German Ph.D. students Emily Frazier-Rath and Petra Sertic were awarded travel grants from the United Government of Graduate Students at . Emily Frazier-Rath will participate in the Presidential Panel at this year’s MLA titled "All about Language: Pegida and Opponents”. Petra Sertic will participate in a Conference at Cornell University with a talk on the artist Martin Kippenberger. Congratulations, Emily and Petra!