Author: Devine, Tamara

LCL Welcomes Ambar Sengupta As Interim Department Head

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The Department of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages is pleased to announce that Ambar Sengupta, professor of mathematics, will serve as interim head of the department for the 2026–2027 academic year.

Professor Sengupta brings extensive academic and administrative leadership experience to the role. He recently completed his term as head of the Department of Mathematics, a position he held since 2016. During his tenure, he led the department with openness, thoughtfulness, and a strong commitment to supporting faculty, staff, and students.

Ofer Harel, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, affirms his gratitude to Professor Sengupta for his “willingness to step into this role and provide leadership during this period of transition. His extensive experience as a department head will bring valuable perspective, continuity, and stability to the Department of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages.”

As interim head, Professor Sengupta will provide leadership for the department throughout the 2026–2027 academic year.

We warmly welcome Ambar Sengupta as the Interim Head of LCL, and we look forward to his leadership during this academic year.

Professor of German Studies Receives International Recognitions

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Image of Professor Anke FingerAnke Finger Receives International Grant for Humanities Diplomacy Workshop

Anke Finger, Professor of Digital Humanities in the German department in LCL, has been awarded a €20,000 grant as one of four Co-Principal Investigators for the international workshop, Humanities as Science Diplomacy: Building Global Networks and a Pedagogical Toolkit for Intercultural Dialogue. The project is sponsored by the University of Bayreuth’s Centre of International Excellence “Alexander von Humboldt” and is being developed in collaboration with the European Masters in Intercultural Communication (EMICC) network.

The two-day workshop will bring together diplomats, scholars, and university administrators from seven countries to explore the intersections of humanities diplomacy and humanities communication. Participants will work toward strengthening global networks and developing pedagogical resources that foster intercultural dialogue and international collaboration.

Elected to the Board of the Association for Intercultural German Studies

In addition, Professor Finger was elected to the Board of the Association for Intercultural German Studies (Gesellschaft für Interkulturelle Germanistik, GiG) at the organization’s annual meeting this summer. GiG is an international scholarly association with members and activities spanning six continents. As part of the five-member global board, Professor Finger serves as the sole representative from North America, contributing to the organization’s mission of advancing intercultural perspectives in German studies worldwide.

More information about GiG can be found on the organization’s website.