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Peter Hess, Chair BUR 336, Mailcode C3300, Austin, TX 78712-0304 • 512-471-4123

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RESET/REBOOT/RECOUP: The New College Language and Cultural Studies

4th Biennial German Studies Workshop: March 2-3, 2012

The University of Texas at Austin and the Department of Germanic Studies are honored to host the Fourth Biennial German Studies Workshop on March 2-3, 2012. The theme of this year’s workshop RESET/REBOOT/RECOUP: The New College Language and Cultural Studies will provide a forum where a dozen leaders in the humanities discuss and critique recent trends in collegiate foreign language/culture education for an era where administrations expect undergraduate education to accomplish more with less.

For more information concerning this event, please contact Dr. Per Urlaub
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