Dr. Howard Stern

Associate Professor

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Biography

Howard Stern received his AB from Harvard University in German in 1968 and his PhD from Yale University in Comparative Literature in 1978. He has published critical essays on major literary figures such as Mörike, Rilke, Morgenstern, Benjamin, Celan, and explores themes in Concrete Poetry, music theory, and Yiddish literature. His teaching interests include German Language, Poetry Performance, Literary Translation Theory and Practice, Formalism, as well as Yiddish Language and Literature, and European Literature, focusing on authors like Homer and Dante. In addition, he engages in special projects that involve wine tasting, performance recitation, and low-technology teaching methods. Stern retired in Spring 2016 after a distinguished career in education and literature.

Research Interests

Requirements for Yale University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
GRE General
TOEFL
Listening
Required:25
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Speaking
Required:7.5
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, or Mathematics
Application Checklist
  • Statement of academic purpose
  • Unofficial transcripts
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Application fee ($105)
  • Resume/CV
Specialization Notes

Administered via the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS). GRE General is optional for PhD.