German Professor Featured on National NPR Program

March 22, 2011

On March 25, Jennifer Hoyer, an assistant professor of German in the department of world languages, literatures and cultures, was featured on the national NPR program "Academic Minute." Hoyer discussed the intersection of the works of the German poet Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) and the American singer Lady Gaga. The contribution can be accessed at http://www.insidehighered.com/academicminute.

Contacts

Kathleen Condray, German Section Head
World Languages
575-5938, condray@uark.edu

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