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German Culture Center continues to support local teachers while enlivening St. Louis culture

German language consultant Anja Schmitt led the center's annual fall workshop in a virtual format for more than two dozen teachers from across the St. Louis region....

UMSL Global hosts transatlantic dialogue on race and racism with counterparts in Stuttgart, Germany

Associate Professor Matthew Taylor led the first of four planned 90-minute lectures and discussed the anxiety that has weighed on African Americans in the United States....

Students of German language and culture pack Touhill for Einshoch6, explore campus resources

The Nov. 16 event drew over 1,000 local high school students and teachers as well as UMSL’s own German majors....

Language student headed to Germany on scholarship

Sophomore Seth Huntington will study abroad in Germany thanks to the St. Louis-Stuttgart Sister Cities Language Immersion Scholarship....

‘True, loyal friend’ receives UMSL’s Chancellor’s Medallion

Anna Mayer Beck’s love of all things German was nurtured by her immigrant father. And for most of her life she has honored his memory by sharing that rich culture...

UMSL German Culture Center coordinator receives Carl Schurz Heritage Award

Larry Marsh began his lifelong interest in German language and culture in 1963, when he was a college exchange student to the University of Göttingen in Germany. Since 2000, he...

Nazi resistance exhibit to make US debut at UMSL

Walter Klingenbeck was 19 years old when he was executed by the Nazis. His crime was painting the V for Victory sign of the Allies on street signs and mailboxes....

Once upon a time: German Culture Center celebrates Grimm Fairy Tales

For two centuries, the cautionary tales by the Brothers Grimm have entertained children and adults alike. German storyteller Katharina Ritter will perform a selection of Grimm’s Fairy Tales during a...

German Culture Center presents Christmas concert

In additional to the classics such as “Jingle Bells,” “White Christmas” and “12 Days of Christmas”, the “Christmas a cappella” concert presented by the German Culture Center at the University...

Deutschland delegation visits German Culture Center

A delegation of the German Bundestag, the national parliament of the Federal Republic of Germany, visited the German Culture Center last week. The small group, including an interpreter, program director...