More on Russian as a LCTL

[Joseph Peschio]

Dear SEELANGers,

Many thanks to all of you who responded to my query on the status of
Russian as a LCTL.

For anyone who's interested, there was concensus on two points: First,
Russian is no longer defined as a LCTL for the FLAS program.  Second, it's
unclear whether this definition extends to all the other US/ED grant
programs as well.  That is, it's unclear whether US/ED does or does not
define Russian as a LCTL.

Not to wax catastrophic, but this definition has a serious impact on
federal funding for Russian beyond FLAS.  US/ED program officers will not
approve certain expenditures at grantee institutions for Russian precisely
because it is no longer -- they contend -- defined as a LCTL by the
Department.  I have yet to see any documentation that clearly outlines the
policy.  I have submitted a query to US/ED for this information, which I
will of course pass on when/if I get a reply.  Meanwhile, I would be most
grateful for any more information (especially a link to any document in
which US/ED gives a department-wide definition or list of LCTLs).

Cheers,
Joe Peschio
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Dr. Joe Peschio
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Russian
Slavic Languages Coordinator
University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI 53201-0413 USA
http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/FLL/faculty/peschio.html

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