University of Otago / Russian Program

[Barry P. Scherr]

The following is being forwarded at the request of the request of the
Department of Russian and Slavonic Studies, University of Otago:
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A set of proposals were announced last week by Vice-Chancellor Dr Graeme
Fogelberg as a cost-cutting measure for the humanities division. Once they are
put into effect, they would see eight or possibly more language and classics
department academic staff dismissed.

The ten staff currently teaching French,  German and Russian are to be reduced
to five.  Russian is to be discontinued entirely from the end of 1997.  French
will be taught at undergraduate level only.  German will no longer have a
major.  Spanish will be introduced, but only in the form of some papers in
language.

If the proposal goes through, three positions will be lost involving Russian
staff:  Andrew Barratt; Sandra Bennett; Alexandre Krouglov.

 Letters commenting on the proposal may be sent directly to the
Vice-Chancellor:  Dr Graeme Fogelberg, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin,
Otago, New Zealand.