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New Publication

Fall 2025 Bulletin (76) issue published and available for download

The latest issue of the Bulletin is now available online for download.

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Alumni

Interview with Doctoral Visiting Fellow Max Gaida

We recently sat down with Max Gaida, a doctoral student in American history at the University of Cologne, to learn more about his work and his…

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Prize

Fritz Stern Dissertation Prize

Deadline: March 1, 2026 | The Friends of the German Historical Institute are now accepting nominations for the annual Fritz Stern Dissertation Prize.…

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Fellowship

GHI Fellowships at the Horner Library

Deadline: March 1, 2026 | Together with the German Society of Pennsylvania, the GHI sponsors two to four fellowships of up to four weeks for research…

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Press Release

Dorothee Brantz to Deliver 11th Gerda Henkel Lecture Tour

The Pacific Office of the German Historical Institute Washington is pleased to announce the 11th Gerda Henkel Lecture Tour, organized in partnership…

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Press Release

Ulrike von Hirschhausen named next Director of GHI Washington

On October 1, 2025, historian Ulrike von Hirschhausen will become director of the German Historical Institute Washington, succeeding Simone Lässig.…

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Interview with Casey Sutcliffe Christ

We recently sat down with Casey Sutcliffe Christ, one of the GHI’s longtime editors, for a special interview. After almost twenty years at the…

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New Publication

Spring 2025 Bulletin (75) issue published and available for download

The latest issue of the Bulletin is now available online for download as well as in print.

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