to the Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures! Dramatic historical changes at the end of the 20th Century, the fall of the Berlin Wall, the reunification of Germany, the collapse of the Soviet Union, have increased the importance of Central and Eastern Europe in the contemporary world. Our department offers a wide array of programs and courses in the language and culture of German-speaking Europe, Russia, and Ukraine, as well as in the local German culture of Pennsylvania. Please follow the links on this page to find out more about our faculty, students, alumni, programs and special events.
