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From popular German talk show to the Washington Post: Notre Dame economics professor’s policy brief garners international attention in German debate over Russian gas

Maggie Eastland | Tuesday, April 12, 2022

The controversy began with Twitter, then the German chancellor called out the economic research on a popular talk show, and soon enough, the Washington Post was on the trail, phoning Notre Dame economics professor Rüdiger Bachmann. Bachmann was watching “Anne Will,” a German talk show viewed by millions, when German Chancellor Olaf Scholz criticized a

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Professor publishes Chicago Tribune op-ed on German reaction to Ukraine invasion

Claire Lyons | Wednesday, March 23, 2022

Professor Ian Johnson, Notre Dame’s current P. J. Moran Family Assistant Professor of Military History, recently published an opinion article in the Chicago Tribune detailing Germany’s shift in foreign policy in response to the Russian-Ukrainian crisis. By studying the previous causes of war, Johnson believes history can help people understand how to maintain peace today.

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Panelists discuss refugees, far-right in Germany

Tom Naatz | Wednesday, September 26, 2018

In the late summer of 2015, Germany opened its borders to a large number of Syrian refugees who were fleeing their country for Europe. That policy choice has had many ramifications in the nearly three years since. In recent weeks, the city of Chemnitz in eastern Germany has seen an acute backlash against foreigners after

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The #Resistance and their irresponsible rhetoric

Eddie Damstra | Monday, September 24, 2018

According to some political pundits, comedians and many people on Twitter, Donald Trump is not simply a bad president; he is an authoritarian fascist. Some have even likened the president to Adolf Hitler, arguing that policies like the travel ban or those dealing with border enforcement are not too dissimilar from the oppression carried out

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Changed for the better

Letter to the Editor | Thursday, October 5, 2017

I swore I wouldn’t be that girl. I would not come back from abroad and begin every other sentence with “When I was in…” But when I looked in the mirror this morning, I knew I wasn’t the same person that I had been when I made that declaration. And that is why I am

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Saint Mary’s senior wins “The Price is Right”

Martha Reilly | Friday, April 21, 2017

Saint Mary’s senior Alyssa Mazurek had good fortune over spring break when “The Price is Right” host Drew Carey asked her to “come on down” during a March 15 taping of the show. Mazurek said she, her boyfriend and his friend traveled to the “The Price is Right” studio in Los Angeles with no expectations

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Panel discusses rise of right-wing populism in Europe

Alexandra Muck | Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Professors from the Kellogg Institute for International Studies and the Nanovic Institute for European Studies explored the current political landscape and the rise of right-wing populism in Europe through the lens of four countries: France, the Netherlands, Italy and Germany. Olivier Morel, assistant professor of Film, Television and Theatre (FTT) and Romance Languages and Literatures, began

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Saint Mary’s senior considers post-grad offers

Sydney Enlow | Wednesday, April 13, 2016

The end of the year is usually a time seniors scramble to make decisions on post-graduation opportunities, but Saint Mary’s senior and accounting major Meghan Flanagan finally knows what awaits her. Flanagan was awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student Program scholarship to Germany and an acceptance into the U.S. Teaching Assistant Program of the Austrian Ministry of Education and

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Professor explores Germany’s response to refugee crisis

Jenna Wilson | Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Germany is paralyzed by fear, according to Dr. Tim Lörke, the Max Kade Visiting Professor in German, and a professor at the Friedrich Schlegel Graduate School of Literary Studies, Free University Berlin. Lörke delivered a lecture titled “Impressions of a Frightened Nation — Germany’s Role in the International Refugee Crisis” on Tuesday night, sponsored by the

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Professor examines representations of German evacuees during and after World War II

Catherine Owers | Thursday, October 15, 2015

Dr. Jeffrey Luppes, assistant professor of German at Indiana University South Bend (IUSB), delivered a lecture Wednesday afternoon titled “German Wartime Suffering and the Holocaust in Postwar Memory.” The lecture was presented as part of the “Germany’s Confrontation with the Holocaust in a Global Context” exhibition. At the end and after the conclusion of

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