers on a variety of non-technical topics
- paraphrase unabridged Russian texts, including internet sites
- conduct multidisciplinary research in Russian Studies
- lead a substantive conversation about the literary, historical, and political events and works that shape Russian culture
German Studies students will learn to:
- communicate effectively in written and oral German
- demonstrate understanding of the literary, historical, and political events and works that shape German culture and society
- conduct multidisciplinary research in German Studies
Russian Studies students will learn to:
- communicate, both orally and in writing, with native and near-native Russian speakers on a variety of non-technical topics
- paraphrase unabridged Russian texts, including internet sites
- conduct multidisciplinary research in Russian Studies
- lead a substantive conversation about the literary, historical, and political events and works that shape Russian culture
The Department of German, Russian, Italian, and Arabic is committed to building bridges between cultures and fostering a student-centered learning environment in the classroom. Professors employ the latest methods of language instruction, which focus not only on proficiency, but also on cultural and digital literacy.