Report on Russian language enrollments

[alan p. pollard]

In the recent discussions of course enrollments, I don't recall seeing
mention of the article, "Russian-Language Enrollments Report Sharp
Enrollment Declines," in _The Chronicle of Higher Education_ for 20 Oct.
1995.  The article describes a report by the National Foreign Language
Center called "Russian in the United States: A Case Study of America's
Language Needs and Capacities."  The report is said to be available for
$15 from the NFLC at 1619 Massachusetts Ave., Washington DC 20036 (phone
202-667-8100).  The _Chronicle_ quotes the report's author, Richard D.
Brecht, as saying that, "the Russian-language field in the U.S. is facing
a severe crisis,"  and that it is a field that is "eating its young."

Alan Pollard, Univ. of Michigan