The Danish Christmas Porridge That Appeased a Vengeful ‘House Elf’

After working thirty-one years as the Danish Literature Professor in the UC Berkeley Department of Scandinavian, Karin Sanders is retiring! During that time, Karin has poured her heart and soul in our small but mighty department and has done more than anyone else to create a rare intellectual and social milieu. » read more »

Congratulations to Lotta Weckstrom on her promotion to Continuing Lecturer effective July 1, 2020!

Congratulations to Kate Heslop on her promotion to Associate Professor effective July 1, 2020!

The Scandinavian Department is pleased to announce the appointment of Timothy Tangherlini as new professor of Danish Literature and Culture effective July 2020. » read more »

Congratulations to Sarah Eriksen for winning the Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award 2019-2020!

Congratulations to Tiffany White for winning the Birgit Baldwin Fellowship 2020-21!

Congratulations to Troy Wellington Smith for winning the The Einar and Eva Lund Haugen Memorial Scholarship 2020!

Please note an extended deadline for the IES student research grants at Nordic universities (Uppsala and Inland Univ., Norway). New deadline is Feb. 12. » read more »

The Department of Scandinavian at the University of California, Berkeley seeks applications for an Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in the area of Danish Literature and Culture, with an expected start date of July 1, 2020. For more information  » read more »