The USC-Max Kade Institute is the home of USC's German and European Studies Program. Its areas of emphases include: Exile Studies; Cold War Studies; German History, Film and Aesthetics; Contemporary German and European Affairs, and the Built Environment: Ecology and Technology.

Institute Staff

Director: Paul Lerner, Associate Professor of History

Director Emeritus (Founding Director and Director for Cultural Affairs): Cornelius Schnauber, Emeritus Associate Professor

Administrative Assistant: Helga Schwarz

For inquiries or to be added to the mailing list, please contact:

kade@usc.edu or plerner@usc.edu.