Hildegard Glass

Hildegard F. Glass is an Associate Professor of German and Director of German Studies at the University of Houston since 1991. She has served as Chair of the Department of Modern and Classical Languages since 2009. Her academic background includes a Ph.D. in German Literature from the University of Texas at Austin and M.A. degrees in German Literature and American Studies from Freie Universität Berlin, Germany.

Her research focuses on German literature and cultural history from the late 19th century to the present, including Holocaust representation, modernity studies, and utopian/science fiction literature. She directed the German program and contributed to interdisciplinary initiatives like the World Cultures and Literatures undergraduate programs, Jewish Studies minor, and World Cities minor.

No specific awards are listed, though her extensive service on advisory boards highlights her academic leadership. She advises programs across multiple disciplines but no student names are provided in the text.