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So, Why Humanities?

By Emma Mafi
March 04, 2025 12:00 PM
The German & Russian Department’s 2025 Distinguished Alumnus Award lecturer shared how you can expand your world, one adventure at a time.
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Brian Felt

Full-time Faculty, German & Russian
3103 JFSB
(801) 422-0595
brian.felt@byu.edu
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The Language, Art, and Beauty

By Kira Christensen
August 29, 2024 09:00 AM
German, Japanese, Russian, Chinese: Four Education Week lectures to bring you closer to these cultures.
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Virginia Rosenthal

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Experiential Teaching

By Emma Mafi
August 07, 2024 03:00 PM
Two German department student instructors reveal what the classroom’s like from a teacher’s perspective.
4 Min Read
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More than a Language

By Emma Poulsen
August 01, 2024 12:00 PM
In the college town of Tomsk, Russia, the use of English in advertising and branding may mean more than you think.
3 Min Read
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Balancing the Mortal and Spiritual

By Emma Mafi
July 22, 2024 12:00 PM
Professor Michelle James has been developing her relationship with Christ for decades—and it all started with a nun’s simple testimony.
3 Min Read
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LASER-Focused Language Learning

By Emma Poulsen
June 05, 2024 12:00 PM
Professor Troy Cox’s new tool helps foreign language students decide what class they should take.
4 Min Read
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A World of Language

By Emma Mafi
May 24, 2024 03:00 PM
BYU undergraduate explores the Russian-speaking world—starting with Ukraine.
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Printed History

By Emma Mafi
May 16, 2024 03:00 PM
German Expressionists depict the harsh realities of life in World War I–era Germany through the MOA’s new exhibit Reconciliation.
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A Cosmopolitan Campus

By Emma Mafi
May 07, 2024 03:00 PM
BYU’s language fair trades in cotton candy and carousels for speech competitions and spelling bees.
4 Min Read
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Future Teacher, Coming Right Up

By Emma Mafi
May 02, 2024 09:00 AM
BYU undergraduate takes on sixth grade as she prepares for a career in the classroom.
2 Min Read
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The Great German Bake Off

By Emma Mafi
May 01, 2024 03:00 PM
German club members decide which nation bakes best: Germany, Switzerland, or Austria.
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Dr. Bell Takes Office

By Emma Mafi
April 11, 2024 09:00 AM
German professor Teresa Bell uses her passion for teaching to fill a new role as president of the Utah Foreign Language Association.
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A New Kind of Experiential Learning

By Emma Rostrom
March 22, 2024 09:00 AM
What do American and Russian students have in common? Project-based learning helped BYU Russian learners find out.
2 Min Read
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Education Week: The Humanities and Empathy

By Lydia Hall
September 14, 2023 01:35 PM
College of Humanities professors lecture on how the humanities inspire empathy.
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Kennedy Center Names Rob McFarland as European Studies Faculty Coordinator

By Lauren Walker
June 20, 2023 01:48 PM
The European Studies program welcomes Rob McFarland in his new role as Heather Belnap concludes her tenure.
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Lessons from Russia on the Importance of Free Media

By Simon Laraway
March 08, 2023 12:32 PM
Nobel Peace Prize–winning journalist Dimitry Muratov offers takeaways about propaganda from the war in Ukraine.
2 Min Read
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