The Department of German congratulates Prof. Kirsten Kumpf Baele on receiving one of three awards for Outstanding Outreach and Public Engagement from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences for 2021-22. We are pleased that the College has recognized Prof. Kumpf Baele’s exemplary efforts to involve high school and college students as well as nationally and internationally recognized scholars in engaging with Anne Frank and her legacy in Spring 2022 during the Provost’s Global Forum and the Anne Frank Sapling planting.

A symposium organized by the Division of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (DWLLC) at the University of Iowa, supported by an International Programs Major Projects Grant. Following protests against racialized police violence, citizens, activists, artists, and academic communities across the globe have renewed efforts to reflect on and respond to issues of race, ethnicity, and discrimination. The Division of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures has joined these efforts.