Connecticut College proposes to merge Slavic Studies and German departments

[Andrea Lanoux]

Dear Colleagues,

On April 7, 2010, the Dean of the Faculty at Connecticut College sent  
to the faculty a proposal to merge the Department of Slavic Studies  
and the German Department into a new European Studies program. The  
members of these departments are concerned not only about the  
curricular integrity of a European Studies program that excludes much  
of Europe, but also about evidence that the proposed merger is merely  
a pretense to eliminate two small, quality programs since both  
departments have open faculty lines this year.

We believe that without an immediate and concerted effort to express  
our concerns to members of the administration with the support of  
colleagues in our fields nationwide, the current proposal will become  
a definite plan over the summer. Two days ago our students established  
the facebook page, "Save Slavic Studies and German Studies at  
Connecticut College," which currently has 200 members:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=103575866352651&ref=ts

Please take a minute to join us and express your support on our wall.  
I know that many of you have worked tirelessly to save a number of  
programs across the country, to which all of us are indebted. If you  
have a "letter on file" that articulates the critical importance of  
Russian and Slavic Studies, especially at the present historical- 
geopolitical moment and given the corporatization of the humanities  
and the liberal arts, please consider sending it to Roger Brooks, Dean  
of the Faculty at Connecticut College, rlbro at conncoll.edu.

With sincere thanks for your help,

Andrea Lanoux, Associate Professor
and Chair, Department of Slavic Studies
Connecticut College

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