German Club
Meet Our Majors and Minors
2025 Graduates
Josef Kiesenhofer
Majoring in German Studies helped me in many ways professionally that I hadn’t realized at the beginning of my academic career. While growing German language knowledge has motivated me to pursue international work and learning opportunities, the skillset students develop through the German Studies program has been the most helpful. Researching topics, drawing connections between ideas and themes, analyzing artistic works, and learning how to break down the basic way you communicate to adapt to a new context have all been soft skills I highlight in interviews. German Studies provided the structure and support to develop these skills.
Lily Cunis
Majoring in German has honestly been one of the best parts of my college experience. It’s given me the chance to dive into a new culture, sharpen my communication skills, and really understand how language shapes the way people connect. It has allowed me to create deeper connections with the professors and my fellow students, making Tulane feel a little bit smaller. My German major has been super valuable as I have extended my job opportunities into German-speaking careers.
Rae Stevenson
Learning German has been integral to my personal and academic pursuits throughout my life. Having begun my German language education in elementary school, I pursued my study of German all the way through college, minoring in German at Tulane. My interest in the subject was sustained by a love for the language, strong connections with classmates and teachers, and wonderful study abroad opportunities. German language skills have also proved useful for my degree in Art History, a field where many important source materials are written in German.
Kasey Ehrenreich
Minoring in German at Tulane University has taught me how to think critically across linguistic and cultural boundaries, enhancing my ability to understand diverse perspectives, an essential skill in psychology. Engaging with German texts and cultural contexts deepened my appreciation for how language shapes thought, behavior, and identity. This experience has strengthened my communication skills, cultural sensitivity, and adaptability, qualities that are invaluable when working with diverse populations in clinical and research settings.
2024 Graduates
Caroline Kovalan
Hi, my name is Caroline, a class of ’24 Tulane alum and German major currently living and working as a banker in Frankfurt, Germany. Through my study of German, my career path expanded beyond the ability to live and work abroad. Speaking another language is a skill valued by employers across all industries and was a significant contributing factor to not only getting a job offer but also getting a first-round interview. Also, as someone who always wanted to chance to live abroad, studying German was a fast-track ticket. I am extremely grateful to have learned and studied the language and culture, as it has allowed me to continue to advance my career through an international lens.
Julie Klingenstein
After graduating from Tulane in the spring of 2024, I headed to Germany as an English Teaching Assistant with the Fulbright Program. I worked at two schools in Dinkelsbühl, a rural town of about 12,000 in Franconia. Minoring in German at Tulane prepared me for success in Dinkelsbühl in many ways. I needed excellent German language skills to be able to immerse myself in a town with few English speakers. In addition to language classes, as a part of my German minor, I studied topics such as German film and history. The knowledge I gained from these courses turned out to be very helpful in understanding contemporary German politics and cultural attitudes. Having a thorough knowledge of German history is especially important in Dinkelsbühl, which holds a medieval festival, called “Kinderzeche,” every summer to celebrate when the town was saved from the advancing Swedish troops during the 30 Yearsʼ War (which I learned about in one of my courses at Tulane). Living and working in Germany changed my life, and I would not have had this wonderful opportunity without studying German at Tulane.