For whom the bell tolls

[Alina Israeli]

The problem is not only that Russian is no longer taught in Australia and
people loose their jobs, but also that Australian institutions tend to not
honor the grand-father clause. Some time ago I received a letter (as some
of you probably did) from a person who has completed her dissertation but
had no way to defend it because the program has been eliminated. (Reminds
me of the Soviet government not honoring its foreign debts.)

AI