Fanning the Flames: Best Practices for Ensuring the Survival of Small German Programs

Abstract

Small undergraduate German programs can take various forms but can generally be classified as new and emerging or older and well‐established programs. In today's academic climate it is necessary that instructors in both types work to enhance their curriculum and extra‐curricular offerings as well as strive to prevent burnout and the over involvement, which can actually harm the programs. This article, authored by writers from both types of programs and based on a decade of collaboration with colleagues in small German programs, offers suggestions to newer and established programs and instructors to aid them in staying or becoming vibrant.