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GSA 2024 Mentoring Initiatives
Dear Members and Friends of the GSA,
Members of the newly formed Mentoring Awards and Initiatives Committee are excited to announce two new formats for this year’s conference and invite GSA membership to participate. Please join us for the roundtable Navigating the Job Market on Friday September 27 at 3.55 p.m. (in Georgia 5), which will feature short statements by seven participants with varied experiences and institutional affiliations. Issues this roundtable will consider include
- career guidance and diverse career trajectories
- institutional contexts, specificities, and expectations
- advising practices and mentoring
- application documents and process (including resources available to applicants)
- advocacy
Our aim is not only to provide a forum for exchange but also to solicit member input on mentoring initiatives within the GSA... Read more
GSA 2024 Conference Registration Open
Dear Members and Friends of the GSA,
We are happy to announce that the registration portal is now open for our conference in Atlanta, Georgia, taking place from 26 to 29 September 2024. Your emailed receipt from Johns Hopkins will include a link to reserve your room at the discounted GSA conference rate at the Courtland Grand Hotel in Atlanta, so make sure to check your spam folders if you don’t see it in your inbox.
After you select the dates and room on the conference hotel registration page, you may, on the “Guest Information” page, request an accessible room (check the “Accessible room” box in the “Requests” section) and include other notes for the hotel. Please note that there is a limited number of accessible rooms; if you require an accessible room, we recommend booking it as soon as possible.
Please note that we have updated our conference webpage to include the preliminary schedule as well as other useful information for GSA 2024 participants, including meal and registration rates and presentation guidelines. There will be more conference information coming throughout the summer.
Please check the ... Read more
GSA Spring 2024 Newsletter
Dear Friends and Members of the GSA,
Our Spring 2024 newsletter has been published and may be read via our website. In it, you will find advance information about the 2024 election opening on April 29, find out about changes at the German Studies Review, and a link to our membership survey. More information about both the elections and the conference will be coming soon.
With all good wishes,
- Margaret E. Menninger, Executive Director
- Jennifer L. Jenkins, Operations Director
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CfA: GSA Treasurer
Call for Applications: GSA Treasurer
The German Studies Association invites applications for a five-year renewable position of Treasurer, beginning in the fall of 2024. As the GSA’s chief financial officer, the Treasurer is responsible for the Association’s financial well-being. Using QuickBooks, the Treasurer maintains the Association’s financial records, oversees revenue streams and pays bills, supervises grant and fundraising monies, and manages the Association’s endowments. In consultation with the Executive Director, the Treasurer prepares the Association’s annual budget for the Board’s approval. The Treasurer serves as a full, voting member of the Executive Council, an ex officio, non-voting member of the Executive Board, and an ex officio member of the Investment/Financial Committee. Each of these bodies meets several times a year. Although this position is based on voluntary service,... Read more
Announcement: Birgit Tautz new Spektrum editor
Announcement: Birgit Tautz new Spektrum editor
The GSA is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. Birgit Tautz (German, Bowdoin College) as the new editor of the Spektrum book series published by Berghahn Books. Dr. David Luebke (History, University of Oregon) is passing the baton after over a dozen years representing the scholarly interests of the GSA, leading an interdisciplinary editorial board through the solicitation and review process, generously supporting authors and reviewers, working together with the editors at Berghahn Books, and connecting the GSA Executive Council and Board with both Berghahn and the series editorial board. In recognition of his substantial service and impact on the field, he will remain affiliated with the series as Founding Editor.
Published under the auspices of the German Studies Association, Spektrum offers current perspectives... Read more
CfA: Seminar Participant Applications GSA 2024
GSA SEMINARS 2024
The 48th German Studies Association Conference in Atlanta, GA, from September 26–29, 2024 will again host a series of seminars in addition to panels and roundtables (for general conference information, click here).
Seminars meet for all three days of the conference (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) during the first or second morning slot to foster extended discussion, rigorous intellectual exchange, and intensified networking. They are led by two to four conveners and consist of 10 to 20 participants, at least some of whom should be graduate students. In order to reach the goal of extended discussion, seminar organizers and participants are required to participate in all three installments of the seminar.
Please note some important seminar application guidelines:
- You must be a ... Read more