Closure of German at USC

[Ben Rifkin]

Dear Colleagues:

We American Slavists are often finding our own programs on the chopping
block.  The Chronicle of Higher Education reports that USC is closing down
its German department and major.  Of course this is very sad news; it may be
useful for us to read this article and understand the administrative context
in which deans and provosts make such decisions in order to position our own
programs so that they do not befall such a fate.

May Slavic programs around the world flourish and thrive,

Ben Rifkin



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