While many students of 德国 at Montclair are aim to 出国留学 and open the door to international career opportunities, trips to Europe in the middle of the semester are not always in the cards, so faculty and students go for the next best thing: hitting the road together to discover 德国-language culture in the Montlair area.

In spring 火狐体育, this included an evening at a NJ Devils professional hockey game to try to see some of the Swiss and 德国 players on the ice, a day at the 幻念 Austrian art museum to view Gustav Klimt masterpieces, a lunch at the 德国Döner烤肉串 shop celebrating Turkish-德国 cuisine, and a full day at 埃利斯岛和自由女神像 to trace over 100 years of European immigration history and meet up with a friend of the 德国 department currently writing a book about the history of the Ellis Island hospital.

Some of these outings were funded by the 德国 Club, a Registered Student Organization of the Student Government Association, and others were funded by generous  friends or alums of of the 德国 program eager to give the next generation of students access to international cultural explorations. 一般来说，这些资金包括车票、火车、轮渡和餐费，学生唯一的费用是地铁票。

学生和教师不仅受益于这些旅行提供的历史和文化视角，还受益于在旅途中发现的同志情谊和旅行信心。 Professor 帕斯卡尔LaFountain was recently awarded Montclair’s first Presidential Excellence Award for teaching in part for her hands-on teaching style.

I am so proud of the students who have begun 德国 from scratch in our program and used that new passion to win 明德暑期学校全额奖学金, Fulbright teaching grants to 德国y, 奥地利富布赖特教学奖学金, and more. 每一种途径都是从德语课程开始的，并参加像这样的探索之旅。
-拉方丹教授

Professor LaFountain and Professor 托马斯·赫罗尔德 look forward to meeting up with the 15 students participating in this summer’s August in Munich program and Dr. Herold is anxiously planning his spring 2026 faculty-led trip to Berlin and Munich as part of a historical course on Nazi Cinema and Propaganda, which examines the intersection of art and political manipulation, including visits to film studios, concentration camp memorials, and more. In 2024年，赫罗尔德博士带着17名学生上了一门类似的由教师主导的课程, including a visit to his hometown in Nürnberg, home of the historic post-WWII Nürnberg trials. 一路顺风!